President’s Message
“Hi, I am Gill Steel and proud to be President of Winchester & District Club in this its 50th Anniversary year. I am a solicitor and Director of LawSkills, a consultancy and training company I set up in 2000 which aims to help lawyers manage. Check it out at www.lawskills.co.uk. I am married to John, a former Mayor of Winchester.
I have been a Soroptimist for 25 years, being encouraged to join the organisation by my Mum who is also a member of our Friendship Link Club in Preston (she has given more than 40 years’ service). It certainly helped me to make friends when I moved to Winchester from Preston for my job all those years ago.
This year we are taking as our theme the 50th anniversary of the James Bond Film Franchise and are loosely linking some of our programme to the film titles – take a look at our Calendar of Events. Each year we aim to undertake service projects and raise some funds for charity. The Club has agreed to raise funds for four local homeless charities: Winchester Churches Night Shelter; Trinity Centre; Emmaus and the Domestic Violence Refuge. We have supported the Refuge since it opened by providing bedding, kitchen equipment, toiletries and gifts.
We are an International Women’s Service organisation which seeks to improve the lot of women and girls around the world under the general theme of Educate to Lead. We certainly aim to undertake relevant projects in the Club which has in the past supported a school in Kisumu in Kenya and we will be planning a new project this year.
Do contact us via this site if you would like to know more about us or would be interested in coming to a meeting.