As we celebrate Women’s History month, I can still feel the excitement from our 20th anniversary celebration! This past week, we heard inspiring words from Kentucky’s Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman and founder of Impact100 Global, Wendy Steele.

Happy New Year, Members and Friends of Impact100 Owensboro! Have you heard the news? Impact100 Owensboro is celebrating 20 incredible years in 2025! We are thrilled to celebrate this remarkable milestone with you!

It’s been a little more than a month since our Annual Meeting, when we collectively awarded $238,000 in transformational grants! The young ladies of NextGen contributed an additional $6,700. Wow! What an incredible accomplishment — and what incredible Finalists we had!

The biggest night of the Impact100 year is right around the corner and the excitement is building! The Annual Meeting is by far one of the most anticipated events on my calendar as we come together to award over $234,000 in grants to deserving organizations in our community, all made possible by the generous collective giving of our members.

With the Olympic Games fresh in our minds, we’re reminded of the incredible power of teamwork and dedication. Just as these elite athletes achieved greatness with the support of their teams, we, too, come together as a team to create something remarkable here at home.

Spring is in full swing and at Impact100 we have wrapped up our spring events: the grant information session, our membership drive and our Big Reveal. It’s always so exciting to come together with Impact members and reveal how much money we will be giving away in transformative grants!

Happy Women’s History Month! As a women’s philanthropic organization, I would be remiss if I didn’t take time to reflect on the efforts and bravery of women who helped pave the way for females today, as well as the women in our community who continue to do so.

Happy New Year! Like most people, I set personal goals for 2024. As an organization, Impact100 has set goals as well … more than 300 of them! You read that right; our goal for this new year is to surpass 300 members and be able to award $300,000 in grants to our community!

I could probably start every column with “This is my favorite time of the year” when it comes to Impact100 … and that would be true! From the beginning of the year when we actively recruit members, through the spring and summer when we announce our totals and vet our applicants, to now as we announce our finalists and plan for our Annual Meeting, every bit of it excites me! There is always a chance to meet someone new, learn something new, and help create new opportunities for our community.