It is said that every cloud has a silver lining – and lockdown has proved that for SI Cannock & District as they have gained two new members.
Once outdoor meetings were permissible, President Trish Smith arranged to induct Adrienne Hewitt and Jill Mason. They met, keeping to the rule of six, on a sunny but cold morning – and reveled in the opportunity to meet together once more. Membership secretary June Bould and President Elect Jackie Prince were on hand to witness them becoming members of Soroptimist International as was Trish Mellor who was their sponsor.
President Trish Smith welcomed them to the club, telling them that they were joining the women worldwide who are bound together in service and friendship. Both Adrienne, a local Councillor, and Jill, a teaching assistant, have been involved with the club’s projects over the past year, collecting and delivering children’s clothes to those in need; creams to care homes, food to the food bank and books to those children who do not have them. They each said how much they are looking forward to finally meeting all other club members in person and to being more involved in the work of Soroptimists.
Further details about Soroptimists and the work they do can be found on the club’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/SICannock; on twitter: @sicannock or on Instagram: sicannock
Photos attached: 1: L to r: Soroptimist June Bould; President Elect Jackie Prince; new members Adrienne Hewitt and Jill Mason; President Trish Smith
2: l to r: new member Jill Mason; Trish Smith, President of SI Cannock & District; new member Adrienne Hewitt