Imagine what a difference thousands of dollars could make to an area non-profit organization.  A new group in Perry plans to see just how big of an impact it can make.

We first told you about 100+ People for Perry last week.  Co-founder Tom Lipovac says they first heard about the concept back in November after seeing similar programs work in other communities and thought this could be good for Perry too.

“It’s very simple.  It’s all based on the concept that a few people can make a difference and we hope to be able to serve the community of Perry.”

Co-founder Mark Powell helps explain just how the program will work.

“We get people who agree to be members (of 100+ People for Perry).  There are quarterly meetings and individuals are encouraged to show up with a not for profit project that is going to directly impact Perry and be prepared to propose that project to the group.  At the beginning of each meeting, we will draw three names from the hat and those three individuals will get to stand up and propose their project.”

Powell says presentations are meant to be short as there is a five-minute limit and simple, with no Powerpoint or media elements allowed.  That will then be followed by five minutes of questions from the group before they decide which of the three to support.

“The group then votes and the project that garners the most votes is the project that has been selected and each individual member is expected to write a check for $100 to provide to the group.  So if we have 100 members, that’s $10,000 of cash from people who care about Perry to a not for project they deem to be worthy.”

Anyone interested in joining the group is encouraged to attend the first meeting Monday at La Poste with a social half-hour starting at 6:30pm.

Lipovac and Powell will share more information with us on tomorrow’s Let’s Talk Dallas County.