{"id":5907,"date":"2022-05-16T17:14:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T16:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/?p=5907"},"modified":"2022-05-16T17:14:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T16:14:25","slug":"welcome-and-congratulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/2022\/05\/16\/welcome-and-congratulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome and Congratulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>President Margaret Davidson has welcomed a new Soroptimist to the Crosby club.<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5909\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5909\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/files\/2022\/05\/President-Margaret-with-Abby-Younis-Sandy-Taylor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5909\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/files\/2022\/05\/President-Margaret-with-Abby-Younis-Sandy-Taylor-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/files\/2022\/05\/President-Margaret-with-Abby-Younis-Sandy-Taylor-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/files\/2022\/05\/President-Margaret-with-Abby-Younis-Sandy-Taylor.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/files\/2022\/05\/President-Margaret-with-Abby-Younis-Sandy-Taylor-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Margaret with (r) new Soroptimist Abby Younis and (l) mentor Sandy Taylor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Abby Younis is a financial crime consultant by profession, and a supporter of women&#8217;s issues by inclination. She recently came to a Crosby club meeting as a <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/2021\/11\/13\/laser-for-life\/\">guest speaker<\/a>. Following that, Abby decided to become a Soroptimist.<\/p>\n<p>Abby founded the &#8216;Women Conquering Cancer&#8217; fundraising campaign. This aims to raise funds for a Mona Lisa laser for the Women&#8217;s Hospital, Liverpool. The equipment will enable life-changing treatment for women suffering from uro-genital disorders following natural or surgical menopause.<\/p>\n<p>This very new Soroptimist has already been active. At the <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/2022\/05\/16\/soroptimists-agree-together-we-can\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 conference<\/a>, organised by SI South Lancashire Region, Abby stepped in when a speaker had to pull out of the programme.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5910\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5910\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/files\/2022\/05\/President-Margaret-with-Jill-Boggan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5910\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/files\/2022\/05\/President-Margaret-with-Jill-Boggan-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/files\/2022\/05\/President-Margaret-with-Jill-Boggan-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/files\/2022\/05\/President-Margaret-with-Jill-Boggan.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/files\/2022\/05\/President-Margaret-with-Jill-Boggan-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5910\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President Margaret with Jill Boggan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>President Margaret also had the pleasure of congratulating Jill Boggan on her momentous <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/2022\/04\/27\/soroptimists-support-ukraine\/\">drive to Ukraine<\/a>. Jill and her co-driver were the &#8216;Girl Power&#8217; team, setting an example that several other women are due to follow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Margaret Davidson has welcomed a new Soroptimist to the Crosby club. 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