Programme of events for the Club’s 65th Year 2021-2022 and the Centenary of Soroptimist International
Club President Kate Belinis will chair the meetings
(All meetings are 7:15 for a 7:30 start when via Zoom)
MAY 2021
Monday 3rd May – Speaker Meeting 7:30PM – Josie O’Driscoll, CEO of GATE, Gypsy and Traveller Empowerment. GATE is a community led organisation, seeking to educate both Travelling communities and the wider population to live side by side in a diverse society. https://gateherts.org.uk/
Monday 17th May – Business Meeting 7:30PM
JUNE 2021
Monday 7th June – Speaker Meeting 7:30PM – Charanjit Kang, Barnardos Barnardo’s Fostering, South East | Barnardo’s (barnardos.org.uk)
Saturday 12th June – Regional Meeting/ Conference and Celebration of our Soroptimist Centenary by Zoom
Monday 21st June – Business Meeting 7:30PM
Monday 5th June – Speaker Meeting 7:30PM – Dr Sham Qayyum, University of Hertfordshire. Law Faculty. ‘Inter-sectional diversity’
JULY 2021
Monday 19th July – Business Meeting 7:30PM – Collection for Safer Places. https://www.saferplaces.co.uk/
SEPTEMBER 2021
Monday 6th September – Club Social
Monday 20th September – Business Meeting 7:30PM
OCTOBER 2021
Monday 4th October – Frugal Supper 7.00 for 7.30pm. Proceeds in aid of UNICEF
Monday 18th October – Business Meeting 7:30PM – Collection for The Living Room. https://www.livingroomherts.org/
NOVEMBER 2021
Monday 1st November – Speaker Meeting 7:30PM
Friday 12th November – 7.15pm for 7.45pm – Fundraising Quiz Night at Wodson Park, Ware. Proceeds in aid of Herts Equality Council http://hertsequality.org.uk/
Monday 15th November – Business Meeting 7:30PM
Saturday 20th November – 65th Anniversary Lunch
DECEMBER 2021
Monday 6th December – Christmas Party 7.00pm. Christmas Collection and Christmas presents for Safer Places. Raffle in aid of International President’s Charity: ‘Road to Equality’ https://www.soroptimistinternational.org/members-area/roadtoequality/
Saturday 11th December – Regional Meeting and Human Rights Day
Monday 20th December – Business Meeting 7:30PM
JANUARY 2022
Monday 3rd January – Speaker Meeting 7:30PM
Monday 17th January – Business Meeting 7:30PM
FEBRUARY 2022
Monday 7th February – Speaker Meeting 7:30PM
Monday 21st February – Business Meeting 7:30PM
MARCH 2022
Saturday 5th March – International Women’s Day Celebration event with Hertford Soroptimists, Bedwell Stevenage 15:00 – 17:00
Monday 7th March – Speaker Meeting 7:30PM
Saturday 12th March – Regional Meeting and International Women’s Day
Monday 21st March – Business Meeting 7:30PM. Collection for The Living Room.
Thursday 17th March – HDSG Refreshments at Calton Court, Sele.
Friday 25th March – ‘Wine into Water’. Fundraising for Water Aid. https://www.wateraid.org/uk/
April 2022
Monday 7th April – Speaker Meeting 7:30PM
Monday 18th April – Annual General Meeting 7:30 and Social (Bank Holiday)