We’re really excited that Rita’s Freestyle Bollywood Dance will be at our Pamper and Wellbeing event on 8th March! Come and see her amazing demo, and learn more about this fun and healthy activity. Remember all proceeds go to Refuge – and here’s some of the essential support you’ll be funding. Click to make the picture bigger!
Do you need some pampering and time to focus on your wellbeing? We’ll be hosting an amazing event at Lawrence Sherriff School, with a range of demonstrations, mini-treatments and delicious foods. It’s only £5, and all proceeds go to Refuge. Contact us to book your tickets, or visit our facebook group to ask us how you can get involved! We have a great variety of activities planned already. We have room for a few extra stalls, but please let us know you are interested soon as space is limited. There’s also a handy poster here IWD which you can download and put up at your workplace, nursery, school or other locations – can you help us spread the word?
We always love to hear about organisations working to improve the lives of women and girls, so it was great to meet Olivia le Poldvin and Alex Halstead from the Rugby Red Box project at our September meeting. The Red Box project started in July, placing boxes in sites to collect sanitary items to help alleviate period poverty in schools. Without this support, girls’ school attendance and attainment can suffer. Support helps secure education, as well as prevent health problems. You can find out more, including where to donate, at their facebook page
THANK YOU! to everyone in Rugby who has donated their old bras – whether nearly new or on ther last legs. all of them can be recycled and given new life! Here’s just some of your donations ready to send off ! Find out where you can donate on our bra banks page
July 1st saw us out and about in Caldecott Park at the summer market, talking about the work of Rugby Soroptimists, the anti trafficking campaign Purple Teardrop, and Warwickshire Domestic Violence Service. We also met lots of people who were sure they had donations at home, for our bra banks. If you weren’t able to donate on the day, do pop in to one of our collection points around Rugby! If you would like to be involved in these or other campaigns, to improve the lives of women and children locally, nationally and internationally, then please get in touch.
Members of SI Rugby attended the Processions March in London on June 10th
The Sun shone and people came out and Rugby Soroptimists were there. Our thanks to Deputy Mayor Tom for turning up to meet us at Draycote especially as he was suffering from a cold. Thanks to all the Soroptimists who came out, some to walk some to collect money and other who brought cakes. Watch this space for the grand total raised when all the sponsorship money has been collected.
Humanity and Inclusion Member Janet Hodgson was invited to attend the reception held in the Speaker’s State Apartments at the House of Commons. Handicap International have changed their name to Humanity and inclusion Various MPs were invited to speak including Secretary of State for DFID Penny Mordant MP, Chairman of the DFID select Committee Stephen Twigg MP, and Sir Vince Cable Leader of the Liberal Democrats MP.
Mayor Belinda helping us giveaway books on Saturday. Celebrating World Book Day and International Women’s day in one event. People were looking through the books before we could get them all out.Great morning for advertising ourselves and Soroptimist. Mayor Belinda helping a young reader to choose book. He wanted the Gruffalo.
Friends and members gathered a members house to raise money for Breast Cancer research. Thanks to the many friends who also attended. In total £170 was raised which included a donation from Hafele who are based in Rugby.
