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A birthday celebration

A birthday celebration

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SI Kenilworth and District celebrated the 90th birthday of one of its members, Yvonne, at our February meeting. We gave her a card made especially for her by one of our members and we each enjoyed a piece of her birthday cake. We all happily joined in singing Happy Birthday to her.  

SI Kenilworth Literary Event

SI Kenilworth Literary Event

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SI Kenilworth and District is proud to present a literary event on Saturday 29th April at 1.30 featuring a talk by Caroline Lea followed by afternoon tea. Caroline is the author of “When the Sky Fell Apart” which has been long-listed for the Waverton Good Read Award. Venue: St Francis of Assisi Church Hall, Kenilworth Tickets: £15 available from Kenilworth Books For more information: Literary event poster    

Christmas Dinner 2016

Christmas Dinner 2016

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Kenilworth Soroptimists celebrated Christmas at their December dinner recently together with a good number of husbands and partners present to join in the fun. The Holiday Inn did us proud with beautifully decorated tables, crackers with the usual dreadful jokes and mulled wine to put us in the Christmas mood as we enjoyed a Christmas meal. Afterwards members entertained us with poetry, a couple of stories about Children’s nativity plays (both had us in fits of laughter!) and seasonal quotes.  

Soroptimist Christmas Fair 2016

Soroptimist Christmas Fair 2016

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SI Kenilworth & District held a Christmas Coffee Morning on 26th November to raise funds for the charity Friends of Sick Children in Malawi.    Members and their friends and neighbours were in a festive mood as they browsed the stalls, whilst enjoying a cup of coffee or tea and a biscuit.  There was a chance to try your luck at the Tombola, Treasure Hunt, Guess the Sweets in a Jar and Guess the Name of the Teddy stalls. Talented members had been busy making and baking and there was plenty of opportunity for Christmas shopping, with handicrafts, baked goods, greetings cards, jams & chutneys, wooden Christmas tree decorations and poinsettias & cyclamen on offer. The final amount raised during the morning is yet to be confirmed but will be in excess of £950.   This will be used to fund a third nurse to

Christmas Tree Competition

Christmas Tree Competition

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Kenilworth Soroptimists have been busy decorating a Christmas tree for a competition in St Nicholas’s church (Kenilworth). All the trees can be seen from Thursday 1st December, Friday 10 – 8 pm, Saturday 10 – 4.30 and Sunday 11- 3.30. You can vote for your favourite (from 4.30 today – Thursday). Of course, we would like you to vote for our tree!

International Night

International Night

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At our dinner on the 24th November, Soroptimists of SI Kenilworth and District celebrated Soroptimist International Day with a Dutch themed dinner. A short ceremony beforehand saw members lighting candles to celebrate our friendship links with other clubs, both in the UK and further afield. Afterwards we were entertained with brief talks about Holland and a “Dutch song” (see below!)