{"id":16,"date":"2008-06-11T14:37:11","date_gmt":"2008-06-11T13:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/presidents-message\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T14:33:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T14:33:34","slug":"presidents-message","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to SI Oxford &amp; District"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;672&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Welcome to SI Oxford &amp; District<\/h2>\n<p>Thanks for visiting the Soroptimist International Oxford and District website. We are a small friendly group, meeting once a month at various locations in and around Oxford, and sometimes on Zoom.<\/p>\n<p>Our activities as Soroptimists include&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lobbying our MPs on various issues<\/li>\n<li>Fundraising for our charities \u2013 local, national and international<\/li>\n<li>Interesting speakers on a variety of topics<\/li>\n<li>Attending Study Days and Conferences<\/li>\n<li>Socialising \u2013 coffee time, bring &amp; share suppers, special lunches and outings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Would you like to join us? We&#8217;d be delighted to welcome you at our next monthly meeting. To find out when and where the next meeting takes place,\u00a0take a look at our<a title=\"Meetings &amp; Events\" href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/meetings\/\"> Meetings &amp; Events<\/a>\u00a0and the <a title=\"About our Club\" href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/about-our-club\/\">About Our Club<\/a> pages. Our meetings are a mix of in-person and online via Zoom.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like more information about Soroptimist International and what we do, please do\u00a0<a title=\"Contact Us\" href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/oxford-and-district\/contact-us\/\">get in touch<\/a>. We&#8217;d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address><em>This website includes providing direct access to other internet sites. However Soroptimist International Oxford &amp; District takes no responsibility for the content or information contained on other sites, including those of Soroptimist sites that link to this site, nor does it imply endorsement or approval of products or information offered.<\/em><\/address>\n<address><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/address>\n<address><em>All materials, including text and images, posted on this site are subject to copyrights owned by Soroptimist International of Oxford &amp; District and\/or other individuals or entities. 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