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Spreading Peace and Soroptimist aims at Christmas Tree Festival

Spreading Peace and Soroptimist aims at Christmas Tree Festival

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Our hot air balloon Christmas tree which was the idea of Club member Jeanette  caused some consternation at the St Paul’s Christmas Tree Festival! The theme was Christmas around the World so we wanted to promote our aims and work. We work using the United Nations 5P’s – People, Planet, Partnerships, Prosperity and Peace so our balloon is travelling across the world with a message of Peace. We had fun making it as well!
What did Grange Soroptimists do with Masterchef Winner Irini Tzortzoglou to help “Growing Well”

What did Grange Soroptimists do with Masterchef Winner Irini Tzortzoglou to help “Growing Well”

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75 Soroptimists and guests from the North West Region enjoyed an inspiring talk by Irini Tzortzoglou Masterchef Winner 2019 on Saturday 16th November at Cartmel Village Hall. Proceeds from the event will go to Growing Well. This is a mental heath charity, organic farm and training centre near Kendal , supporting adults with mental health problems. https://www.growingwell.co.uk/ Irini talked about her Masterchef journey and the fun, friendship and hard work involved. It was great for Soroptimists to hear of the bond between the 3 female finalists and Irini observing that we can achieve so much, not just as women but as women of 60, as she won Masterchef at that age! The afternoon was rounded off with a marvellous afternoon tea and we have raised £415 for Growing Well. Several members then went  with Irini in December to present the cheque to Growing well The
What are Grange Soroptimists doing to help Period Poverty?

What are Grange Soroptimists doing to help Period Poverty?

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4 Club members visited Barrow women’s Centre to see the centre and deliver Sanitary products purchased with some of the proceeds from the afternoon tea in August. Period poverty is a major problem for women and girls on low incomes and those who attend Barrow Women’s Centre http://www.womenscommunitymatters.org/ can access sanitary items on site and to take home if necessary.

SIGBI Conference Bournemouth Oct 24-26th 2019

SIGBI Conference Bournemouth Oct 24-26th 2019

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Ten club members went to the SIGBI Conference in Bournemouth and were doubly proud as club member Rosemary Hoyle was installed as Regional President and Singing for Memory won the Federation Best Practice award in the Food Security and Healthcare category. Janice gave an excellent presentation on Singing for Memory to the Conference and really highlighted our project and demonstrated why we were chosen from at least 800 other projects!  Three members acted as stewards over the 3 days. A good time was had by all with excellent speakers, projects and fun including a visit to the Rocky Horror show and walks along the beach.

What are Grange Soroptimists doing to mark Anti Slavery Day on October 18th?

What are Grange Soroptimists doing to mark Anti Slavery Day on October 18th?

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Worldide there are an estimated 40 million slaves with 13,000 in the UK. Soroptimists are working to try and stamp out slavery, including  marching in Blackpool on 12th October to raise awareness, writing to our MP about the Modern Slavery ( Victim Support) Bill which has still not had its 2nd reading in the Commons. We have signed the petition asking for mandatory  licencing of Car Washes  . You can help https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/270114 If you want to find out about Modern Day Slavery see our page  Modern Day Slavery and Trafficking
What did Grange Soroptimists do to raise awareness of Modern Day Slavery?

What did Grange Soroptimists do to raise awareness of Modern Day Slavery?

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On Saturday 21st September Grange Soroptimists joined Soroptimists from Lancaster, Preston and Pendleside to march through Lancaster raising awareness of Modern Day Slavery. This was part of a Anti Slavery Roadshow organised by the Pan Lancashire Anti Slavery partnership. More people are held in slavery worldwide than at any time in human history and it is happenning in the UK. We must be aware and report our suspicions to the Modern slavery Helpline, Crimestoppers or the Police. For more information see Modern Day Slavery and Trafficking If you want further information about our club or would like to join Grange soroptimists CONTACT US
How did the Soroptimists turn Trash into Treasure on August 17th ?

How did the Soroptimists turn Trash into Treasure on August 17th ?

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Following the very successful Beach Clean 2 weeks ago and blessed with sunny but windy weather Grange Soroptimists were out on the Promenade talking with the public of all ages about plastic and with ideas of how to tackle the problem. There was a treaure hunt, educational stalls about plastics, packaging, recycling and of course creating an art work from plastic found at the beach clean.What are Grange Soroptimists doing to help the Environment? The Soroptimists are  most grateful to the following people who joined them for the afternoon: Hannah Barnes from Love my Beach  ( Morecambe Bay Partnership) who demonstrated issues with plastic in the Marine environment  https://lovemybeach.org/groups/morecambe-bay/ Cat Moffat from Cut the Wrap shop in Ulverston who showed ways to cut plastic usage in day to day life  https://www.cutthewrap.co.uk/ Jeni McConnell, Global Ecobricks trainer  showing how to make Ecobricks   https://www.ecobricks.org/ and Andrew

Afternoon Tea for Barrow Women’s Centre August 9th 2019

Afternoon Tea for Barrow Women’s Centre August 9th 2019

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A delicious afternoon tea was enjoyed on August 9th and raised £201 for Barrow Women’s Centre  http://www.womenscommunitymatters.org/ to tackle “Period Poverty” Some facts about Period Poverty https://www.freeperiods.org/mission 1 in 10 girls can’t afford to buy menstrual products according to Plan International UK. Over 137,000  children the UK have missed school because of period poverty. Menstrual products cost more than £18,000  in a women’s life (£13 every month).

What are Grange Soroptimists doing to help the Environment?

What are Grange Soroptimists doing to help the Environment?

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On August 3rd  Grange Soroptimists  with Hannah Barnes from  the Morecambe Bay Partnership   https://www.morecambebay.org.uk/ organised  a Beach clean and  were astounded that 50 people turned out  to pick up litter on Grange foreshore to improve the marine environment. 46.5 Kg of rubbish was collected in 2 hours!  This was a very appropriate project as July 27th - Aug 11th is National Marine week.  https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/get-involved/campaign/national-marine-week   The Soroptimists  will be on  the Promenade, Grange-over-Sands LA11 7DH between the two cafes on Saturday 17th August  2 - 4 pm for the "From Trash to Treasure"  event ( weather permitting)! This will use  some of the items collected to produce a work of art. ALL WELCOME especially children ( must be accompanied by an adult) For enquiries contact: 07814 207889 Come and find the treasure on the Grange promenade and collect your reward . Learn simple ways to
What did members do on their visit to Viareggio 19th – 23rd July 2019?

What did members do on their visit to Viareggio 19th – 23rd July 2019?

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9 members visited our friendship link club SI Viareggio Versilia in Italy, https://www.soroptimist.it/club/viareggio-versilia/attivita/ enjoying a busy time with social events and exchange of ideas about projects with our Italian  Soroptimist sisters. We heard about their award winning project to improve confidence and safety for blind and partially sighted women by teaching self defence. Viareggio member Sara was instrumental in developing this project. We visited the skyline plaque at the harbour  commissioned by Viareggio members and inspired by a similar plaque on Grange Promenade.   We were very moved by a visit to  a mural – binar10 commissioned by SI Viareggio to commemorate the terrible freight train explosion which killed 32 people in the vicinity of Viareggio station and left many more badly injured. Famous artists gave their services free and the Soroptimists helped with expenses. See the photos [new_royalslider id=”15″] We talked about our own