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Race for Life 2016

Kenilworth Soroptimists completed the Race for Life 2016 at Stoneleigh in 1 hour 1 minute, and thereby with the support of club members (and others) raised money for cancer research

Two Castles Run

Some intrepid Soroptimists from our club were out and about for the recent Two Castles Run. Well done to our two runners. We also provided seven Marshalls (who made £350 for our charities)

Lions Show Plant Sale

Thanks to the generosity of a local grower, we are able to sell good quality bedding plants at the Lions Grand Charity Show each year and raise funds for our charities.  This year we are supporting Friends of Sick Children in Malawi (FOSCIM) where funds

Life in Kenya

Our Guest Speaker at our June Business Meeting was Santosh Kundi from  S.I. Leamington who  gave us a flavour of life in Kenya today.  We looked at a film showing us the different lives of two schoolgirls, one living in Nairobi, and one living in

Coffee Morning for Ovarian Cancer

A well attended coffee morning recently raised the magnificent total of £241.35 for the Ovarian Cancer Charity. With an additional donation of £14.00 and an agreed rounding up, the Charity will receive £250.00. While enjoying a variety of home-made cakes and coffee, we were given

Forthcoming events

Open to All Peace festival, Leamington, 18th and 19th June. See us at the Purple Teardrop Campaign stand.   Social Events for Members Garden Party in aid of Look Good Feel Better on 23rd July. BBQ, salads & puds; wine & soft drinks. Raffle. Please

Celebrating the Queen’s 90th Birthday

Tea Party 14th May The sun shone pleasantly as club members and friends enjoyed a wonderful afternoon of entertainment and food at our 1940s tea party to celebrate HM The Queens 90th birthday! The afternoon was held at St Francis’ church hall in Kenilworth and

Membership Event

At the April dinner meeting, SI Kenilworth welcomed several guests who joined us for a membership event. The highlight of the evening was a talk by Professor Shaheen Ali, from the Law department of Warwick University, who gave us a fascinating talk on Women’s Rights.

News from SI Blantyre

We were told by members of SI Blantyre back in November at Conference that they were trying to get a second Soroptimist club started in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi.  Now Pricilla Matinga from SI Blantyre has sent us the exciting news that this club has been

Soroptimist appoint a new president for 2016-17

Tricia Weinbren became president of SI Kenilworth & District at the AGM on 14th  April 2016. The theme for Tricia’s year is ‘Women united in the 21st Century’.  In her inaugural speech, Tricia said “It is a tremendous honour to be the president this year