Community Projects & Fundraisers

WCH provides up to 200 backpacks per year to displaced youth and foster children in our area. Comfort & Care Bundles are distributed by Child Protective Services, Emmaus House, House of Suenos, Kinship Society, and Chamberlains Children's Center. Materials and money are donated by fundraisers, club members, corporate sponships, and through individuals in the community.

New to our fundraising efforts is the annual "Beauty is a Strong Woman" Fashion Show. The inaugural spring time show was a sell-out with over 140 guests in attendance. The event raised a net slightly over $3,000 to be allocated to the Comfort & Care Bundles Project, Laundry to Literacy, and Scholarship programs.

Two weeks every year in April, under the cover of darkness and sometimes disguises, teams of "Flockettes" take to planting flocks of flamingos on unsuspecting residence lawns and yards. Funds are donated to place flocks and are even given to keep the flocks migrating to other lawns. The funds are used for our community projects like Comfort & Care Project and the Scholarship program. This project is terrific fun and one of our biggest fundraisers.  

 A community project started in 2014 by then President Laura Lee, the L2L project puts thousands of books into the hands of children every year. Three local laundromats serve as libraries for the stacks of books volunteers leave for the children to read and to take home for free. We accept donations of gently used books, both in English and Spanish. We partner with the San Benito County Office of Education with the "Bridges to Learning" program.

Each year we accept applications for our Women's Club of Hollister Scholarship from high school seniors residing in San Benito County. Each applicant must meet specific criteria to be considered. Awards are presented in April.

 Small Steps was founded in 1997 by members of a local accounting firm.  Our mission is to provide warm winter coats and shoes for children of San Benito County that may not otherwise receive these needed items. Our intention has been to serve as many local children on this one day each November without incurring overhead expenses.  All contributions received pay for services, not overhead. www.smallstepssbc.org