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Burns Night Celebration Jan 25th 2019 for Springfield Women’s Refuge

Burns Night Celebration Jan 25th 2019 for Springfield Women’s Refuge

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Grange Soroptimists and guests  totalling 60 people came together to celebrate Burns Night at Cartmel Village Hall and raised a fantastic sum of £586.30 for Springfield Women’s  refuge in Kendal. The haggis was  expertly piped in by Mervyn Hamilton and Stan Robinson addressed  the haggis .  Everyone enjoyed the food and the speeches. Lesley Smyth did the Immortal memory, Alastair Allan the toast to the lassies and Cathy Lubelska replied with a witty poem. The evening was rounded off with singing lead by Dot Davies with Barry Sharkey providing expert piano accompaniment, then we had  a quick dance and Auld Lang Syne. Many members worked hard to make it all happen and the club was grateful for the support from fellow Soroptimists , friends and family! Photos of some of the items purchased by Springfield are at the end of the post. Springfield supports women

Raising Awareness about Modern Day Slavery Nov 24 2018 Preston

Raising Awareness about Modern Day Slavery Nov 24 2018 Preston

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Club members joined with members from the North west region to raise awareness about Modern Day slavery by marching through Preston town centre. Members also visited the  box depicting the conditions and experiences of  Trafficked people. Club members are mounting a display in Grange library from 3-7 December to raise awareness about Trafficking and Slavery.