{"id":394,"date":"2012-07-06T14:14:27","date_gmt":"2012-07-06T13:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bridgend-and-district\/?page_id=394"},"modified":"2025-05-14T10:26:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T09:26:29","slug":"about-our-club-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bridgend-and-district\/","title":{"rendered":"About our Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Welcome!<\/h2>\n<p>Soroptimist International Bridgend and District is part of an international women\u2019s voluntary organisation working to improve the lives of women and girls at a local, national and international level.<\/p>\n<p>Now in our 78th year of service, we&#8217;re looking forward to another year serving the local community alongside global projects that seek to make a positive change in the lives of women and girls.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bridgend-and-district\/category\/club-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here for all our latest news and to find out more about the projects we are involved in.<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1567429377510{padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69daf7f3058ec h4{color:rgb(0, 85, 150);}.ld_fancy_heading_69daf7f3058ec .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69daf7f3058ec\">\n\t<h4 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> Recent Club News<\/span><\/h4><\/div>[vc_basic_grid post_type=&#8221;post&#8221; max_items=&#8221;2&#8243; style=&#8221;load-more&#8221; element_width=&#8221;6&#8243; btn_style=&#8221;modern&#8221; btn_color=&#8221;default&#8221; btn_size=&#8221;xs&#8221; grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1747214764420-c6698ec6-2591-10&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>If you are curious about what it means to be a Soroptimist have a look around our website to see what we do.<\/h4>\n<p>Being a Soroptimist is about making a difference to the lives of women &amp; girls both here in the Bridgend area and in the wider world. 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