100-Plus Men Who Care supports Project Lifesaver

The 100-Plus Men Who Care of Putnam County organization presents a check for $11,500 to Putnam County CERT members for the Project Lifesaver effort. Those in attendance include (front, from left) Page Cotton, Sarah Owen, Dakota Lanham, Jack Smith, (middle) Todd Lewis, Mary Owen, Vince Aguirre, Jonas Monnett, Stuart Owen, Patrick Hoffa, Brian Cox, (back) Chris Edwards, Greg Gardner, David Owen, Jeff Wonser, Ed Sprinkles, PJ Paul and Rex Eaton.

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With the year seemingly flying by, the 100-Plus Men Who Care of Putnam County had its third meeting of 2023 on Sept. 13.

After socializing, networking and catching up with members, the business side of the meeting began. Competition was great as always. This quarter’s winner of a check for $11,600 was Putnam County CERT and its Project Lifesaver program.

The program is dedicated exclusively to locating people who have Alzheimer’s, dementia, autism, Down’s Syndrome or any other cognitive condition that includes an uncontrollable urge to wander. The goal, according to the Project Lifesaver presentation, is to use the donation from 100-Plus Men to purchase more equipment needed for locating individuals.

Additionally, Putnam County Non-Food Pantry and DECA for Greencastle Schools will receive $250 each for their presentations.

Following the national model, 100-Plus Men meets four times a year to award impactful funds to a Putnam County 501C3 organization. The remaining meeting for 2023 is scheduled to be during the evening of Nov. 15 at the Inn at DePauw.

Since its January 2016 debut, the group has awarded $416,000 to 26 different Putnam County charities and nonprofit organizations, Chairman Mike Harmless said. In addition to the quarterly grants, the group also has created a Community Grants Endowment at the Putnam County Community Foundation that will provide more than $4,000 each year for the Foundation to utilize in its community grantmaking process. This effort has already provided more than $15,000 since its inception.

The 100-Plus Men of Putnam County was created based on two principals: There were men who wanted to give back to the community but lacked the time to do fundraising or serve on boards, and the process needed to be fun and easy.

Interested men can visit the website www.100plusmen.com for general information.