Soroptimists are a SOCIAL group for WOMEN with a SOCIAL CONSCIENCE
A very warm welcome to our Club. We’re a friendly group of women with a wide range of backgrounds. We come in all shapes and sizes! However we all care about issues that affect women and children.
We are all incredibly proud to have received a certificate from Soroptimist International for our women’s health project, “Your Menopause Matters” that was delivered by Deborah Thomas and Dr Rebecca Jacques. This is the first time our work has been recognised internationally.
Back to Business in September
Very good to meet these three Girl Guides from Kenilworth on their return from the Rome to Home Challenge.
Kenilworth Soroptimists sponsored their trip and after meeting them, we’re so glad we gave them a helping hand. The girls spoke enthusiasticly about what they had gained from the experience and knew they had grown in confidence and had developed valuable skills. It was all carried out within a framework of adult support and care but nonetheless required the girls to use their initiative and act independently.
Well done girls!
In September also we were pleased to welcome Sarah Jane McGarry to speak to us about ADHD and Autism.
The Autism & ADHD Advocates CIC | Free Family Support & Psychoeducation
So what’s all this about, Sharon?
This is an ambulance heading to Ukraine.
It’s not the first ambulance delivery to Ukraine. It’s not the first ambulance run from Kenilworth but it is the first driven by Soroptimist Sharon.
She had the ambulance for her birthday from her husband LIon Dave.
Her What’sApp started thus
“Some of you may already know this but Dave has bought me an ambulance for my 70th birthday. We will be driving it to the Polish/ Ukraine border ………. filled with medical supplies.”
What is more, Sharon’s hand luggage will be warm gloves, hats and scarves.
We are going to contribute as much as we can to help with this.
We are just knocked out by this – more than words can say Sharon.
You all turned out for us at the Lions Grand Show!
Thank you Kenilworth, as always!
Look below to see where your generous support has gone to.
Blooming marvellous!
Clothing Coventry
What an inspiration our speakers were at June’s Business Meeting.
James Moffat and Katie Wilson joined us from Clothing Coventry. They described the need in our neighbouring city and Katie spoke strongly of her hate of waste and overconsumption that lead her to start Clothing Coventry. This charity works from three warehouses giving clothes to those who need them free of charge. They monitor and control the number of visits any one person can make but basically have no trouble sourcing huge amounts of unwanted used clothing and the challenge is to get it to those people who need it most.
We are proud to be supporting this charity with the proceeds of the Lions Show Soroptimist Plant Stall.
What a weekend! No sooner had we finished selling plants, than we were off to marshall at the Two Castles Run.
(And then we had a party.)
Is it too soon to talk
about the Kenilworth Advent Calendar?
Work has started on this new project for SI Kenilworth and District. Kenilworth Rotary Club have made the extremely difficult decision to draw their activities to a close but have generously provided a wonderful opportunity for us to take on their Advent Calendar project. No easy task and some act to follow.
Thank you Kenilworth Rotarians!
We are absolutely confident that the community in Kenilworth will continue to support this endeavour and we’re ready to give it all we’ve got!
Kenilworth Advent Calendar Update!!
On one of the hottest days of the year let’s think ahead to Christmas ’26 and the Kenilworth Advent Calendar.
The charities we will be proud to support this year will be
Myton Hospice
Refuge
Compassionate Kenilworth
Kenilworth Centre
Talisman Youth Theatre
Priory Youth Theatre
#supportcommunity #supportingwomenandgirls #supportlocal #mytonhospice #compassionatekenilworth #TalismanTheatre #priorytheatre #KenilworthCentre
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For the programme of projects so far planned for this year, click on
Programme Action Club Activities
on the righthand side of this page