* Stop Press – There’s Still Time to Book a Place! * September’s Regional Meeting will now be held on September 11th at Stratford Racecourse. Please click on the links below to access a booking form, FAQs and a Flyer: Regional Meeting Booking Form Regional Meeting FAQs Regional Meeting Flyer
Midland Arden Region has donated £2,901 to St Vincent and the Grenadines Disaster Relief Fund to help with the relief work following the eruption of the volcano La Soufriere. We hope all our sisters in St Vincent and the Grenadines are safe and well and thank you to all members and Clubs in our Region for their generous donations.
We are delighted to announce that our new statue at our plot at the National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire, has now been installed. The NMA is open to pre-booked visitors. Why not have a day out and visit our plot?
Here is the wonderful new video for Membership Month devised by Jane Flint Bridgewater and her super techie son. Starring (in order of appearance) Margaret Toole of SI Bromsgrove and Redditch, Jane Flint-Bridgewater of SI Stourbridge and Amina Brooks of SI Kenilworth & District. Membership Video
Regional Change of Insignia – Sunday 18 April 2021 Time: 2 -3 pm by Zoom link. Zoom opens at 1.45 pm Further details here: – Change of Insignia
Members from Midland Arden Region celebrated International Women’s Day 2021 at their Regional Meeting. This year’s International Women’s Day theme, Choose To Challenge, calls for women worldwide to challenge the status quo and stand up for an equitable world. It was 100 years ago when Clara Zetkin established International Women’s Day on March 8th (voted in 1910 by the women’s movement). During the 1975 International Year of Women, the U.N. celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD), and in 1977 designated March 8th as the official day for Women’s Rights and International Peace.
News from Friends of Sick Children in Malawi! President Elaine is delighted to pass on this message of thanks from Gordon Cowie Chair of Trustees for our recent donation of £695:- “Your donation has been assigned to the paediatric oncology unit, which continues to make positive strides. This is despite the limitations of operating in a resource-constrained healthcare environment and an unsophisticated patient environment. There are many issues that we in the UK would simply take for granted when children with cancer are being treated. However, these are much more problematic in Malawi. For example, completing courses of treatment such as chemotherapy and essential follow-up with patients can prove difficult, if not impossible. This is due partly to the understanding of parents and guardians and also the financial and other difficulties in travelling to and from the hospital when required. We thank you again for
An Evening of Quizzes and Games with SI Bromsgrove & Redditch Join SI Bromsgrove for team games and quizzes on March 13th @ 7pm. The cost is £5, in aid of the Sandycroft Centre, Redditch to raise fund for well-being packs for victims fleeing Domestic Abuse. Further information here: Fun and Games The booking form is here: Booking Form and Details
Hand Made Easter Gifts and Greetings Cards Take a look at Past President’s latest catalogue here: Kori Spring catalogue Here is the order form: KDP Spring order form Monies raised will go to the Kori Project https://koridp.org/
Rachel Tennant, President of SI Stourbridge & District Club was thrilled when she opened her post to find a certificate declaring that the club had achieved the status of a Toilet Twinned Town (TTT) for Stourbridge. “I was really pleased that at long last we had become a TTT”. Many of our members have been involved in making this happen.” Stourbridge Soroptimists have twinned their toilets and taps in partnership with Stourbridge Rotary Club, Khatri’s Nepalese Restaurant of Amblecote, St. Mary’s Church of Oldswinford, Mary Stevens Hospice, and The Labour Club of Stourbridge. Midland Arden Soroptimist Region also joined in to help make this project come to fruition. To read the press release click on the link: Toilet Twinning Press Release
