{"id":290,"date":"2016-03-23T12:10:18","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T11:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/durham\/?page_id=290"},"modified":"2024-04-03T11:29:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T10:29:28","slug":"welcome-to-si-durham","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/durham\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to SI Durham"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are Durham Soroptimists<\/h2>\n

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We welcome all women who care about other women and girls near and far. Come and support others, make friends and have fun at the same time!\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

LATEST NEWS – Visit our Events<\/a> and Programme Action<\/a> pages or click the link to find out more.<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

16 Days of Activism – 25th November – 10th December<\/span><\/p>\n

Stop Violence Against Women and Girls<\/span><\/p>\n

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sid 16 daysV2<\/a><\/p>\n

Collection for Feeding Families – <\/span><\/strong>focus for November 2022<\/span><\/p>\n

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Members reached out to their neighbours, friends, clubs to collect much needed items to support families in need.<\/span><\/p>\n

More than 70 bags have been collected – Well done and thank you to all who have supported Feeding Families<\/span><\/p>\n

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Inter Club Dinner with Guest Speaker Gerry Hendry – Women in Prisons?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday 3rd October 2022<\/span><\/p>\n

Proceeds to go to “Just for Women.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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Relay Sponsored Walk for Team Kenya<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

1st October 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A Just Giving page has been set up and so far nearly \u00a3700 has been raised to support this charity for women and girls.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Read more about this charity and our walk<\/span><\/p>\n

Supporting Victims of Domestic Abuse – Durham Police Appeal – September 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

See letter of thanks from Harbour Services<\/span><\/p>\n

Litter Picking along the River Wear – 16th July 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Presentation Of Memorial Rose Bush\u00a0 to Wear Valley Refuge to commemorate Sarah Everard.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Jubilee and Charter Dinner – 10th June 2022\u00a0<\/span><\/strong> with guest speaker Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Durham\u00a0 Sue Snowdon.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jubilee Service at Durham Cathedral – 2nd June 2022<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Report\u00a0 from the day 2nd June<\/span><\/h2>\n

International Women’s Day<\/h2>\n

Tuesday 8th March<\/h3>\n

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International Women’s Day Event at Bishop Auckland Town hall – 8th March 2022<\/h3>\n

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Celebrating 100 years of Soroptimism<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Soroptimist International was formed 100 years ago and so we celebrated our centenary at a garden party<\/a> when we baked over a 100 cup cakes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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We also collected \u00a3100 in silver coins on our Silver Line!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Walked 100 km for Endometriosis UK<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Supporting Trafficked Women.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Joy Allen the Police and Crime Commissioner<\/strong> received 2 New Start Bags containing all that a trafficked woman might need, including clothing, cosmetics and personal hygiene items – even hair slides are tucked in!<\/span><\/h3>\n

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Ongoing projects<\/h2>\n

Making crisp packet blankets for the homeless<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Activism Against Gender Based Violence<\/a> 24th November 2021<\/h3>\n

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Collecting items for a local women’s refuge<\/h3>\n

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Supporting our planet by recycling planting trees provided by Woodland Trust as part of The Queens Jubilee Canopy Project.<\/h3>\n

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Litter Picking – Surfers Against Sewage<\/h3>\n

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Collecting used bras for “Supporting Breast Cancer”<\/h3>\n

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Advocacy and Action on Social Issues<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Raising awareness of local, national and international issues related to women and children.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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