100 Women Who Care Haliburton County have donated $10,300 to Turtle Guardians (TG) following an October meeting that attracted more than 50 members. Co-chair, Leslie Banner, said they now have more than 100 caring women who support charities in Haliburton County three times a year by donating $100 each time.
Turtle Guardians founder Leora Berman said they are developing curriculum for kids across the Highlands, and specifically Haliburton. She said they were working with Trillium Lakelands District School Board, who are partners of Turtle Guardians, but also “with a bunch of local teachers.
We really want to connect kids to nature, give them a sense of groundedness and confidence, and also really feel they’re part of the community. So, we’re looking at doing a passport to turtles, or nature, in Haliburton through this curriculum.
Meanwhile, 100 Women now has 114 members with 11 of those being in a team of two.
They will continue to invite new members, until they hit 200 and can split into two groups.
