The Big Story 2020 
There were 111 Soroptimist entries out of a total of 125 entries. Soroptimists raised £20,765.28 including match-funding and monies that were directed through SIGBI.
Here are the results of the competition:
1st – June Money – SI Guernsey – “Memories of an Occupation”
2nd – Laxmi Parasuram – SI South Kolkata – “Memories of a Girl Child”
3rd equal – Helen Lyth – SI Dunfermline – “Primary School Memories in the Highlands of Kenya” & Pam Cheesley-Hollinshead – Joint Regional President SI Cheshire, North Wales and Wirral – “Charlie Boy”
4th equal – Caroline Auckland – President-Elect SI Tunbridge Wells – “The Hungry Shopper” & Jennifer Neville – SI Keighley – “A Sky Full of Clouds”
5th equal – Irene Hockin – SI Barnstaple (and Vice President South West & Channel Islands) Untitled & Barbara Brown – SI Darlington “Holiday in Nice 1960”
6th equal – Carole Evans – SI Fishguard – “Risks and Care Takers” & Enid Hinton – SI Solihull – “An Act of Kindness”
TOP SPONSORSHIPS (including matching and Gift Aid):
Sandra Dieffenthaller, – SI San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago – £2,972.50
Maureen Thompson – SI Heswall – £2,802.50
Sue Savill – SI Taunton £1,248.75
Congratulations to the winners! The first, second, and third prize winners will receive Amazon vouchers of £200, £100, with runners up receiving £25 vouchers.
There are plans to get these stories recorded. It may take a month or two to get the final products but they’ll be worth waiting for!