November 2016 – Malta SIGBI Conference

The Soroptimist highlight of the month was 11 members of St Austell travelling to Malta to attend the Annual Conference. Five  husbands went too, to be amongst the 60 strong party from SW & CI Region to cheer on our new Region President Daphne Dowsing of Tiverton. President Sue was the voting delegate at the General Meeting when clubs voted for SIGBI to apply for Charitable status. Meanwhile back in St Austell other members held a supper in aid of the Meru Project, helped out with the Torchlight Carnival, represented the club at the Remembrance Day Parade, supported the towns Christmas lights with a Chocolate Tombola stall. We gave a cheque to the St Austell Library supporters and welcomed another new member Shirley Cousens. On 25th November we held a collection at Tesco for items for our local Women’s Refuges. Unite to End Violence against Women