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Hundred bucks and a beer
Clay Sears, left, and Taylor Ward organized 100 Men Who Give a Damn. The two organizers hope to spread the word to more men so they can help with more community needs. — Standard-Radio Post/Brent Burgess
A: Main, Community, Gillespie Life, Main, News
Brent Burgess Standard-Radio Post editor on November 21, 2023
Hundred bucks and a beer

Clays Sears and Taylor Ward are both normal guys in most ways. Sears is a partner at Real Estate Advisory Team and Ward is a vice president at First United Bank.

While being relatively normal businessmen in the community, the two have organized a regular event to raise funds for local nonprofits that they call “100 Men Who Give a Damn.”

The 100 Men Who Give a Damn request that men attend a gathering and bring a $100 donation with them. Presentations are given by three local nonprofits and the ...

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