Emma Sebire   New President’s Address   AGM 23rd April 2024   I feel honoured and lucky to be at the helm of Guernsey Soroptimists for this coming year.   Cathy has, of course, done a fabulous job this last year and I’ m sure you would all like to join me in thanking her for her tireless work and leadership …. we all appreciate it! She surely is a tough act to follow but I will do my best to ensure that Soroptimists International Guernsey continues to thrive and grow this year.   I have been told a number of times that my year as President will go by in a flash! In that time I am hoping to introduce some new initiatives that I hope will be positively received.   I know that many of us (myself included) find change difficult but as George  C

    In February we welcomed two new members. The photos show Shirley introducing Karen and Doreen intoducing Jenny.  

We took part in the Christmas  tree festival in the town church.   The tree was decorated in orange to rasie awareness of our Orange the World campaign. We had our new leaflets available to take away.   We enjoyed  Christmas Dinner with a secret santa, seasonal quizes and some carol singing.    

The Charities Fayre         We had a table at the Charities Fayre and sold Christmas cakes and other seasonal offerings.   Orange the World. The day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women – 25th November saw us raisinf awareness fo the need to stop Gender Based Violence. See more information on this by looking under our ongoing projects.

October has been an busy month, We went to Les Cache and harvested the lavender. To read more about this project please look at our page called ongoing projects.

GUERNSEY TOGETHER MURAL IS NOW FINISHED SI Guernsey is proud to announce our sponsorship of the painting of a mural in the market arches. The painting represents the Island’s experience of 2020, and the coming together of the community during the COVID 19 pandemic. … The original digital image has been created by Tom Rowe of Carve Creative. the painters are Tom, Nina Thomson and Ned Meinke. We wish to thank Bailiwick Estates, who have generously given huge support in allowing us to paint the mural on their arch.