SI Poole News Items

Please click on the links below to see the PR that Lynn received just before starting her walk to raise funds for Target Ovarian Cancer and Autism Wessex: http://www.bizmag.co.uk/News/newsStory.aspx?storyID=1311&sectionID=7 https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Business-The-Independent-Magazine-for-Dorset-West-Hants-and-Salisbury/393165180737608 http://www.seekernews.co.uk/2013/04/more-than-a-million-steps-in-support-of-target-ovarian-cancer-and-autism-wessex/

Poole Soroptimists’ popular Silent Auction event was held at the Hamworthy Club on 21 March. Guests bid on paper for the huge variety of items up for auction, raising over £500 for the President’s charity fund.

As part of its 60th Anniversary celebrations, Soroptimist International of Poole was delighted to sponsor the 2012 Langtry Manor Home Based Business Woman category of the Dorset Business Women awards. At a glittering awards ceremony on 17 May, the Dorset … Continued

Poole Soroptimists committed their support for the Dorset ARC (Assault Referral Centre) right from the outset of the project and were therefore very pleased to be able to transform the new centre’s garden area by fund-raising for plants and providing … Continued

Poole Soroptimists and friends provided and served afternoon teas to visitors at Wimborne St Giles village hall on 20 March. Guests enjoyed home-made sandwiches, cakes, scones and tray-bakes in the pretty village hall and garden in the heart of the … Continued

Poole Soroptimist Liz Rodgers and her son took part in the 2012 Dorset WaterAid’s Walk4Water on Sunday, 13 March. The 6 mile walk started at Shell Bay, took in Studland village and Ballard Down, and finished in Swanage. This stunningly … Continued

  The ‘Purple Perils’ team recently won the title of Business Brains of Poole 2012 when they triumphed at Bournemouth Churches Housing Association’s quiz night. The winning team was made up of members of the Purple Teardrop Campaign and Soroptimist … Continued

Our newest member Lynn Butterworth was welcomed into the club at our April meeting. As an independent communication and events professional, Lynn has readily taken on responsibility for SI Poole’s PR.

The second annual Glitz and Glamour fashion evening fund-raiser took place at the end of March in support of WaterAid. This well supported evening raised over £800 profit and thanks must go to members Chrissi Kenton and Mar Godfrey and all the students … Continued

On Monday 19th March 2012 Poole Lions Club held their annual presentation of cups and awards to swimming teams and charities benefiting from the funds raised from the annual Swimarathon. SI Poole, whose members helped organise and run the event, chose … Continued