In October, I told the Byron children in the UNICEF Rights-Respecting Schools Steering Group about the Blythswood Christmas Shoebox Appeal that as Soroptimists, we support each year.
At our November meeting, as part of our commitment to the 16 Days of Action, our speakers were Pat Jackson and Sarah Cornell talking about SATEDA’s Youth Work in Swale.
We met Liz Owsley at the Regional AGM in September as she had recently become an Associate member.
This month, Rochester’s smallest art gallery, the Medway Art Box, proudly hosts a new exhibition presented by the 111 Years Forward Project.
Members of SI Medway and Maidstone have been busy preparing for this year’s Christmas Shoebox Appeal.
Project Hope is SATEDA’s letter writing initiative . It aims to combat isolation among women in UK prisons, where 2 in 3 women are domestic abuse survivors.
This year we fielded a small team of knitters for our Soroptimist Team consisting of Sue Hunt, Carol McKeough, and Jane Barnes to take part in a Sponsored knitting event on 30 September in Gillingham.
On 25 September there was a charity performance of ‘The Lion in Winter’ at Medway Little Theatre organised by Angela Howe.
Medway and Maidstone Soroptimists were pleased to formally welcome Daisy O’Hagan at our September club meeting.
National Food Bank Day is held on the first Friday in September. It is dedicated to raising awareness about food insecurity and the role of food banks in supporting vulnerable communities.
