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SOME IDEAS ON HOW TO HELP OUR BEAUTIFUL PLANET……………….

SOME IDEAS ON HOW TO HELP OUR BEAUTIFUL PLANET……………….

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Aide Memoire- Recycling Opportunities The Planet Group at SIB has been actively engaged in a variety of projects to help improve the environment. Club members have been encouraged to reduce, reuse and recycle in a number of ways. The group has produced an aide memoire for club members about the many options available- the what, where and how to recycle in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area as well as nationally. Examples of more unusual things that can be recycled include razor blades, spectacles, mascara wands and under garments. For more detail look at Aide Memoire Nov 2021 Ecobricking Ecobricks are plastic bottle packed solid with clean and dry, used, non-recyclable plastic including many types of packaging like cellophane wrapping, cling film, blister packs, etc. Ecobricks are made to a set density to create reusable building blocks that can be made into a variety of

IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN…………….TO START THE STEAM CHALLENGE 2021-2022

IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN…………….TO START THE STEAM CHALLENGE 2021-2022

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The purpose of the STEAM Challenge (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) is to encourage girls to overcome gender-based barriers by selecting STEAM-based subject choices and subsequently careers. This year is particularly special the launch is coinciding with Soroptimist International’s 100th Virtual Birthday Event!  Lots to celebrate! We challenge Year 8 and 9 girls to design, research and build a product which would create a sustainable solution to help people in the poorest parts of the world. This group will also extend our work by working with junior schools to raise awareness of science among younger girls. (Formerly our STEM Challenge, founded in 2013) Please click here to read about the 2019-2020 Challenge. Heats and Finals are held at Bournemouth University where you will be shown around the campus by their student Ambassadors.

RUN BOURNEMOUTH EVENT – CAN YOU HELP US?

RUN BOURNEMOUTH EVENT – CAN YOU HELP US?

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Bournemouth Marathon has changed to RUN BOURNEMOUTH  and is being held on 10th OCTOBER 2021 Bournemouth Soroptimists would really appreciate your help running a Hydration Table for this Event as per the above photo of us in 2019! Proceeds from member’s participation will go to our club charity Cementing Futures promoting education, hope and dignity to children living in the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh. If you feel you would like to be part of our Team on this day then please see details here – Run Bournemouth 2021

PROUD TO BE SUPPORTING THE WARDROBE FOUNDATION

PROUD TO BE SUPPORTING THE WARDROBE FOUNDATION

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SI Bournemouth members are proud to support the Wardrobe Foundation. Wardrobe Foundation is a social enterprise, based in Cranborne, Dorset. Our aim is to provide clothing gift bags to women in need of clothing support across Dorset and BCP. We work with charities, organisations and local community groups to deliver these gift bags. We also promote sustainability through re-selling and upcycling pre-loved items. All donations are processed at our HQ, where we launder and steam them and sort into three categories: gifting, upcycling and resale! Read their latest news here

Pantoland – Oh Yes It Is!

Pantoland – Oh Yes It Is!

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Members and their friends were not to be deterred by a COVID restricted Christmas meeting in 2020 but instead they celebrated with two quizzes and the panto Aladdin! Past Club President, Catherine Beal,  organized the panto with willing volunteers taking on roles with enthusiasm (well mostly) and the rest ‘booing’ with appropriate timing as is always the case in pantoland! A hamper produced by member, Jane Hume, was raffled raising £245 towards Soroptimist International President, Sharon Fisher’s Appeal, ‘Road to Equality’. The meeting was closed with a rendition of ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’. SI BOURNEMOUTH MEMBERS WISH ALL THEIR FRIENDS, PARTNERS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HEALTHY, HAPPY 2021.    

Nathalie Sherring is Programme Action Officer at SI Bournemouth club
Grabbing Exciting Opportunities as a Soroptimist Volunteer

Grabbing Exciting Opportunities as a Soroptimist Volunteer

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Bournemouth Soroptimist, Nathalie Sherring, is the Chief Officer of a local charity called Dorset Race Equality Council. She loves her volunteering role within soroptimists and explains her most recent role here……………. “I joined in 2016 and have had various roles within the club. This year, I have volunteered to be the Programme Action Group Officer for the club and to co-ordinate all the projects that the club do. Our main project headings are International projects, Violence Against Women, Planet/Environment. Within those main groups, there are several projects that the club members undertake. We also have a very strong Lobbying, Advocacy and Research co-ordinator who is very active: currently we are lobbying for the Istanbul Convention to be ratified by the UK and for the Domestic Abuse Bill to become a law.