Sheelagh Bowers, Catherine Giblin, Orla Gilroy, Margaret Geraghty and Anne in The Howth Yacht Club, 25th April in Aid of Daisy House.
6 members of SI Dublin attended the North South Conference at the Europa Hotel Belfast jointly hosted by Presidents Margaret Geraghty and Karen Elliott.The conference had energising and inspiring speakers including Mary-Clare Deane the 1st female CEO of the Royal Opera House Belfast. Other speakers included Billy Dickson and Jim Gamble. The conference was a great gathering of Soroptimists and all enjoyed a wonderful weekend. We were delighted to get the opportunity to hear Rebecca Ross winner of ROI Public Speaking Final and Northern Ireland’s winner Hannah Martin.
Well done to all the Soroptimists who took part in the marathon on Monday in aid of the White Ribbon Ireland campaign.
Anne Nugent was a role model for Soroptimists worldwide, One of the longest standing members of the Soroptimist International of Dublin Club, she was dedicated to the ideals of Soroptimism and lived a very full life which embraced these ideals. She believed in attending Soroptimist Conferences worldwide in order to keep abreast of developments within the Organisation. Her many travels included Italy, Turkey, Australia, Austria , France, Belgium, Canada and Japan including many conferences held in the UK. Over the years, she was always open to welcoming new members to the club and was well respected and liked by all members. She will be sadly missed by all. She passed away 20th March 2015, aged 99.
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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.
