Women Of The Wellington Chamber Launch ‘30 Women, 30 Nights’ Charitable Campaign Story and Photos by Julie Unger
Many groups strive to help one charitable organization. Helping a few is a big deal. However, the Women of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce have decided to go even bigger, with a lofty goal of 30 women helping a different organization each month, during the “30 Women, 30 Nights” philanthropic campaign. The Women of the Wellington Chamber is not just a social group, stressed Wellington Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Michela Green. “This group does more than social and business events,” she said. “They’re really getting in the trenches and working hard for local charities.” The idea for “30 Women, 30 Nights” originated at a board meeting, when the women were trying to decide what they could do to help the community. The idea was thrown out on the table. “What if we pick different charities, and we put that charity at the forefront for the whole month?” recalled Women of the Wellington Chamber President Debbie Crompton. “And that’s how it started.”
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Implementing such an initiative, Green said, helps to make the women’s group unique. “We wanted to do things that would make a difference in the community,” she said. From there, group members had to develop the parameters for the initiative. They started by reaching out to nonprofits that could use help from within the chamber’s membership. Then, they opened it up to other groups that could use assistance. There are still a few slots available. “It became a huge hit. Everybody needs us,” Crompton said. The first group put into focus was Place of Hope’s Palm Beach Gardens campus in September. Place of Hope is a faith-based children’s organization that provides both emer-