{"id":7852,"date":"2026-01-27T15:27:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/?p=7852"},"modified":"2026-02-17T00:14:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T23:14:51","slug":"soroptimist-welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/2026\/01\/27\/soroptimist-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Soroptimist Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Crosby\u2019s Soroptimists have another new member in their club.<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7854\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7854\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/files\/2026\/01\/2026-01-Soroptimist-President-Pat-with-Anu-Shotri-and-Yvonne-Atkinson.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7854 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/files\/2026\/01\/2026-01-Soroptimist-President-Pat-with-Anu-Shotri-and-Yvonne-Atkinson-300x222.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/files\/2026\/01\/2026-01-Soroptimist-President-Pat-with-Anu-Shotri-and-Yvonne-Atkinson-300x222.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/files\/2026\/01\/2026-01-Soroptimist-President-Pat-with-Anu-Shotri-and-Yvonne-Atkinson.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">l-r Yvonne Atkinson, Anu Shrotri, President Pat Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>President Pat Williams was delighted to enrol Anu Shrotri and welcome her to the worldwide \u2018family\u2019 of Soroptimist International.<\/p>\n<p>Anu is no stranger to the club, having been a <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/2025\/03\/14\/breast-screen-best-screen\/\">guest speaker<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n<p>Members know her as the Director of Breast Screening and Consultant Breast Oncoplastic Surgeon at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. However, at her enrolment, Anu also mentioned that &#8211; away from work &#8211; she is pursuing an interest in meditation and yoga.<\/p>\n<p>Anu\u2019s mentor is longstanding Soroptimist Yvonne Atkinson who is helping her settle into club activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crosby\u2019s Soroptimists have another new member in their club. 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