What we’ve been up to recently

At our Annual Afternoon Tea on April 6 2013,, one of our members, Norma Empringham, whisked us away to Qatar when she described her recent visits to the country in her capacity as education consultant. Qatar is a land of … Continued

Gerry Godwin came to talk to us on 2 April about the SIGBI-MCAI joint BIG (Birthing in the Gambia) project.  Gerry is the Southern Regional Representative for the BIG project and being a midwife with many years of experience, she … Continued

Suzette Jones, member of SI Elmbridge and Health and Wellbeing Advisor for Guildford Diocese, gave a talk to Soroptimists about domestic abuse.  She presented facts and statistics – domestic abuse affects 1 in 4 women and 1 in 6 men, … Continued

The winter may have been long and bitter cold, but we still found some energy for our various projects.  We did some fund-raising for the Surrey Community First fund which supports local projects.  £220 was raised with a booksale and … Continued

Last October, we got together with Woking New Cinema Club (WNCC) for a showing of the Iranian film ‘A Separation’ which deals with issues close to our Soroptimist heart.  A raffle during the evening raised just over £100 for Your … Continued

Together with Woking Lions, we funded the planting of a tree to celebrate the renewal of Woking Town Centre.  The tree is now growing strongly in Jubilee Square, close to the Town Gates.

Penny the Pigeon raced through London Underground in the fund-raising game we organised in West Byfleet on the July day that saw the Olympic Cycle Race aces speeding through on their way to the Olympic Stadium.  We made £140, which will … Continued

We held a successful booksale at St Andrew’s Coffee Shop in Goldsworth Park in June, raising £200 for the Woking & Weybridge branch of Parkinson’s UK.  This comes in addition to the money we raised for the European Parkinson’s Disease … Continued

Fancy clothes and jewellery as well as fancy cakes tempted the hundred or so participants at the afternoon tea and fashion show organised by Soroptimist International Clubs Elmbridge and Woking on Saturday 19 May 2012 in Ripley Village Hall.  Local … Continued

Mary’s Meals + Backpack Project  - A better future for chronically poor children. This year, members of Soroptimist International of Woking are collecting items that children need for school and putting them into backpacks to be sent where they are … Continued