{"id":4577,"date":"2020-12-14T14:10:33","date_gmt":"2020-12-14T13:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/?p=4577"},"modified":"2020-12-14T14:10:33","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T13:10:33","slug":"christmas-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/2020\/12\/14\/christmas-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cannock Soroptimists are usually very busy during December \u2013 as are so many others \u2013 doing things to help others.\u00a0 Some of the things they normally do \u2013 like cooking a Christmas lunch for those who otherwise wouldn\u2019t have one \u2013 have not been possible this year.\u00a0 But, true to their strap line \u201cWomen inspiring action, transforming lives\u201d they have continued to support women and families both locally and globally.<\/p>\n<p>Members have donated gifts for the women who will spend Christmas in a refuge this year, at those run by Pathway and Staffordshire Women\u2019s Aid.\u00a0 All of the women will have gifts to open, letting them know that others care for them and about them.<\/p>\n<p>Members and friends have donated clothes and toys to the Dawn Allport Movement \u2013 a wonderful group who ensure that local families in need get some of the things they so desperately need.\u00a0 They have also donated food items to Cannock Food Bank \u2013 this organisation is working to ensure no family goes hungry this Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>And, rather than sending Christmas cards to each other, members have made donations to their International President\u2019s Appeal \u201cThe Road to Equality\u201d.\u00a0 This appeal runs for two years and will fund projects to help combat gender inequality: things such as FGM, forced marriage, domestic abuse, trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>There should have been a Christmas Party at The Barns \u2013 again, something not possible this year.\u00a0 But President Trish Smith was determined club members would still have the opportunity to enjoy a fun, festive evening: members donned their Christmas finery and party hats and met by zoom, ready with jokes to make them laugh or groan, stories to share, and a Christmas quiz to get them thinking.<\/p>\n<p>President Trish Smith and all members of Cannock &amp; District Soroptimists would like to wish everyone a peaceful, safe and healthy Christmas.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/files\/2020\/12\/Selection-gifts-for-SWA-Pathway-Dec-2020.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4578\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/files\/2020\/12\/Selection-gifts-for-SWA-Pathway-Dec-2020-300x266.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/files\/2020\/12\/Selection-gifts-for-SWA-Pathway-Dec-2020-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/files\/2020\/12\/Selection-gifts-for-SWA-Pathway-Dec-2020.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Photo attached: <\/em><em>A selection of the many gifts being donated to Staffordshire Women\u2019s Aid and Pathway this Christmas.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cannock Soroptimists are usually very busy during December \u2013 as are so many others \u2013&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":204,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-club-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Christmas Activities | News | Blog | Events | SI Cannock and District<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SI Cannock and District : Blog &amp; News : Christmas Activities : Keep up to date with the latest news, articles and events from the Soroptimists of SI Cannock and District . 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