Congratulations to President Diane and all members of SI Bangor & District for a fantastic amount raised this year for Breast Cancer Care at Ysbyty Gwynedd.  At our AGM held on 1 April at the Carreg Bran Hotel (to whom we extend our thanks for a sumptuous buffet and very accommodating support) a cheque for £7,870 was accepted by Kirsty Thompson, Head of Fundraising at Ysbyty Gwynedd. Kirsty explained how this money will make a huge difference to women diagnosed with this disease.  Amongst the purchases to be made with the funds raised will be a special chair for women unable to undergo mammograms in the standing position which will provide more comfort and improved dignity during these interventions. What an amazing amount! President Diane thanked all members for their efforts at the many fundraising events held during the year in support of her chosen

Cindy at the RNLI gratefully accepted our collection of 5 pence pieces and various other silver coins and foreign cash. During the year, these collections had been accumulated in jam jars and as a result we collectively raised  in excess of £80! (Betty’s 5p collections is a national campaign which is collected at local RNLI lifeboat stations)

Four successful chocolate tombola fundraising stalls were held at Ysbyty Gwynedd during the year, along with a christmas craft stall.  Several hundred pounds were raised towards the President’s Charity Breast Cancer Care at Ysbyty Gwynedd. Thank you Vicki for co-ordinating these events and also the fabulous club members who volunteered at the stalls.  Your smiles and laughter did it!!!

A group of club members came together to design a pack of notelets for sale for current and future club charity fundraising based on the inspiration of recently passed Club Member Julie Lewis who had created a similar project in her presidential year and was a very creative and artistic club member. Four local designs were chosen and formed a pack which have been for sale at the charter lunch and various stalls through out the year. At March 2025 £155 has been raised for Breast Cancer Care at Ysbyty Gwynedd, a further 28 packs will be available for fundraising in 2025/26.  

(Article provided by North Wales Society for the Blind) Bangor & District Soroptimists donate £500 to the Society’s Blind Walking Club The North Wales Society of the Blind’s Walking Club is delighted after receiving a cash gift to help fund buses to transport partially sighted and blind members and their guide dogs together with guides on their monthly walks. Olga Evison from Soroptimists International Bangor & District visited our centre at 325, Stryd Fawr, Bangor last week with the donation.  The money is a fantastic contribution to the walking club and NWSB chief executive Steven Thomas said: “The Society is truly grateful for the continued support of SI Bangor & District and for all their generous donations towards our table top sales”.  This support helps to enable people with sight loss to live independently. The Soroptimists work at local, national and international level to educate,

Small bunches/pots of daffodils were randomly given to bring a ray of sunshine to celebrate the coming of warmer spring weather and bring a smile to whomever received them!