SI Lichfield (UK) and Kaarst (Germany) joined forces for a fundraising weekend at the Kaarst-Total Festival 31st August – 1st September.
As the clubs had already exchanged social visits with each other, this trip also had a practical side: to raise money for a girls’ school in Kabul, Afghanistan. The funds raised contribute to the running of a homework club at the school to enable and assist the girls to complete their schoolwork. One of the Soroptimists from Kaarst has worked at the school and travels there each year to review progress.
10 Lichfield Soroptimists travelled to Kaarst in Germany and were met by their hosts at Dusseldorf Airport. After refreshments, they attended a civic reception by the Mayor of Kaarst, Franz-Josef Moorman who welcomed them and gave a potted history of Kaarst past and present.
Included in their fundraising activities was Ping Pong Tombola, a family favourite the club undertake annually at the Lichfield Festival Market. The weekend was a huge success with Lichfield Soroptimists raising over £450 for this worthy cause.