A chocolate tombola stall raised £165 held at Ysbyty Gwynedd, in aid of the President’s nominated charity :Dementia Care at Ysbyty Gwynedd
President Gwen Ellis Jones walked the length of Offa’s dyke in stages over the year to raise money for her President’s Fund which will be shared by her 2 nominated charities. These are Bangor Samaritans and GISDA, a local charity for young homeless people. She trampled through mud, snow, ice and storms as well as seeing some beautiful scenery in fairer weather. Members Sian, Lin and Olga joined Gwen for the last mile of her endeaour despite the best attempt of the Beast from the East freezing the path into Prestatyn. Congratulations Gwen, well done from everyone in the Club 👣👣👣
Teddy bears picnic / treasure hunt. A fund raiser and all teddies were given to local dementia units. Purchased the construction of a well in Cambodia so that families can benefit from a clean water well that we have funded. This ensures their future health. We have now bought four wells. Each year some of the members attend the Llangollen eisteddfod and promote the work of Soroptimists in our tent. Ciss and Enid regularly went on our behalf. Summer supper is a fund raising event for Ty Gobaith organised by Jenny and Vicki. Jenny also had a plant sale. Festival 6 – members collect discarded items which include Tents: Sleeping Bags; Insulating Mats; Camping chairs; Tent Pegs and a large amount of food. As much as we can carry. Everything that is collected is taken to St Mary’s hostel for the homeless in Bangor. Seize the sandwich
SI Bangor have again raised money for a family in Cambodia to have their own well. This was constructed by the Cambodian Community Dream Organisation and completed in March 2017. The family will share their water with others in their village.
Members of SI Bangor and District have donated three sewing machines, tools and a pair of crutches to the charity Tools for Self Reliance Cymru The items will be taken to Crickhowell where volunteers will check and refurbish them before being stored. Once enough items have been collected they will be transported to Tanzania for distribution. Then they will be used to set up businesses which will generate work and an income in various communities. http://www.tfsrcymru.org.uk/
A few of our ladies visited Festival Number 6 after everyone had gone home to collect abandoned tents and food donations from vendors. The ladies only came away with one tent due to the muddy conditions but two carloads full of food and soft drinks. This was all then donated to the Homeless Shelter in Bangor where it was gratefully received.
Thanks to the kindness of the Deiniol Centre staff we have been allowed use of an empty shop unit. The shop front has been used to display the work of Soroptimists and giving information on how people can join. The shop is even complete with a giant lady teddybear reading the soroptimist news. Why not pop along and see. Thank you for your time setting up ladies. This display will be there for 6 weeks and the best bit is it is FREE.
This year we are working with other local charities to provide support in the town for our homeless community. One of the aims has been to get together items for a Starter Pack for a Homeless person moving into their own accommodation. Pictured are President Vicki and Sheena meeting with Centre for the Homelss staff to donate the first starter pack. This is just one of the things we do to make a difference in peoples lives.
