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We had a pleasant surprise a couple of weeks ago when we received the news; \u2018SI Rossendale Announced As Joint Winners Of The Darwen Shield 2020\u2019.<\/p>\n

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We\u2019ll be honest, it came a little bit out of the blue, as we didn\u2019t even realise we were in the running. So, when the email arrived on 16th<\/sup> June 2020, we were a little bit pleased with ourselves!<\/p>\n

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Read on to find out more about the Darwen Shield and our event, This Girl\u2019s Rising, for which we won.<\/p>\n

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Why Were SI Rossendale Announced As Joint Winners Of The Darwen Shield 2020?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The Darwen Shield is a programme action award, given in the North West England and Isle Of Man<\/a><\/em> region of SIGBI.<\/p>\n

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The plaque has been made from the Darwen President\u2019s chain and is awarded annually to the NW club with the most innovative and successful programme action, as decided by that year\u2019s judges.<\/p>\n

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\"The<\/p>\n

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In June 2020, it was deemed that both SI Rossendale and SI Garstang had carried out equally brilliant programme action campaigns, and the awarded should be given jointly in recognition of this.<\/p>\n

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The email from Isabel Huggett, Regional Programme Action Officer, explained;<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Darwen Shield for the best project this year [has been] jointly won by SI Garstang for the \u2018Think Pink Sri Lanka Buy A Tuk Tuk\u2019<\/em> project and SI Rossendale for \u2018This Girl\u2019s Rising\u2019<\/em>. Both projects were unanimously chosen by the team as outstanding, so the decision was made to make them joint winners. SI Garstang’s project to buy a Tuk Tuk was a fund-raising project but of amazing scale and breadth, focussed on women and girls, and involved all the club members. SI Rossendale’s \u2018This Girl’s Rising\u2019 was a service project with a difference, organising an evening to mark the International Day of the Girl Child, with invited women speakers\u00a0 of different ages sharing difficulties they encountered in childhood and how they overcame them. Girls invited to the evening found it very inspiring.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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What Was The This Girl\u2019s Rising Project?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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As already mentioned, This Girl\u2019s Rising was an event organised by SI Rossendale and held in 10th<\/sup> October 2019. The event was organised to mark the International Day Of The Girl Child<\/a><\/em>, a UN day designed to give girls globally a better chance.<\/p>\n

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\"This<\/p>\n

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We invited 6 amazing women to speak at the event, all of whom had suffered some sort of adversity in their lives and had overcome it. Each woman had 10 minutes to speak about how they prevailed despite the obstacles put in their way, whether from illness, sexual abuse or a poor upbringing.<\/p>\n

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In between their inspirational stories we invited other women and girls to read poems so that, all in all, we had 10 amazing speakers, plus some members of SI Rossendale providing introductions.<\/p>\n

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To attend the event, we invited young girls involved with local organisations such as SafeSpace Rossendale<\/a><\/em>, the M3 Project<\/a><\/em> and Bacup Family Centre.<\/a><\/em> All girls attended for free and, to make the evening even more enjoyable, we asked local businesses to donate prizes.<\/p>\n

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Every girl who attended left the event not only having been inspired, but with a goody bag packed with treats too.<\/p>\n

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\"This<\/p>\n

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In total, the event attracted about 30 guests and the feedback we had about it was amazing. So much so that it\u2019s likely we will do it \u2013 or something similar \u2013 again once lockdown is over. Whenever that might be!<\/p>\n

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Did You See SI Rossendale In The Paper? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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We were so chuffed with our win that we managed to get our story in the Rossendale Free Press, courtesy of Catherine Smyth Media<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Catherine very kindly wrote us this amazing press release and it was featured in the paper w\/c 6th<\/sup> July;<\/p>\n

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Courtesy of Catherine Smyth Media.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Our Oscar Style Thank Yous!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Naturally, there has been a lot of doom and gloom in the news lately, so everyone at SI Rossendale was really pleased to have received this award jointly for our efforts.<\/p>\n

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However, we couldn\u2019t have done it alone, so we\u2019d like to do some Oscar style thank yous, in recognition of those that worked with us.<\/p>\n

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First of all, thank you to everyone who came and spoke at the event; it can\u2019t have been easy to stand up on stage in front of strangers and tell your story, so we appreciate your bravery and honesty.<\/p>\n

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We\u2019d also like to thank everyone who attended the event; it would have been pointless without you and we\u2019re so pleased you found it entertaining and educational.<\/p>\n

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Thanks must also go to The Boo<\/a><\/em>, who allowed us to use their fabulous theatre free of charge. Your generosity made the event happen, so thank you.<\/p>\n

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\"This<\/p>\n

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And finally, thank you to the judges for recognising the effort that went into the event and to Catherine Smyth Media for helping us spread the word.<\/p>\n

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Of course, we\u2019d also like to congratulate our fabulous co-winners, SI Garstang<\/a><\/em>. Your Tuk Tuk project was a worthy competitor and we\u2019re thrilled that your hard work was recognised too.<\/p>\n

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Would You Like To Find Out More About SI Rossendale? <\/strong><\/h2>\n

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If you\u2019d like to find out more about this event or other fundraising events that SI Rossendale is organising, then you can contact us using the Contact Form<\/em><\/a> on the website. Alternatively, you can email directly at rachelweinhold@msn.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Why not also follow us on social media to keep up with our latest events and activities? You can find us on Facebook<\/a><\/em> or Twitter. <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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