Join Soroptimist International London Chilterns Region on Saturday 15 June for a face-to-face Region Conference from 10am to 3.30pm – hosted by SI Milton Keynes, on behalf of SILC President Kate Belinis. The event will continue with President Kate’s theme of “Celebrating Inspirational Women”.
We are excited to present our headline speaker, Kurshida Mirza BEM, High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire www.highsheriffofbuckinghamshire.com (pictured here in her uniform). Kurshida is the first British Muslim woman of Asian heritage to take on this Office. Kurshida is informed by and rooted in her core Islamic values of Peace, Justice, and Love for humanity, and her Interfaith work. Inspired by her mother who always put the needs of others before her own giving voice to many women when they had no one to turn to, Kurshida is focused on creating opportunities to further inclusivity. In her year of Office her plans include prioritising activities, interventions and visits to charities and organisations that work with diverse communities to tackle social exclusion, strengthen communities and create partnerships.
We are trying something new this year, and will have hybrid capability for those who need to join on Zoom. It is an experiment so please bear with us. You will be able to sign in for the morning or afternoon, or just part of the meeting at no charge. Please see the outline agenda below.
Booking: the full day including lunch and refreshments will be £20. All bookings are by Eventbrite and you will be asked for your dietary requirements. You will have the option on Eventbrite to book to join by Zoom at no charge.
Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/soroptimist-international-london-chilterns-june-conference-tickets-879605994207
The closing date for bookings is Friday 7 June latest.
There is an outline agenda below and the detailed agenda will be sent with confirmation a few days before the event.
We also have two really interesting Soroptimist speakers:
Dishi Attwood – the inspirational Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI) Director of Membership and Development. Dishi is always a joy to hear – she is full of ideas, energy and enthusiasm. If she was a stick of rock she would have SOROPTIMIST written right the way through her!
Ameeta Sabharwal – member of SI St Albans and District Club and a Trustee of The Diamond Education Grant. (DEG) – https://sigbi.org/what-we-do/our-charities/deg/
This charitable body was set up in 1972 by SIGBI to provide grants to assist women to update their skills after employment breaks or to acquire new skills to improve their opportunities for employment and promotion.
Ameeta will be explaining how members can support this work, both practically and financially and how the grant aims to change women’s lives. Plus, there is a fun quiz to test your knowledge at the end!
Outline Agenda for the Full Day:
10am Coffee and networking
10.30am – 12.30pm – Speaker, a little Soroptimist business and news about some wonderful projects from Soroptimist Clubs in the Region.
12.30pm -1.30pm – Light Lunch and an opportunity for networking
1.30pm-3pm – Speakers Dishi Attwood and Ameeta Sabharwal – see above. Conference wrap up with President Kate.
3pm-3.30pm – Refreshments and farewells
Zoom Guests – we recommend that you join for the main parts of the meeting 10.30am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-3pm. It is up to you whether you join for all or part of it, and we will try to record the event too.
We are really lucky to be able to use the building that houses MK SNAP (Milton Keynes Special Needs Advancement Project), because Angie Novell, a Member of SI Milton Keynes, is the Chief Executive of the charity.
This map is from the website: https://mksnap.org/contact/ the address is 20 Bourton Low, Walnut Tree, Milton Keynes MK7 7DE – but the SATNAV may not get close enough – the building (pictured here) is next to Walnut Tree Sports Ground. There is limited parking in front of the building, so if it is full people will need to park at the Walnut Tree Sports Ground and walk round.