The Thought of an End to Violence Against Women and Girls With the colour orange representing hope for a violence-free future for women and girls, preparations began for an Orange Cafe to launch our 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence.
Paul Street, Project Manager for Safe and Sound, Colmore Business Improvement District #colmorebusinessimprovementdistrict provided much for us to think about at the November ’24 business meeting. He is a community safety expert coordinating highly practical projects within Colmore BID, to improve the working environment for those
At 11.00 am on Sunday 10th November, Kenilworth took two minutes to pause and remember. Standing at the War Memorial we could all read the names engraved there, of those local townspeople who lost their lives in war. Townspeople like us, and our neighbours. It
Our resourceful sister Sharon is presently in Madagascar. In the midst of her holiday preparations, she decided she couldn’t fly away from life here in Kenilworth without taking something to people who have so much less than we do. Here’s the message Sharon
Our four friends and Club members were awarded their long service certificates at October’s meeting – Ann Pitt and Trish Bennett for 25 years, Georgie Larson-Archer for 35 years and Anne Jones for 40 years. As Amanda Jones, our joint president, said, as she made
We’re feeling sad but oh so proud that one of our longest standing members, Betty Mash, has passed away. Tricia, with the help of one of Betty’s longest standing Soroptimist friends, Marion, has written this beautiful piece for her family If anyone was the definition
To support an amazing venture by the Lions! Kenilworth Soroptimists are very proud of the strong links we have with Kenilworth Lions. On several occasions they have matched our donations to the well-being fund we initiated for women at our local Refuge. They have helped
Almost Anywhere in the World! We’re an international organisation of women volunteers so you’ll find us at work in over 3000 clubs – from Krakow to Delhi, from Edinburgh to Johannesburg, from Colombia to Christchurch and all points in between! We all work to support
When it comes to Fundraising – we found two of the best runs in Warwickshire! Run Number 1 Race For Life, Stoneleigh, May 18th When Co-President Elaine asked for support in raising funds for Cancer Research UK, there was no shortage of members stepping up
Having two of them! Our Joint Presidents for 2024/25 Elaine Clarke and Amanda Jones were elected at our AGM in April. The start of a new Soroptimist year is always a chance to look back on what we’ve achieved. And looking
