Rochester Junior Woman's Club Looking for Donation Recipients

The Rochester Junior Woman’s Club (RJWC) is looking for non-profit organizations that are in need of assistance and can benefit from their fundraising.

Each spring the clubs Donations Committee reviews requests submitted by local organizations requesting assistance. Based on the committee’s recommendations, the club selects their annual recipients for their major fundraisers as well as selecting recipients for miscellaneous donations.

RJWC has been serving the community since 1956. It is a service organization involved in promoting education, preserving natural resources, working on behalf of the elderly, children and families in need and supporting and participating in the arts. Since their inception, the Rochester Junior Woman’s Club has donated more than 1 million hours of community service and raised more than $890,000 to support the local community.

The club holds two or three major fundraisers a year to raise funds for the chosen recipients. This year the club hosted the “Lobster Boil” which was held the last Saturday in September as well as two other events. Their annual “Spring Highlights” Luncheon and Shopping Boutique will take place on Saturday March 19, 2016 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Royal Park Hotel, 600 East University Drive in Rochester, Michigan. “And, “Haute to Trot,” a Kentucky Derby themed event with a silent auction and strolling dinner is planned for May 7th at Twin Lake Golf Club.

Currently, the club is raising funds to support The Friends of the Paint Creek Trail, RARA’s SCAMP Program, Rochester Symphony Orchestra and Vista Maria’s Wings Program.

Proceeds from the past fundraising efforts have been Avon Players, Band of Angels, Blessings in a Backpack, Crittenton Hospital Foundation, Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve, Leader Dogs for the Blind, Meadow Brook Center for Learning Differences, Meadow Brook Hall, Meadow Brook Hall Garden Club, Meadow Brook Theatre, Older Persons Commission (OPC), Paint a Miracle, Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rainbow Connection, Rochester Area Neighborhood House, Rochester Community House, Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm, Rochester Hills Public Library, Rochester Symphony Orchestra (RSO), South Oakland Shelter and many other worthy organization.

If your organization is in need of assistance, please visit our website for the form www.rjwc.org and click on the Contact Us tab, complete the form and email to Cyndi Toupin at catoupin@comcast.net along with detailed information on your organization and any applicable attachments. Please list your organizations name in the subject line; ex: Donation Request – ABC Charity. Please have all requests submitted by March 31, 2016. If you have any further questions, you may contact Cyndi at catoupin@comcast.net or 248 941 7991.