Three members of SI Medway and Maidstone took part in the annual Sponsored knit organised by a Blythswood Care volunteer.
Medway and Maidstone Soroptimists are supporters of the Medway Hygiene Bank. In October it was National Hygiene Week from 6-12 October 2025, to raise awareness about hygiene poverty.
The Threads of Remembrance project has grown beyond expectation with more than 20,000 handmade poppies from the community – far surpassing the original goal of 11,000.
One of our members, Teresa Cambell is a volunteer at Medway Hospital every Thursday. She assists with a library trolley service for patients that has made a comeback 25 years after the original service was last seen on the wards.
As part of a Regional initiative to raise awareness about the prevention of violence against women and girls, we will be selling orange flower brooches at the Regional AGM on 20 September at £2.50 each.
On 6 September, Carol McKeough hosted a summer buffet at her home.
At the beginning of August, we saw a posting from SATEDA, local domestic abuse support service. As part of their Sharewear scheme, they were having a Rucksack Roundup, with the aim of collecting 25 rucksacks by 25 August.
A group of 15 members and friends of SI Medway and Maidstone visited the Medway SIM Suite at Canterbury Christ Church University on 13 August for a talk and tour.
A group of SI Medway and Maidstone members gathered at the Criterion Heritage Centre in Bluetown for the start of our latest Quiz trail on 6 August.
As a club, SI Medway and Maidstone have been working on the Love Me..Love Me Not..(LMLMN) project. We have been keen to develop the project further with school age children.
