{"id":5731,"date":"2023-08-04T10:13:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T09:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/milton-keynes\/?p=5731"},"modified":"2023-08-04T10:13:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T09:13:24","slug":"july-update-on-what-we-have-been-up-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/milton-keynes\/2023\/08\/04\/july-update-on-what-we-have-been-up-to\/","title":{"rendered":"July update on what we have been up to"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What a great July branch meeting.\u00a0 We were very fortunate to have Sarah Flain to speak to us about the charity Mummy\u2019s Star.\u00a0 <\/strong>Mummy\u2019s Star is the only UK and Ireland charity helping women, partners and families diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy and\/or within 12 months of giving birth.<\/p>\n

They provide a holistic approach with support and advice working with all professionals from medical to local authorities to ensure their clients are able to access the right help, the right support and that the support they give is personalised to meet their needs.\u00a0 They do this totally relying on donations from individuals.<\/p>\n

This year the charity is celebrating their 10th anniversary and were set up by Peter Wallroth in memory of his wife Mair in 2013.\u00a0 To find out more about this fantastic charity click here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Click here<\/strong><\/a> to view Mummy\u2019s Star Youtube link with a number of stories of women and families they have helped.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>In the same week of our branch meeting, it was lovely to attend the Ukraine Appeals “Thank you, Britain!” event.\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0 on the <\/strong>22 July at Summerfield school.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>On their last school day before the holidays the rain did not put the children off from enjoying the bouncy castle, writing the longest thank you letter, taking part in a quiz and just letting off steam.\u00a0 There was also a competition where they wrote individual letters\/postcards of thank you and the best 5, picked out by yours truly, will be delivered to 10 Downing Street along with the longest thank you letter.\u00a0 \u00a0A couple of the letters were very humbling but all were most grateful for the support and friendship people in the UK have given.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A quick update on where we are with the report on Specialist Domestic Abuse Courts (SDAC) which we as a group are proud to have taken part in.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>We have sent this to both MP\u2019s who have responded back to us and are meeting Ben Everitt on 30 August.<\/p>\n

Dame Ann Limb is organizing a conference called: Report to Court: unseen journeys of victims of violence through the law enforcement agencies and criminal justice systems:\u00a0a strategic conversation.\u00a0 <\/strong>This will take place on Friday 24th<\/sup> November 2023, 10am-1pm at The Gateway and the list of invitees includes the Police, Law makers and support services.\u00a0\u00a0The conference will hear the voices of 3 women who have experienced the Domestic Abuse Courts and will be presented with the Soroptimist report.\u00a0 Please keep this date in your diaries and we will let you know how many places are available for us to attend.\u00a0 To read the Executive summary and the full report click here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

How we are getting on with collecting 350 tins for our 25 meter section supporting the MK Foodbank attempt to break the record for making the longest continuous line of tinned cans of food at 10km on Monday 16 October.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank you everyone for rallying round family and friends.\u00a0 And a thank you to our neighbouring Soroptimist clubs who have also said they will try and help.\u00a0 As at 27 July I think we are up to 200.<\/p>\n

This is fantastic but we still have only 80 days to get to our 350.\u00a0 So please keep up the good work.\u00a0\u00a0 Just a reminder all food tins need a long sell by date, should be 395 to 400g and MK Foodbank need the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Tinned Meat<\/td>\nTinned Veg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tinned Fish<\/td>\nRice Pudding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tinned Pulses<\/td>\nSoup<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tinned Tomatoes<\/td>\nCustard<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tinned Pasta (Hoops\/Ravioli etc)<\/td>\nBaked Beans<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Volunteers are still needed on Monday 16 October, in the morning to help set up and in the afternoon, the public will be allowed to walk the line and that will be the time when we have the opportunity to tell people about Soroptimists and what we do and maybe get some new members.\u00a0 Please do let Sue or me know what times on the 16th you can volunteer.\u00a0 Many thanks.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>This 2023 World Ribbon Day theme is #ChangetheStory.\u00a0 Culture change doesn\u2019t happen overnight, but we can all end violence against women and girls in our life time. <\/strong>\u00a0White Ribbon UK are encouraging individuals and organisations to make daily choices and actions so that we can #ChangetheStory for women and girls to live their lives free from the fear of violence now and always.<\/p>\n

The Facts:<\/p>\n