Whilst the weather was still in their favour Cannock Soroptimists managed to meet outdoors on a few occasions for coffee, socially distanced and in appropriately sized groups! They all loved it – there’s nothing like coffee, cake and a good chat!
Being Soroptimists, they took full advantage of the occasions and all made donations to their current book project – they have an arrangement with a local charity to save children’s books from being pulped and deliver them to Books4Home, another charity which then distributes them to children who otherwise would not have a book of their own: definitely a win-win!
This week, President Trish Smith collected, counted and delivered the books – helped by her dog, Toby who showed a keen interest! So far, 581 books have been delivered to Beverley Ricketts, who runs the RotaryBooks4Home project.
At one of the coffee mornings, President Trish was delighted to be able to present Soroptimist Jackie Prince with her President Elect chain of office. This would have been done at the AGM in April of this year but by then, Covid-19 restrictions were in place. Jackie will take over as President in April 2021; she is currently joint leader of the club’s Programme Action work: Programme Action covers everything Soroptimists do to support women and girls locally and globally.
Photo attached: 1. President Trish Smith with Toby the dog, checking out the books before delivery
2: l to r: President Elect Jackie Prince with Trish Smith, President, S I Cannock & District