To celebrate International Women’s Day this year we held a free exhibition at Richmond Town Hall. This was entitled “Women of Richmond”, featuring photos and biographies of Richmond women past and present who have made a contribution to the local community through their careers or voluntary activities. This includes working in health services, serving in local government and the House of Lords, charity work, education, entrepreneurship, and sports clubs. A number of former and current members of Soroptimist International Richmond and Dales were among the 103 women represented.
The exhibition took place on Friday, 8th March, which is International Women’s Day, in two sessions in afternoon and evening. Tea and cakes were served in the afternoon, and wine and nibbles in the evening. The event was a tremendous success, with 228 visitors. Between donations and two raffles we were also able to make a profit of £292 for our charity fund.
Busy with raffle tickets
