Club news

Tree 2011

Christmas Tree Past, Present and Future

Members of Soroptimist International St Albans & District decorated a tree as part of St Saviour’s Church Christmas Tree Festival. The theme was Christmas Past, Present and Future www.ssaviours.org The Soroptimist tree had the title “Yesterday is History, Tomorrow a … Continued


Carols 2011

Shake Rattle and Sing!

Generous St Albans commuters donated £521 to the Soroptimist International St Albans & District carol singers at St Albans station on 12th December! The St Albans & Hertsmere Women’s Refuge www.stalbansandhertsmerewomensrefuge.org.uk will find the money very welcome in these tough … Continued


Quiz

Formula 1 Quiz Night

“Formula 1″ was the appropriately named winning team at this year’s popular Soroptimist quiz night. Everyone had a great evening and more than £600 was raised for the St Albans & Hertsmere Women’s Refuge   www.stalbansandhertsmerewomensrefuge.org.uk Pictured here is one of the teams … Continued


Engineering Award

Top Female Engineers Win Soroptimist Award

On the 9th November Shweta Mehta (MEng in Aerospace Engineering) and Peng Zhao (BSc Hons in Multimedia Technology) were awarded the Soroptimist International St Albans and District: Peggy Hodges Prize for the highest performing female student completing the second year … Continued


International Literacy Day Bookstall – St Albans is all booked up!

International Literacy Day Bookstall – St Albans is all booked up!  St Albans Soroptimists sold hundreds of books on St Albans Market on Saturday 27th August in aid of the St Albans and Hertsmere Women’s Refuge – the charity SI St Albans & District is … Continued


Latin Party Sizzler of a Success

Latin Party Sizzler of a Success The St Albans Soroptimists Latin Jazz and Dance Evening was a sizzler of a success – raising £1000 for the St Albans & Hertsmere Women’s Refuge. Pictured here is Mish getting the party going … Continued


Peace – Dr Karambu Ringera speaks to Club

Peace – Dr Karambu Ringera speaks to Club Wow – what a start to the new Club year! The Club’s newest member, Diana Kingham, brought the inpirational Dr Karambu Ringera from Kenya along to speak to us this week. Dr … Continued


Whopping £2715 Raised for Women’s Refuge

Whopping £2715 Raised for Women’s Refuge   The St Albans & District Soroptimists raised a whopping £2715 for the St Albans and Hertsmere Women’s Refuge in the club year 2010/11.  The Refuge has used the money to help fund educational programmes for both staff … Continued


8th March 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day

Soroptimists joined the biggest 100th International Women’s Day celebration in London on March 8th 1200 women from multiple women’s organisations partnered Women for Women International’s ”Join me on the Bridge” event www.womenforwomen.org/bridge by marching across the Millennium Bridge. Pictured on the bridge are … Continued


First Soroptimist Female Engineering Prize Awarded

Peggy Hodges Soroptimist Female Engineering Award – Congratulations to Tatiana Oliveira   On the 10th November Tatiana Oliveira was presented with the first Peggy Hodges Soroptimist Award at the University of Hertfordshire prize-giving ceremony. This was awarded to a top … Continued