Lakeshore Women Who Care

04/14/2026

Lakeshore Women Who Care presented a check for $12,900 to go towards the Casco Township Beach Access Project! We are delighted to support the development of beach access so all can enjoy our beautiful lakeshore.

Pictured from L to R are: Julie Cowie, Debbie Weaver, Kelly Hecker, Judy Graff, Allen Overhiser and Rachel Ridley.

Our summer meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 11 at 5:30pm at Saugatuck Brewing. Please join us!

03/13/2026

And the winner of Lakeshore Women Who Care spring award goes to….the Casco Beach Access Project!

Our award will help fund beach access for locals and visitors alike at this beautiful public park in Casco Township.

Thank you to member Julie Cowie and project leader, Kelly Hecker, for a wonderful presentation on the importance of this initiative.

To learn more, please visit Friends of Casco Township Nature Preserve

03/12/2026

Tonight's the night, ladies! Come join us at our spring meeting at 5:30pm at Saugatuck Brewing. We will be hearing from 3 local non-profits serving Allegan County - one of which will win our quarterly gift. We can't wait to see you there!

03/09/2026

Attention Allegan County Ladies!

Happy (almost!) Spring!

Join us for our first meeting of 2026 this Thursday, 3/12 at 5:30pm at Saugatuck Brewing. What could be better than hanging out with amazing like-minded women and supporting a local non-profit!

2026 is going to be our best year yet - and we'd love to have you join us in impacting our local community for good.

See you soon!

01/06/2026

Happy New Year! We wanted to share this delightful thank-you letter from Saugatuck-Douglas HeartSafe Community regarding our $8,400.00 gift supporting their life-saving work in our community.

"On behalf of the Saugatuck-Douglas Heartsafe Community initiative, we extend our sincerest gratitude to the Lakeshore Women Who Care for your incredibly generous donation.

Your commitment to the well-being of our residents is truly inspiring. This donation is a powerful investment that will directly support our efforts to place more life-saving Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in public spaces and provide crucial CPR training to our neighbors."

Join us in 2026 as we continue to positively impact our community! Mark your calendars for our first meeting of 2026:
Thursday, March 12 at Saugatuck Brewing Company!

12/04/2025

Lakeshore Women Who Care (LWWC) was delighted to present $7,200 to Heart Safe, our winter award winner.

Heart Safe exists to save lives through early recognition and immediate intervention for those experiencing a cardiac event. We are grateful to Tony Schippa for his leadership of this important non-profit.

11/14/2025

Lakeshore Women Who Care (LWWC) is delighted to announce our winter award winner, Saugatuck-Douglas HeartSafe Community!

This mission of this amazing local non-profit is to train, educate and empower our community on the life-saving importance of CPR and AED use. The work of this organization literally saves lives.

Pictured below are LWWC member, JoAnne DeJonge, and HEARTSafe founder, Tony Schippa.

To learn more about this tremendous organization, please visit their website at https://www.sdheart.org/

And don't forget to put our first meeting of 2026 on your calendar. We will be meeting on Thursday, March 12 Brewing. We'd love to see you there!

11/10/2025

Hey Local Ladies!

This Thursday, 11/13, is LWWC’s final meeting of 2025!

**As we enter the season of giving, come hear from 3 local non-profits serving Allegan County that need your support!**

Location: Saugatuck Brewing Company.

Time: Doors open at 4:45pm, meeting starts promptly at 5:30pm and ends promptly at 6:30pm.

Come check us out and see the power and impact of what 82 women (current # of LWWC members) can do for our local community!

10/20/2025

Lakeshore Women Who Care (LWWC) was delighted to present a check for over $8,500 to Children First Lakeshore this past Friday. Children First Lakeshore partners with local schools to provide balanced weekend meals to food insecure children in Allegan County. Thank you Children First Lakeshore for the critical work you do caring for our community!

To date, Lakeshore Women Who Care (LWWC) has donated over $300k to non-profits serving vulnerable populations in Allegan County.

Please join us for our next meeting on Thursday, November 13 at 5:30pm at @ Saugatuck Brewing Company. We'd be delighted to meet you!

Sharon Shanahan (LWWC Member) and Janet Schmidt (CFL representative) are pictured.

12/10/2024

Lakeshore Women Who Care awarded our winter grant to Red Horse Center! 🥳Congratulations to Ulla, Fred and team for their amazing and powerful work with vulnerable children.

Since our founding LWWC has awarded almost $300k to local non-profits serving Allegan County residents. If you'd like to learn more about our group, please reach out to [email protected]. We'd love to have you join us!

Way back in Spring, we began a conversation with DeeDee Hanson, a member of Lakeshore Women Who Care, about sharing the Red Horse Story with their group and beginning a relationship that could support our programs.

In November, at their fourth quarter meeting, DeeDee shared the story of Red Horse Center and Horses Empowering Youth, alongside Ulla and Fennville student, Grace - who fielded questions about her experience.

Hearing Grace share her thoughts, with calm confidence and a genuine appreciation for what they refer to as "Project Red Horse," was a real treat. Her reflections were a warm reminder of why this work is important, and how we can both support and be inspired by the next generation.

It was also particularly encouraging to be chosen as the fourth quarter nonprofit to receive donations from Lakeshore Women Who Care. Red Horse is the proud and grateful recipient of $7,600 in support of Horses Empowering Youth. It was a tremendous boost to our Fall Support Drive, and essential for the 2024/25 school year.

We are also grateful for the many conversations and relationships that have been started through the meetings and introductions we've been a part of. What a great reminder of the strength and warmth of community support!

Lakeshore Women Who Care is a group of local women who care deeply about supporting the non-profits working and serving in our community. They meet four times per year to learn about the work and the needs of local Allegan County non-profits.

Women of Allegan County are invited to join their group and help make a difference. You're welcome to attend one of their meetings to check it out and learn more. We'll be back at their March 13th meeting to give an update on the HEY program and share our thanks once again. Check out their page to connect, or let us know and we'll make an introduction.

Last week, Susan and Judy made a trip through the snow to warm our hearts with their donations.

THANK YOU WOMEN WHO CARE!!!

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