{"id":2859,"date":"2016-06-20T16:12:09","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T15:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/north-west-england-and-the-isle-of-man\/?p=2859"},"modified":"2016-06-20T16:12:09","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T15:12:09","slug":"membership-month-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/north-west-england-and-the-isle-of-man\/membership-month-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Membership Month 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>May was Membership Month for Soroptimists, and here are a couple of ways in which clubs in our region took part.<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 128px\" width=\"995\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_2858\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2858\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/north-west-england-and-the-isle-of-man\/files\/2016\/06\/Grange-membership-2016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2858\" src=\"\/north-west-england-and-the-isle-of-man\/files\/2016\/06\/Grange-membership-2016-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Grange-over-Sands soroptimists attracting attention in the cause of Soroptimism\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grange-over-Sands soroptimists attracting attention in the cause of Soroptimism<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On May 29th Grange-over-Sands Soroptimists were out on Grange Promenade at PromArt telling people about Soroptimism. It was a beautiful day and there was plenty of interest as people were looking at the arts and crafts stalls in the sunshine.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_2857\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2857\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/north-west-england-and-the-isle-of-man\/files\/2016\/06\/Garstang-membership-stand-2016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2857\" src=\"\/north-west-england-and-the-isle-of-man\/files\/2016\/06\/Garstang-membership-stand-2016-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Garstang Soroptimists manning a stand in Booths supermarket for Membership Month\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2857\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garstang Soroptimists manning a stand in Booths supermarket for Membership Month<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Saturday 21 May Garstang club had a stand in Booths supermarket in Garstang. 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