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Wonderful London Chilterns Conference at Wycombe Wanderers Football Stadium

Wonderful London Chilterns Conference at Wycombe Wanderers Football Stadium

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Almost 50 Members of Soroptimist International London Chilterns Region were treated to a wonderful Summer Conference on Saturday 20 June at Wycombe Wanderers Football Stadium. The event was hosted by Soroptimist International High Wycombe & District who did a great job putting the event together to make it a success. Attendees heard from “Chosen” a charity supporting women in High Wycombe who are sexually exploited – they also made generous donations of much needed pants, socks and toiletries.  Jen Simpson from SI High Wycombe is pictured here with the donations. The presentation about the amazing work of Amref Health Africa – UK was excellent. There were also reports of lots of great projects run by Clubs in the Region. President Rita Beaumont’s theme for the Region 2025-2027 is “Good Health and Wellbeing – the Right of Everyone” – you will see that the speakers fit the

Mia Garner sponsor swimming 2025
Soroptimists Sponsor Teenage Swimmer Mia Garner

Soroptimists Sponsor Teenage Swimmer Mia Garner

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Catharine Garner made contact with Soroptimist International London Chilterns Region in January 2025. She was looking for sponsorship for her 13 year old daughter, who had been selected by the English Schools Swimming Association (ESSA) to represent England in the World School Games in Serbia in April. This is an enormously prestigious event, effectively the World Championships for schools, and there are usually around 35 countries taking part. A contribution of  £1,750 per athlete was required! The Region’s Executive decided to donate £100 to help Mia get closer to her fundraising goal. We received the letter below at the end of April – clearly the experience had been of massive benefit to Mia’s personal development. It sounds as if she has a great future ahead of her. You will also be able to see from the photo that we gained some publicity for Soroptimists from

SILC Brochure 2024 Front Cover
Inspirational Clubs and their Projects – SILC Brochure and Poster for Conference 2024

Inspirational Clubs and their Projects – SILC Brochure and Poster for Conference 2024

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Many thanks to all Clubs for their contributions to the Region’s special brochure “Inspirational Clubs and their Projects”. Two printed copies will be available for each Club at the Region Conference on Sat 12 Oct and the electronic version has been emailed to Clubs. Download the brochure here: SILCR Brochure 2024 Please share the brochure widely – it is just a taste of the work that goes on in Clubs around this Region and across the organisation. Background:  We had asked Clubs in SI London Chilterns Region to submit content so that we could produce a publication/souvenir of a year of SI London Chilterns Region for the SIGBI Conference in Edinburgh, November 20 24, with Region President Kate’s theme for the year “celebrating inspirational women”. Then SIGBI asked Regions if they wanted to display a poster showcasing their project work at the Conference.  We then had an idea

Soroptimists Orange The World 25 Nov for 16 Days of Action to End Violence Against Women

Soroptimists Orange The World 25 Nov for 16 Days of Action to End Violence Against Women

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Soroptimists support the global Orange the World Campaign – 16 days of activism to end gender based violence from 25 Nov, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, to 10 December, Human Rights Day. Hertfordshire County Hall lit up orange on 30 Nov. See the photo. The event was organised by SI Hertford and District. Cllr Terry Douris, Chair of Herts County Council welcomed everyone to the Orange the World Event with tea in the ballroom. There were speeches by Hertford Soroptimist Kate Belinis and St Albans Soroptimist Denise Powell. Members of both Clubs attended to support the event. Members of the Herts White Ribbon Steering Group were also active participants in the event because the goals are the same as for Orange The World – ending violence against women. There were Mayors in attendance from across Hertfordshire plus High Sheriff-Elect Annie