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February Speaker Meeting

February Speaker Meeting

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  At the meeting on February 4th President Susan welcomed two speakers who work with girls and women. Jen Herbert, Region International Advisor for Girl Guides North West, spoke about the opportunities Girls Guides today have to travel abroad and about a recent trip to Morocco where girls gave service and made friends in a village in the Atlas Mountains.  She also has the onerous task of organising travel for a large number of girls who will be attending the World Scout Jamboree in Japan in 2015, and is looking for sponsorship to support this educational trip. Rachel Lappin came into post as the new Centre Manager at the Pankhurst Centre in September 2013 after it merged with Manchester Women’s Aid.  She told members how she would like to re-establish links with our club and welcomed our support and help. She has obtained a grant

A Swiss Visitor

A Swiss Visitor

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On Saturday the 18th January members were delighted to entertain Sylvia Schwarzenbach, a Swiss Soroptimist, who was in Manchester for the weekend attending a conference. Sylvia is a founding member of Club Berne Arcadia and is a clarinettist, music educator and an honorary life member of the International Society for Music Education. She was in Manchester to attend a conference at the Royal Northern College of Music on the subject of researching into and caring for musicians’ health. She was presented with an SI Manchester pennant and she presented the club with a CD called ‘Edelweiss and Paprika’ featuring herself and two other Soroptimist musicians from Switzerland and Hungary. The sales of the CD raise funds for a music therapy project for special needs children. She also brought us some gingerbread and macaroons from Berne which were enjoyed by all.  

Old English Night Fundraiser 2013

Old English Night Fundraiser 2013

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A very successful evening of fun, food and friendship was held on Friday 6th December at Audenshaw Masonic Hall. The Old English Night was organised in association with Edward VII Masonic Lodge and guests enjoyed traditional British food and were entertained with musical and comedy acts. Thank you to all those who attended and gave generously to raise over £1000 for Soroptimist charities.

September 2013 Manchester wins Regional Programme Action Prize

September 2013 Manchester wins Regional Programme Action Prize

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It was announced at the South Lancashire regional meeting on September 28th that SI Manchester have been awarded this year’s Regional Programme Action prize for our Freedom to Choose  (F2C) project . This was a conference for year 9 students to raise awareness of the issues surrounding  forced marriage. Margaret Molyneux, Regional Programme Action Chair, said ‘This project tackled a difficult subject and fulfilled our federation’s mandate of ‘Educate to Lead’. I was also impressed by the number of partner organisation’s SI Manchester worked with on it. The following day, President Susan and Sameem Ali were presented with the trophy at the Regional New Members and Awards lunch by International President Ann Garvie