Hazel Brown is an associate member of Crieff SI, and has been working with Crieff SI member Janice Wilson on a project to install a defibrillator in the telephone box in Gilmerton.  The defibrillator is available for use 24/7 and has been registered with Scottish Ambulance Service.  Anyone dialling 999 will be told of its position if appropriate. The defibrillator and rescue kit was installed in conjunction with the Community Heartbeat Trust who provided a training awareness session free of charge with 30 locals taking part. It covered what to do if someone is unconscious, CPR and using a defibrillator and the difference between sudden cardiac arrest and a heart attack. The Gilmerton Telephone Box will also be an Information Hub as it also houses a book exchange library and information board showing details of walks around the Knock and other news relating the environment

Please click the link below to see our syllabus for 2019/2020.   https://sigbi.org/crieff/syllabus-updated-9719/

Well done to all the members of Crieff SI who successfully completed their 60 for 60 Challenge.  The members (all 25 of them) decided to celebrate their 60thAnniversary by completing 60 challenges which supported the values of Soroptimist International. Challenges focused on eight main categories: Education, Elimination of Violence, Economic Empowerment, Food Security, Healthcare, Environment Sustainability / Water Sanitation, Conflict Resolution / Peace Promotion, Advocacy and Increase the visibility of Soroptimist International.   Highlights include: Blythswood Shoe Boxes, boxes full of items to bring hope and joy to people living in desperate poverty. 60 food items given to Crieff Food Bank. Recycled 60 old unwanted pairs of glasses, and given to Specsavers who then sent them onto Vision Aid. Breast Cancer Awareness, members joined in on The BIG PINK and dressed up in pink to the meeting and raised money for a very good cause. Environment Campaign involved beach cleaning. Christmas and Easter

1st November SI Crieff member , Maureen Sturrock,  will give a talk on her visit to Russia.  Please bring guests to this open meeting which is sure to be a very interesting meeting. 1st December Christmas Cracker Coffee Morning with Christmas-themed crafters’ tables . To be held at St Columba’s Church, Crieff 10.30am- 12 noon.

Four members, including the camera person, show that “Girls just want to have fun” after the joint beach cleanup  at Broughty Ferry.

Every year the opening of the Comrie Fortnight is marked by an open air market on the riverside. Local organisations are given the opportunity to take a stall to promote their organisation or fundraise for their charities.  SI Crieff regularly make this one of their summer activities raising funds for the current president’s charity..  Whether because of the sunshine, or the help of a celebrity, this year was particularly successful raising almost £400  for Aberlour Perinatal Befrienders Project and Uganda Childbirth Injuries Fund.  Great Effort Everyone! Please take time to have a look at the “official photograph” in Club Events post. And Now….Caption Competition – open to all readers of this post. Closing date 15th August Entries to membership.sicrieff@gmail.com

SI Crieff joined SI Perth and SI Dundee on a beach clean up at Broughty Ferry….on the first wet morning in two months.

Earlier this month, members supported a Comrie Cares fundraising event to help bring refugee families to Auchingarrich Wildlife Park for a fun day out. Now two  of our members have been busy preparing pamper bags for mums. Huge thanks to Crieff Hydro Health Spa for the donations. There are plans to work with other organisations to fill bags for all the families

The Beach Clean Up at Broughty Ferry is fast approaching.  Please contact Katy with final numbers.  This is a joint project with SI Perth looking forward to seeing as many members as possible.