New Member welcomed to Club by President Jenny
Liesl was warmly welcomed at her induction into the Club on 25th April 2012.
Backpacks for schoolgirls in Malawi
We collected items to put in 20 backpacks which will be distributed by the charity Mary’s Meals. (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdWvWVMdSkw) We packed our backpacks after the AGM on 25th April 2012 with pens, pencils, notebooks ruler,eraser,sharpener,pencil case,geometry set,dress,t-shirt, flip-flops,soap, towel,toothbrush and toothpaste,a … Continued
Dinner and AGM 25th April 2012
At the AGM Long Service Certificates were presented to five members: Ruth Hillier and Beryl Davidson have both given more than 30 years service, Enid Brown more than 40 years, Shirley Mathias 50 years and our longest serving (founder) member, … Continued
March 28th 2012 Former Members came to Dinner
We were delighted that eleven of our former members accepted the invitation to join us at our dinner meeting in March
Celebration of International Women’s Day March 8th 2012
Swindon Soroptimists gathered on the footbridge over Princes Street to celebrate International Women’s Day with women across the world. We stood in solidarity with all abused and violated women with the message that violence against women is always wrong and … Continued
Launch of International Women’s Day Celebration 8th March 2012
Now in its third year, Join women on the Bridge is the biggest women’s rights campaign in the world today! What started as a gathering of Rwandan and Congolese women on the bridge connecting their two countries has sparked what is today … Continued
Induction of another new member January 2012
We are delighted to welcome Sandra Wylie to membership of Swindon Club. She was formally inducted at our meeting on January 11th 2012. Sandra is already proving to be an active and much valued member.
Club Meetings and Events 2011/12
2011 May 11 Business Meeting 14 Regional Meeting 21 Jan’s plant sale 22 Cirencester Lunch 25 Dinner Meeting speaker Jan Roy June 5 World Environment Day 8 Business Meeting 11 Breakfast Club (Enid Ruth Valerie) 18 Cirencester Safari Supper 19 … Continued
AGM 27.4.2011
After a lovely dinner, reports were given, and new President, Jenny,was inducted by outgoing President, Valerie.
An Evening with Former Members
We invited former members to join us for dinner on March 23rd 2011. We were delighted that eleven were able to come. We had a display with lots of photographs, posters and memorabilia from events over the last fifty years. … Continued