The Midland Chase Regional meeting was held in Lichfield and hosted by Lichfield & District Club on Saturday 7th December 2019. A silent march through the city centre was organised as part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence.
On The Day of the Girl Child 2019 (Friday 11th October), a cohort of Year 8 & 9 girls from five of Staffordshire’s Secondary Schools took part in a STEM careers educational event organised by Soroptimist International of Lichfield and District, in partnership with Entrust and held at South Staffordshire College’s Rodbaston Campus. The event was very generously sponsored by Perkins Engines.
Late October saw 8 members of SI Lichfield & District board a train to Bournemouth to the ‘Think on It’ SIGBI conference. Two were conference ‘virgins’ who wondered what it was all going to be about – little did they know how inspiring it would be as well as being full of laughter, high drama and finding out a lot more about each other.
In autumn 2019 Lichfield & District Club held an awareness raising session run by West Midlands Police on ‘Healthy Relationships & Keeping Safe’ for 20 boys aged 16-18, at Lichfield Football Academy.
In September, Soroptimist International Lichfield and District Club, utilised the positive power of plants and nature, to show their support for victims of Domestic Abuse by providing large garden planters at the Women’s Refuge in Lichfield.
The phrase, “have bag – will travel” suggests you have the tools to do a job and are willing to travel to get a good job done. This summarises the ethos of the ladies of Soroptimist, Lichfield and District Club this year, as they celebrate the 21 st Charter Anniversary.
From 2018 – July 2019 Soroptimist International of Lichfield and District worked in partnership with Staffordshire Police on the “Driving Change” project to provide 150 safeguarding packs for distribution to local driving instructors by their then Partnership Manager, SI Lichfield & District Vice President, Marisha Place…
On Friday 26th April, Soroptimist Lichfield and District Club held a ‘Mental Health Coffee Morning’ to promote mental health awareness at Spires Care Home with a very special guest; comedian and author of “The Power of Knowing You”, Sheila McMahon.
On 11th March 2019 we were lucky to be visited by Gillie Nicholls, founder of the charity Les Amis Burkina Faso. Les Amis is a charity which particularly supports women. The lives of women in Africa can be extremely difficult, but particularly so for those who have given birth to a disabled child. This can often lead to the woman and her disabled child being abandoned.
As part of its Friendship Link Weekend 2018 SI Lichfield and District presented a Domestic Abuse workshop with high profile speakers and to invite other Soroptimists as well as partner/potential partner organisations.
