STORY AND PHOTO BY KAREN BOSSICK

100 Men Who Care exceeded $20,000 in gifts in its latest round of grant making.

Donors gave:

$8,932 to The Space, an afterschool program that supported 220 students with tutoring and college programs this past year.

$7,243 to the Wood River Fire and Rescue Firefighters Association, which provides funding for training and equipment for Wood River Fire and Rescue.

$3,825 to Be Good Foundation for its new local RPI Girls Mentorship Scholarship Program, which provided the means and mentors for girls 12 to 18 to ride in Rebecca’s Private Idaho gravel ride up Trail Creek Summit.  

100 Men Who Care has given $501,420 since its first meeting in February 2013. The group meets four times a year to consider requests for assistance from local nonprofits.

“We’re not done yet,” said founder Marty Lyon. “We will wrap up our 12th year with a program we have been discussing since April 2023--the housing challenges in the Wood River Valley and, specifically, housing assistance to the poor and low-income families.”

The Oct. 8 meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, in the Minnie Moore Room of The Community Campus. This one will be open to the public, not just those participating in 100 Men Who Care.

The recipients and panelists will be from

The Senior Connection, which serves a hundred or more seniors who rely on subsidies

The Advocates, who serve women who have been victims of domestic abuse

The Blaine County Charitable Fund, which assists hundreds of families with emergency assistance for rent, transportation, medical bills and insurance.

“We believe that these three organizations represent a comprehensive spectrum of the poor in the Wood River Valley,” said Lyon.

Refreshments will be served at the Oct. 8 meeting.