Club Programme Action lead Christine Corless updates us on the activity of our thriving and incredibly productive sewing bee whose impressive output has made a real and measurable difference to the lives of girls in Africa and Nepal.
On Unesco’s International Literacy Day – 8th September 2020 – it’s time to find out! When this international awareness day popped up in SI Lichfield and District Social Media Calendar, what else could we do than turn to our very own Author in Residence… SI Lichfield and District founder member Julia Pinner, whose book – “Gyorgy. A Teenage Hungarian Freedom Fighter’s Story” by Gyorgy Nadasdy and Julia Pinner, was published in September 2016.
SI Lichfield & District member Nichola Balmer, leads the Club’s Planet sub group. She’s also a trained volunteer ambassador for the Waste Savvy Staffs project and available as an online speaker. Here she muses on cling film (as you do…)
From time to time we ask the leads of our various sub groups to write a blog piece related to the work of their group – on any aspect of their choice. Here Domestic Abuse Sub Group Lead Pauline Shields reflects on the recent work of our club in the complex arena of Domestic Abuse.
On Sisters Day 2020 Lichfield Club Communications Lead Nancy Archer, muses on what “sisterhood” means for us as Soroptimists.
What is Human Trafficking? As part of our Club’s contribution to 2020’s UN Day of Observance – International Day Against Trafficking in Persons – Immediate Past President Karen Whitworth offers up her take on what is a broad and very complex subject, and one which negatively impacts on our society and day to day lives much more than we might realise…
What is a Soroptimist? The most frequently asked question we encounter is “What’s a Soroptimist?”. Well, of course there’s an “official” definition, but each Soroptimist is different. She brings something different to the party, and gets something different back from it. Here, Founder President of Lichfield & District Club Angela Reynolds, reflects on her long standing membership and offers up her thoughts on what it is to be a Soroptimist… We are Soroptimists. Women inspiring action, transforming lives. We are vibrant, dynamic and like-minded women, Working on global to local projects that help improve the lives of women and girls. The Latin origin of the word Soroptimist is “sister” and “best”. This has mutated into “the best for women”. It was first heard at the founding gathering of what were to become Soroptimists at Oakland, California in 1921. The first known use of the
