Our President’s message
A message from Cathy – our President
Welcome to our website!
I am delighted to become President of Southend on Sea and District Soroptimist Club.
Formed in 1953, our club, Southend-on-Sea and District S
oroptimists have retained the energy and enthusiasm for promoting and supporting the rights of women and girls locally, nationally and internationally.
My chosen charity for the year is Southend Young Carers – those young people whose lives are restricted because they care for a sick or infirm relative, so they don’t have the same freedoms enjoyed by others who are their age.
Our monthly meetings at present take place at the Essex Golf Complex at Garon Park, Southend on Sea. We meet at 7.15 pm for a 7.30 dinner followed by the business meetings – most months we also have a speaker. Our speaker’s topics in the past have included domestic abuse, trafficking, child protection and the little talked about topic of abuse of the elderly. Look at our meetings page to see what’s in store from our speakers for this year.
We actively fundraise for a variety of projects as well as the President’s local charity and somehow a lot of our fundraising seems to revolve around lunch or dinner or tea! Apart from fun, it is also a great way of getting to know your fellow Soroptimists.
Some of our members take the opportunity to attend the regional meetings and national conferences which gives a better understanding of where a small club fits into the grand scheme nationally and gives an opportunity to develop friendships with other clubs.
If you think Soroptimism is what you may be looking for, then please contact us – our email address is at the bottom of our Welcome page. We would be delighted to have you as a guest at one of our meetings to try us out!
Cathy Cottridge
President of SI Southend on Sea & District