{"id":576,"date":"2014-05-29T12:13:15","date_gmt":"2014-05-29T11:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/?p=576"},"modified":"2014-05-29T12:13:45","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T11:13:45","slug":"new-presidential-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/2014\/05\/29\/new-presidential-year\/","title":{"rendered":"New Presidential Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">On the 12<sup>th<\/sup> April 1954 a group of women met at the Gas Showrooms in Cannock \u2013 this was the initial meeting of what was to become Soroptimist International, Cannock and District.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>On the 15<sup>th<\/sup> April 2014, Dr Janis Lomas was presented with the President\u2019s chain of office by outgoing team President Pam McGauley, and so began the club\u2019s 60<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Tahoma\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Tahoma\">Members are excited about the Diamond Celebratory year when they hope to meet up with many past friends and members whilst fulfilling the Soroptimist goal of providing help and support to women and girls locally and throughout the world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Tahoma\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Tahoma\">The club has decided to focus on the UK flagship project \u2013 Violence Against Women \u2013 Stop It Now [VAWSIN] and will be involved in fund raising events, lobbying and events to raise awareness not only of club members but also members of the public.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>They intend to support Staffordshire Women\u2019s Aid and Pathway locally, to raise awareness of issues such as FGM [Female Genital Mutilation] and Endometriosis and to continue their support of St Giles Hospice and the Soup Kitchen in Mill Street.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Tahoma\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Tahoma\">Information about meetings and events can be found on their web pages: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\">www.sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district<\/a> and members will be pleased to hear from anyone interested in joining them for an event, a meeting or with a view to membership<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Tahoma\">\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Tahoma\">They are particularly looking forward to their Summer Celebration to be held this year on Sunday 13<sup>th<\/sup> July at Ingestre Hall when Notty Hornblower of The Hope Costume Museum, Derby, will present a cavalcade of fashions [all originals] from the last 60 years.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Guests will be welcomed by a glass of bubbly and will enjoy a scrumptious afternoon tea.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Tickets for this event are \u00a322.00 and are available from any member of SI Cannock &amp; District or by phoning Soroptimist Betty Morgan on 01543 573650<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Tahoma\">\u00a0<a href=\"\/cannock-and-district\/files\/2014\/05\/pam-changeover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-577\" alt=\"pam changeover\" src=\"\/cannock-and-district\/files\/2014\/05\/pam-changeover-300x224.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/files\/2014\/05\/pam-changeover-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/files\/2014\/05\/pam-changeover-1024x766.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cannock-and-district\/files\/2014\/05\/pam-changeover.jpg 1443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Tahoma\">\u00a0<\/span><i><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: Tahoma\">Photo attached: <span>\u00a0<\/span><span>\u00a0<\/span>Dr Janis Lomas, President, SI Cannock &amp; 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