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How much did the Silent Auction for ABCD raise at Region?

How much did the Silent Auction for ABCD raise at Region?

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A Silent Auction was held at the March Regional Meeting. This was in aid of President Alison’s chosen charity, Action around Bethlehem Children with Disability (ABCD). ABCD was set up 35 years ago. It works to  improve the lives of children with disabilities across Palestine regardless of faith race or gender. Jane Barnes had produced an Auction catalogue, with information on the 16 lots donated by the clubs.  The catalogue was circulated in advance with descriptions and reserve price for each lot. The goal was to raise monies to fund a Speech and Language Therapist for a year and then apply for match funding. The total raised by the Auction was £1240.00. The star buy was the double quilt – many thanks to Jenni Mogridge (SI Bromley) for donating this item which she had made herself – and for being such an able auctioneer. The

Launch of the Regional President’s Project

Launch of the Regional President’s Project

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The speakers at our March Regional meeting were from the charity Action Around Bethlehem Children with Disabilities (ABCD). This is a charity which President Alison has been associated with for many years.  It was started 35 years ago by Val Jourdan, a paediatric physiotherapist. She had undertaken  a placement  in Bethlehem with the Leonard Cheshire Foundation. There is a high incidence of disability with a high rate of complications around birth and early years cases.  There is little use of birth control and marriages within isolated rural communities. This leads to a large number of genetic disorders. There is still a stigma attached to any form of disability, even within families with disabled children. There is a tendency to hide them away, so without some intervention,  Val explained that these children live isolated and unproductive lives. ABCD, is a charity based in the UK. It

Have you seen the latest edition of SEE News?

Have you seen the latest edition of SEE News?

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The latest edition of our Regional Newsletter SEE News was published this week by our editor Patricia Painting. Do have a read to find out more about what has been happening across the South East Region including: – Book Awards for girls completing The Girls Network programme How clubs are preparing for International Women’s Day with theme ‘Inspire Inclusion’ SI Whitstable leading on ‘Plastic Free Whitstable’ campaign Welcome to our new members and Important dates for the diary over the coming months…..           8 March – IWD Dance with ‘Project F’ in Whitstable           9 March – SI Lewes – a celebration of women through film           16 March – Silent Auction at Region           13 April – SISEE Study Day at Howfield Manor Theme: County Lines    

What has been happening across Soroptimist Clubs in the Region?

What has been happening across Soroptimist Clubs in the Region?

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The first edition of the Regional Newsletter SEE News for 2024 has just been published by Patricia Painting - Associate Member. You can read it to find out what has been going on across the South East England Region with programme action, fundraising, new members, new friendship links and lots of social activities. This is shared with our Associate Members, Friendship Link clubs and potential new members.