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Christmas Pamper Bag Project Under Way

Christmas Pamper Bag Project Under Way

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Our annual collection of items for our 2025 Christmas Pamper Bag Project is underway! Last year we completed 97 bags which we donated to a number of refuges locally. Domestic violence disproportionately affects women. The provision of Christmas Pamper bags to the women living in refuges is one of the projects we decided to undertake to support women recovering from their experience of fleeing domestic violence & to let them know that there are people who care about them. If you would like to help and donate item/s please see the attached link of suggested items and where you can drop them off 2025 Pamper Bag List.    

Gender Equality & Diversity – Gender Impact Assessments (GIA)

Gender Equality & Diversity – Gender Impact Assessments (GIA)

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Soroptimists are calling on all governments, local, national and devolved, for a systematic                                                                                             mandatory approach to gender impact assets as part of every policy decision. Soroptimists are always looking for ways to improve equality. Current legislative and policy frameworks go some way but they don’t go far enough and the UN says that no country has achieved, or is anywhere close to achieving, gender equality. Which is why we are addressing the issue with a call for a mandatory and consistent approach to gender equality assessment.   Click here to view and download a full copy of the the position

Volunteering – Marshalling for Sutton Coldfield Annual Fun Run

Volunteering – Marshalling for Sutton Coldfield Annual Fun Run

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The 1st June 2025 saw the Annual 10k Sutton Coldfield fun run take place.   Once again Ellie was contacted by the organisers to see if she could russell up some volunteers.  With 9 SI Lichfield & District ladies volunteering who brought along along family and friends to assist, we had group of 18 (incl 2 soroptimen), who gave up their Sunday morning to marshal. Once the important H&S brief was given we were sent on our way to our allocated spots, where we would ensure the runners were kept safe from residents attempting to leave their homes during the run, as well as the most important part of encouraging them on their way! What a fantastic day we had, the sun shone, the residents came out in full force to support and the runners “mostly” had a smile on their face.   Another successful event ~

27th Charter Lunch was a success!

27th Charter Lunch was a success!

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    Celebrating 27 years as a Club       This year we opted to hold a lunch at Darnford Golf Club where 19 Club members were joined by family, friends and sister club members for a wonderful 3 course lunch and drinks.  With glorious weather old friendships resumed along with new friendships forged.       Our speaker was Julia Doherty who gave an inspiration talk on her personal journey which took her on an adventure ~ walking the Pacific Coast Highway and her reasons into why she is raising money for the charity Give Us a Shout  Give us a Shout . As a club we decided to hold a raffle to raise money for the Give us A Shout charity and we were delighted to raise an amazing £285.  Thank  you  to  everyone who  bought  a ticket.        

The Scandal of Specialist Domestic Abuse Courts in England

The Scandal of Specialist Domestic Abuse Courts in England

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As part of an England-wide study, Lichfield & District Soroptimists, members of the global women’s volunteer organisation, are calling on their local MPs to press the Secretary of State for Justice to take urgent action to protect victims of domestic abuse seeking justice and to ensure that Specialist Domestic Abuse Courts (SDAC) do not add to their trauma.