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Our President’s charity this year is Sheffield Hospitals Dementia Appeal. This appeal is raising money to improve the hospital environment for patients with dementia by, for example, colour coding bed bays to stop people getting lost or replacing signs with pictures instead of words. We have been unable to hold our usual fundraising activities so some of our members decided to help our charity with individual fundraising initiatives. Three members planted indoor bulbs in pretty china bowls and teacups and  made christmas puddings and christmas cakes, which they sold to Club members. We also held a “Lovely Hands’ workshop, which proved a relaxing activity in the run-up to Christmas. The consultant leading the workshop donated 10% of the value of products sold to our charity. Altogether, these activities raised over £400 for our Charity – a great effort during a Tier 3 lockdown. It also

Friendship Link Meeting

Friendship Link Meeting

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This week we held our first virtual Friendship link meeting. Our Friendship Club is SI Sutton Coldfield. Each year we normally meet for a social meetings and we attend each others Charter events. However, this has not been possible in 2020. SI Sutton Coldfield President Jacqueline Bannister arranged a Zoom meeting. The meeting was attended by a total of eighteen members from the two clubs. President Jackie commented that we had reduced our carbon Footprint for this meeting to virtually zero! Bozenna Benton told us that SI Sutton Coldfield had held a meeting recently with their International Friendship links. Our two clubs exchanged news about their lockdown activities. We talked about our programme action projects and the social meetings we have held’ which have either been on Zoom or outside in socially distanced settings. SI Sutton Coldfield have been busy in lockdown helping SI Hallamshire

Coffee Morning

Coffee Morning

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We recently held a coffee morning at a member’s house to raise funds to purchase Starter Packs for YWHP. Three members of staff from WYHP supported us on the day. Excellent weather ensured that the event, which was well attended by members and friends, was a great success, raising over £380 pounds for YWHP.      

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Yorkshire President Jennie Levick, President Angela and two members of SI Hallamshire joined SI Dewsbury for their 75th Charter Lunch on the North York Moors Railway. We travelled in heritage coaches on the Moorlander train and were served a delicious three course Sunday lunch. Fun and fellowship accompanied by delicious food made for a memorable day.

Friendship Visit

Friendship Visit

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Members of SI Hallamshire travelled to the National Memorial Arboretum recently to meet members of SI Sutton Coldfield – our friendship link club. Excellent weather helped to ensure that members had an enjoyable day with fellowship and fun. Members visited the many memorials including the Soroptimist memorial. During the day Bozena Benton, President SI Sutton Coldfield, gave Angela Karck, President SI Hallamshire, a box of toiletries for inclusion in the welcome bags that we make for ‘The Young Women’s Housing Project’, which is our President’s charity this year. The YWHP provides therapeutic support for women and children who have been affected by sexual abuse.

Grant of Friendship Visit

Grant of Friendship Visit

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Natalia Kurhaluk SI Slupsk (Poland) started her three week visit to SI Yorkshire with members of SI Hallamshire. During her time in Sheffield she visited Sheffield city centre and Kelham Island. She also attended a lunch at a member’s house and enjoyed a pub meal at the Devonshire Arms, Beeley. We very much enjoyed hosting Natalia and learning more about the work of Soroptimists in Poland.

Donation to Roundabout

Donation to Roundabout

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Club President Angela Karck has presented a cheque for £2424.10 to Roundabout at a recent Social Evening. The cheque was received by Andrew Reardon, the Homeless Prevention Manager for Roundabout, who was accompanied by Vicky. This is the second year that SI Hallamshire has nominated Roundabout as the President’s Charity. Over the two years the Club has raised a total of £4393.40 for the charity, which provides shelter, support and life skills to young people in Sheffield.

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Yorkshire President Jennie, President Angela & club members presented 30 bags of toiletries to representatives from the ‘Young Women’s Housing Project’ in Sheffield at our recent meeting. SI Hallamshire have chosen this charity to support for 2017-2018. We will continue to provide practical help & fundraise for this unique charity throughout the year.

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Enid Blackburn received a long service certificate for forty five years service Soroptiminst International at our recent AGM. Enid was previously a member of Barnsley SI until it closed. She held the position of President on three occasions and was also Regional Council Representative & Programme Action Covenor.

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At our recent AGM Grace Woods was inducted as a member SI Hallamshire by President Angela. Since April 2015 our club has grown steadily in size, with a twenty five percent increase in numbers over this period.