In October, members of SI Bangor spent a day carrying out a bucket collection at Morrisons in Bangor.  As a result, Christmas gift bags were prepared for women in the refuge and Christmas food bags for twelve families under the care of carers outreach. A monetary donation was given to St Mary’s,( the Hostel for the Homeless) plus fresh food thanks to member Ceri Edwards who had been selling hand knitted scarves.

On September 4th Jenny Watkin-Jones of SI Bangor hosted a summer supper for the members of Bangor and their friends in order to raise funds for the RNLI.  It was a warm, sunny evening and guests were treated to a two course meal prepared by Jenny and Vicki Williams. Everyone agreed delicious food, good company and lovely surroundings made for a very happy evening enjoyed by all who were present.

Following the Fundraising dinner a small group from SI Bangor went to the Moelfre Life Boat Station to meet Rod Pace and hand him a cheque for £1,710 – the result of the fundraising events that had taken place at Bangor.

On September 13th, 5 members of Bangor Soroptimists met at Aberogwen Reserve (Gipsy Corner) to do a beach clean. We managed to collect 10 bags of rubbish along the shoreline, ably assisted by Richard from Friends of the Earth and Mr Gibbs from the North Wales Wildlife Trust. It was really worthwhile and we all had a great deal of fun, as well as contributing to the Environmental Programme goal.

On September 8th, 5 members of Bangor Soroptimists went to the end of 6Festival at Portmeirion and were able to collect 5 boxes of food, 23 tents, 8 sleeping bags, 4 fleecy blankets, 2 bedrolls, a groundsheet and many tent pegs, all of which were taken to Bangor’s Homeless Hostel on Love Lane, where they were received with great enthusiasm. 8 airbeds and 3 folding chairs were taken to the North Wales Housing Association on Dean St and received with thanks. This really was a day of fun and friendship which also helped our community.

On June 3rd members of SI Bangor brought along all their unwanted bras and deposited them in the BCR bras bank.  The bras collected will be recycled by BCR and sent to Africa,  where bras remain too expensive to produce.  They are sold on which helps small businesses in the developing countries.  BCR then donate £1000 for every tonne of bras collected (9000 bras) to “Against Breast Cancer” for their dedicated research to improve the detection and survival of breast cancer, based at the University of Westminster, London.  Mrs. Yi Jones has a ‘bra box’ in her Nail bar business in Upper Bangor and would welcome any good quality bras to donate to the charity.

A group of  20 members and friends boarded a bus at Llanfair PG Car Park on Saturday 28th June for Port Sunlight.  Despite the damp weather we had a lovely day visiting this beautiful village which William Lever originally built as a home for his workers at the nearby Lever factory at the end of the 19th century.  Lord Lever also established the Lady Lever Art Gallery to enrich the cultural and educational aspects of the lives of his workforce and the public at large.   The Heritage Centre is also worth a visit.  A stop at a Garden Centre en route home was brilliant too!  An excellent day out – thank you Sian for organising it!

Members of SI Bangor & District, together with visiting club members enjoyed their 66th Charter Luncheon at Seiont Manor, Llanrug on Sunday 22nd June.   A very warm welcome was extended to our guests by President Sian. Our guest speaker was Mr.  Ron Pace from the RNLI at Moelfre who kept us entertained with his seafaring stories.  

SI Bangor present a cheque for £500 to Mary of Treborth Riding for Disabled.  Mary was delighted to receive the money to help pay the running costs such as feed for the horses,shoeing and insurance.  This allows them to concentrate on building self esteem for those who come to ride.

On May 31st 2014, SI Bangor members prepared for a coffee morning organised to raise money for the RNLI. Tables were laden with items for the tombola, bric-a-brac, book sale, not forgetting the scrumptious cakes on for sale that soon disappeared!