End Violence Against Women
The 25th of each month is “Orange” day for Soroptimists worldwide when they raise awareness and take action to end Violence Against Women and Girls.
Celebrating 75 Years of Service
Renfrewshire Council honoured the Club with a civic reception to mark 75 years of service at a lunch on 12 June 2022, attended by Depute Provost Cathy McEwan and President of Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland, Cathy Cottridge. Members past and present, and
Centenary Tree
In December 2021, in partnership with the Friends of Barshaw, the Club planted a white rowan tree in the Peace Garden at Barshaw Park in Paisley, to mark the centenary of Soroptimist International. Six months later it is flourishing and hopefully will go on to
Kiltwalk for Mary’s Meals
Club member Jenifer and her friend Maureen, a member of Soroptimist International of Kirkcaldy (formerly a member of Dundee) completed the Kiltwalk on a beautiful day at the end of April to raise funds for the Scottish based charity Mary's Meals https://www.marysmeals.org/ The funds raised
Greta Thunberg
After COP 26 in Glasgow, the club bought 12 copies of Greta Thunberg's book " Nobody is too small to make a difference" and offered these to the Education Department at Renfrewshire Council. They were happy to receive the books and arranged for them to
World Environment Day
Saturday 5 June was World Environment Day. Members of the Club were out in their local areas picking up litter. Sadly a very easy thing to do - no shortage of plastic bottles, cans, packaging of various sorts and face masks to name only a
50 Years of Service
Sheena MacFarlane clocked up 50 years of service as a Soroptimist on 6 April 2021. Sheena was a well known dentist in Paisley until she retired. As well as being congratulated by members of the Club, she was presented with flowers and a long service
Support for Dialysis Patients
Items such as toiletries, nighties and pyjamas were provided for patients at the Dialysis Unit in Glasgow’s Queen Eizabeth Hospital following the suggestion of one of our members. Earlier in the year we heard about the work of the Unit, and then Elaine, who attends
Renfrewshire Council Recognise Work of Soroptimist International of Paisley
The members of Soroptimist International of Paisley were taken completely by surprise to receive a certificate and covering letter from Provost Lorraine Cameron, Renfrewshire Council acknowledging and thanking us for our support for the local community during the past months. As a Club we had
Virtual Kiltwalk for Empowering Girls in Nepal
Along with a number of other Soroptimists across Scotland, club members Jenifer McFarlane and Carol Roxburgh had signed up to complete the Glasgow Kiltwalk in April. One of the many casualties of the pandemic, it lead to them taking part in a virtual Kiltwalk 11