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Wellbeing Evening 4th June 2019

Wellbeing Evening 4th June 2019

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Grange Soroptimists had a most  relaxing and enjoyable evening with taster sessions of yoga, circle dancing and relaxation with Cathy Lubelska, Helen Brooks and Tracey Fielding. This was part of our programme fitting in with Soroptimists in the UK  who are concentrating on Mental Health with their  SoroptimistsThinkOnIt campaign Some Shocking Statistics 29% of women have mental health issues compared with 17% of men. 30-60% of women with mental health problems have experienced domestic violence. 2/3 of dementia cases are women. 1 in 12 young women self-harm. 20% of women have PTSD compared to 8 % of men. 56% of young trafficked survivors have depression. Statistics from The Mental Health Foundation. This time it was our chance to improve our mental health after working to help others in the community Singing for Memory Team celebrate their 5th year If you would like information about joining

What are Grange Soroptimists doing on June 5th to mark World Environment Day?

What are Grange Soroptimists doing on June 5th to mark World Environment Day?

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Grange Soroptimists will be handing out leaflets in Grange, Ulverston and Barrow suggesting ten easy steps that we can all take in our daily lives to reduce our carbon footprint. A display will also be on show in Grange Library for one week from 1st to 8th June, along with copies of the leaflet. If you are interested in becoming a member or finding more about our club CONTACT US

What are Grange Soroptimists doing for Mental Health Awareness week ?

What are Grange Soroptimists doing for Mental Health Awareness week ?

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Mental Health Awareness week May 13-19th  https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mental-health-awareness-week will be  marked by Grange Soroptimists  supporting people living with dementia with one of our regular  weekly Singing for Memory sessions on 16th May. Soroptimists in the UK are concentrating on Mental Health with their  SoroptimistsThinkOnIt campaign.https://sigbi.org/members/2018/theme-for-2018-2019-think-on-it/ Grange Soroptimists have just  celebrated 5 years of working to provide support, stimulation and fun for people and their carers living with dementia Singing for Memory Team celebrate their 5th year For further informatiomn about our singing sessions see  Singing for Memory If you want more information about becoming a member CONTACT US

Grange Soroptimists celebrate 65 years of Soroptimism

Grange Soroptimists celebrate 65 years of Soroptimism

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Club members enjoyed a glass of prosecco and celebration cake at the AGM  on 7th May 2019 marking 65 years of the club working to improve the lives of women and girls worldwide. There was fun and friendship and also a quiet minute to reflect on all the projects the club has done over the years. The current main ones are below Work on the Sensory Garden Singing for Memory How are Grange Soroptimists helping Barrow Women’s Centre? Supporting our local midwife in her quest to end Female Genital Multilation Candles were lit for Soroptimist International, Soroptimist imnternational Great Britain and Ireland and finally SI Grange – over – Sands I If

Singing for Memory Team celebrate their 5th year

Singing for Memory Team celebrate their 5th year

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Grange Soroptimists are proud to celebrate 5 years of organising and providing structured singing sessions at Singing for Memory for people and their carers living with dementia. Janice and her team of volunteers (mostly Grange Soroptimists) have clocked up an amazing 3,330 volunteer hours and provided stimulation, fun and support to 88 different people living with dementia, with a total of 2,554 attendances at the weekly sessions! The volunteers have fun and get great satisfaction participating in such a worthwhile project. If you want to know  more see our Singing for Memory page Singing for Memory If you would like to find out more about the club and becoming a member CONTACT US

How did Grange Soroptimists help in the fight against world hunger?

How did Grange Soroptimists help in the fight against world hunger?

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11 Club members packed meals for the Rise Against Hunger event  held on April 13th at Cartmel Priory School. Rise against Hunger https://www.riseagainsthunger.org/ helps to improve nuttrition worldwide including meals for school children in Africa to improve school enrollment, empowering women farmers and  providing food to disaster areas. Women and children are particularly affected  in disaster areas. Soroptimists are committed to improving the lives of women and girls worldwide so this was an ideal project  for us. We were grateful to Rotary for organising the event. If you would like to join us or know more about our work CONTACT US   Rise Against Hunger is a charity which aims to provide sustainable food solutions to those unable to do so for themselves. In many parts of the developing world, agriculture is a skill that is either lost or has never been developed.  RAH provides

What did Club Members learn about Days for Girls?

What did Club Members learn about Days for Girls?

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On March 5th Juliet Burd and Kathy Haughton from CRMI which works in partnership with Days for Girls in Uganda talked about their work  and the  reusable sanitary wear they distribute to girls so they can attend school full time instead of missing one week every month.  https://www.daysforgirls.org/ Several club members are already involved making the kits which consist of pants, reusable pads with  a plastic liner within the layers and a bag to carry the items. The kits last  approximately 3 years. If you are interested in finding out more about our club activities see  WELCOME TO OUR CLUB   I    

Swimathon for ShelterBox 9th March 2019

Swimathon for ShelterBox 9th March 2019

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Grange Soroptimists  swam in the 2019 Swimathon in Kendal, swimming 102 lengths in 55 minutes and raising £503  for ShelterBox, which provides relief for victims of disasters. Club members have swum in the Swimathon for over 25 years and for ShelterBox since 2009 supplying over 10 ShelterBoxes which have been deployed all over the world including Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Japan. Women and girls tend to be most affected in disaster areas. .https://www.shelterbox.org/ The team members enjoyed a delicious meal afterwards at the home of club member Sheila. If you would like to find out more contact Grange Soroptimists WELCOME TO OUR CLUB Well deserved supper afterwards