How it Works

Each member commits to a $50 for four times a year contribution
Members can nominate charitable organizations that benefit the Island of Puerto Rico area
Members attend a 1 hour quarterly meeting where three charities are randomly drawn from all submitted, and one is selected by member votes
Each member writes a $50 check directly out to the selected charity that evening

It's a simple, but POWERFUL, process. At each meeting we have the power to generate a $10,000 (or larger!) donation for one local non-profit!

Each member, or member team, commits to $50 per meeting ($200 annually)
All members must have a completed and signed Membership Form on file and stay current on their contributions to maintain their right to nominate and vote on non-profits, even if they cannot attend a meeting
Any member in good standing can nominate a non-profit to be considered for the donation

To be considered, non-profits must have 501(c)(3) status and be based in the Island of Puerto Rico area
Non-profits receiving our donations will agree to refrain from creating, selling, or distributing a list with our members' contact information

Members wishing to nominate non-profits will write their name and the name of the non-profit on a ballot and put it into the fish bowl upon arrival at the meeting
At the beginning of each meeting, 3 non-profits will be randomly drawn from the fish bowl
The 3 nominating members will each make a 5 minute presentation about their non-profit
A brief question and answer period will follow the presentations
Voting ballots will be distributed and all eligible members and teams in attendance will submit their votes
The non-profit receiving the most votes will be awarded the donations collected at that meeting
A vote resulting in a tie will be subject to revote between the tied non-profits. A tie during a revote will be decided by choosing one of the tied non-profits at random from the fish bowl
Any non-profit not chosen to receive the donations is eligible for nomination at the next meeting. The non-profit that won the vote will not be eligible to be nominated again for a period of two years.

Once the selected charity is announced, all members in attendance will write a check directly to the selected non-profit and turn it in before leaving the meeting
All donations must be submitted by check
For members that are not able to attend the meeting, instructions on how to submit their checks by mail will be provided