Catherine GIblin President SI Dublin presents a donation of €155 to Jeremy Pelczer Chairman of Water Aid. Club members raised money through putting coins in a jar every time they turned on a tap or used water on UN World Water Day 22nd March.
Soroptimist International hosted “Present But Invisible”overcoming discrimination against women and girls with examples of how community based advocacy work can bring about effective change. Nisha Gosh gave testimony on being the victim of domestic violence. Catherine Giblin on Mental health issues and suicide prevention. Naina Shah on forced marriages and honour killing and Chinwa Mbah on widows in Nigeria.
Our club President Catherine Giblin is travelling to the UN CSW59 in New York today with a full delegation from SIGBI and the other 3 Federations of Soroptimist International. Follow Catherine on Twitter Cath_Giblin
Congratulations to our finalist Rebecca Ross from Castleknock Community College who won today representing SI Dublin in Bray.
The Soroptimist International of Dublin Club joined many others in a candlelit vigil to commemorate the terroritst attack on the Army Public School in Pesawar. On 16 December 2014, 9 gunmen affiliated with the Tehrik-i-Taliban (TTP) killed 145 people, including 132 schoolchildren, all boys ranging in age between eight and eighteen years of age. Mourning of killing of innocent school children in Peshawar incident continues in the capital as citizens, representatives of civil society, human rights organizations, teachers, students, traders, and politicians continue ti hold candle lit vigils, protests and offering funeral prayers
Well done to all participants representing 7 Dublin schools at our Public Speaking competition on Saturday at the Oak Room at the Mansion House. We had 2 winners Rebecca Ross representing Castleknock Community College and Erica Fenner representing Notre Dame, Churchtown. The runner up is Aisling Ruigrok of St Joseph’s of Cluny, Killiney. We were honoured to have Dublin Lord Mayor Councillor Christy Burke drop in to wish all the girls well. The winners will participate in the Regional Final in Athlone on the 8th February.
SI Dublin presented The Irish Girl Guides their new defibrillator today. 10 members of Irish Girl Guides National Office staff and one of the principle volunteers in the organisation received 3 hours training this morning on CPR for both adults & children and the use of an AED (automated external defibrillator from Irish Heart Foundation Trainer Brigid Sinnott. The defibrillator was presented to Linda Peters, CEO Irish Girl Guides by SI Dublin member Anne Harrington.
Great night in Catherine’s house for our 1st meeting after our summer break. Thank you Catherine for the wonderful evening.
Women’s Mini Marathon 2014 fundraiser in aid of Sherrard House raised €1045. It will go towards their new games room for the girls. Cheque presented by President Catherine Giblin and Margaret Murray to Denise and Mags who work with the girls.
