Along with a number of other local Soroptimist clubs, SI Glasgow City, took part in the recent What Women Do event located at The Lighthouse in Glasgow city centre on the 16th of September. This event was a great opportunity to reach out to shoppers on a Saturday and tell them about the skills, professions and jobs practiced by women today in their every day working lives. It was also a perfect time to display information on the many programme action events our clubs are involved with and to get the word out about Soroptimism. Along with a number of stalls focused on science, blacksmithing, arts, literature and charity work, SI Glasgow’s President Madeleine displayed items showing What Women Did which was a hit as she shared stories behind the mysterious implements and garments on show.

The Club’s summer outing on Saturday 1st July started with a self-guided walk from Bridge of Weir town centre to Quarriers Village by one group of members and a self-guided walk around Quarriers Village by another group. All members then enjoyed a delicious afternoon tea at the Three Sisters Bake Cafe in Quarriers Village which was a great venue for a friendly chat and is highly recommended. From the feed-back received, the outing was most enjoyable and a fitting end to a busy but successful year for S.I. Glasgow City. The photographs below show Club members about to be served the afternoon tea at the Three Sisters Bake Cafe:

At the recent Annual General Meeting, outgoing President Gwen passed over the President’s chain of office to new President Madeleine for 2017/18. Following the presentation, President Madeleine received agreement from the Club Members for her chosen charity of Mercy Ships for the Club’s fundraising activities during the next year.

A joint awareness campaign was organized by SI Paisley and SI Glasgow City at Braehead Shopping Centre during May which is the Soroptimist Membership month. Members talked with lots of women, gaining contact details and it is hoped that those women may visit a club meeting in the future.

At the club’s recent AGM, President Gwen presented long service certificates to five members of Soroptimist International Glasgow City each of whom had 40 or more years of Soroptimist service. The members had accrued a total of 211 years of service to Soroptimist International.

President Gwen and 9 members attended SI Paisley’s annual charter dinner this week. A lovely friendly evening, which culminated with a superb speaker! Amal Azzudin is a campaigner for human rights and social justice in Scotland and works for the Mental Health Foundation taking responsibility for the development and delivery of new and innovative work with asylum seekers and refugees. Amal and her family arrived in Glasgow as refugees 17 years ago and she attended Drumchapel High School. Along with six other pupils Amal is also known as one of the 21st century ‘Glasgow Girls’ who campaigned against dawn raids, detention and deportation of asylum seekers in Glasgow. Amal continues to give her personal time in supporting refugees and discussed her recent travel to Greece to assist refugees arriving by sea in small boats. She gave an emotional account of the refugees’ harrowing experiences as they