{"id":7187,"date":"2025-09-27T10:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T10:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/aberdeen\/?p=7187"},"modified":"2025-10-04T12:42:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T12:42:44","slug":"a-presidential-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/aberdeen\/2025\/a-presidential-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"A Presidential Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Club members were delighted to welcome the SIGBI (Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland) Federation President to Aberdeen during her recent visit to Scottish clubs. 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