What do we do?

With a great Programme Action Officer within our team we have every reason to contribute in so many ways, large and small, to keep ACTION at the heart of what we do throughout the year.

We have a range of on-going projects at LOCAL level including working closely with our local hospice and women’s refuge; at NATIONAL level supporting our Regional Presidents work in Malawi and INTERNATIONAL level with our four year project known as Project SIerra.

At all three of the levels above we seek out ways to make ourselves more aware of issues (AWARENESS) inform others (ADVOCACY) and support (ACTION). These three A’s form the heart of our Programme Action focus.

Why not come along to one of our meetings to find out what a difference you could make too.

Here’s a taster of just some of the things we have achieved recently:

  • September 2011 – As part of support for the local women’s refuge, twice a year we provide toiletry bags with much needed contents for those arriving at the refuge. Ipswich and District members hosted the regional meeting of Soroptimist International which was attended by over 60 Soropimists from the region. 
  • May 12th 2011 – Our 59th Birthday Dinner!
  • April 2011 – Annual General Meeting. We commemorated the suffragette movement with over 100 women at Arlington’s restaurant.
  • March 2011 - We held an exhibition stand at Endeavour House in Ipswich to mark International Women’s day and raise awareness of Soroptimist International.
  • February 2011 – Our annual quiz to raise money for  the international Project Sierra. We also welcomed a large number of Arras Soroptimist International friends for a weekend of friendship and entertainment.
  • January 2011 – We presented Ipswich Women’s Aid with a large number of filled wash bags.  
  • December 2010 – We were able to provide over 30 Christmas gifts to the Make A Change project based in Ipswich.
  • Decemeber 2010  – Our Christmas Celebration meal.
  • November 2010 – Members reported their experiences of the Annual Federation Conference. Held in Manchester from the 21st to 23rd of October. We also discussed our investigation of the local provision for homeless women.
  • October 2010 – Book Club Meeting. The club discussed the book ” A Short History of Tractors in the Ukrain.”
  • September 2010 – As part of support for the local women’s refuge, twice a year we provide toiletry bags with much needed contents for those arriving at the refuge.