Friendship Links

Friendship Links are the Soroptimists’ way of connecting with other clubs worldwide to share projects, and offer support and friendship.

SI Crosby has a number of Friendship Links. Our oldest is with SI Kalundborg in Denmark. Continuing the Scandinavian theme we have a link with SI Sigdal  in Norway – and our newest is with SI Falkenberg in Sweden. All three clubs are in the European Federation .

The Soroptimists in Sigdal have invited Crosby’s members – plus the members from Kalundborg and Falkenberg – to visit them in June 2012 . This should be an exciting four-way link-up.

In our own SIGBI Federation we have a longstanding link with SI Chichester and District (West Sussex, England). We try to meet up at conferences and get to each others’ special events. Recently, Ann Dickinson and IPP Maggie Tatam visited Chichester to attend a meeting - and to enjoy two days’ hospitality.

We are also linked to SI Scarborough (Trinidad and Tobago) and SI Bonaberi-Douala (Cameroon) in SIGBI. We were delighted to meet up with our Cameroonian friends at the Manchester Conference and, as a result, made a contribution to the Bonaberi literacy project from our 2010-11 funds.

Our furthest link is with SI Tauranga (New Zealand) which is in the South West Pacific Federation . Members of our Club visiting ‘down under’ have always received a warm Soroptimist welcome there.