{"id":126,"date":"2010-11-27T19:12:11","date_gmt":"2010-11-27T18:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soroptimist-gbi.org\/south-lancashire\/?page_id=126"},"modified":"2026-04-28T17:35:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:35:03","slug":"regional-rose-bowl-challenge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/region-diary-dates\/regional-rose-bowl-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Regional Rose Bowl Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>2026<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2026\/04\/clker-free-vector-images-green-40940_640.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6692\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2026\/04\/clker-free-vector-images-green-40940_640-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2026\/04\/clker-free-vector-images-green-40940_640-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2026\/04\/clker-free-vector-images-green-40940_640-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2026\/04\/clker-free-vector-images-green-40940_640.png 437w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a>Region President Sue<\/strong> is challenging each Club to share their most innovative or successful way of <strong>Fundraising<\/strong> or of <strong>Raising Awareness<\/strong> &#8211; or maybe one of each!<\/p>\n<p>No extra work for you, just describe what you\u2019ve already done.<br \/>\nHopefully we\u2019ll share 15 good ideas\u2026..<\/p>\n<p>You can go back as far as you wish, particularly if the method is still standing you in good stead today.\u00a0Entries should be in a Word document, emailed to President Sue. The closing date is <strong>31st July<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The two Joint Presidents of the North West England and IOM Region will be the judges. The overall winner of the Rose Bowl Challenge will be announced at the Region Council Meeting on 26th September.<\/p>\n<h3>2025<a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2025\/03\/tree-in-blossom.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6447\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2025\/03\/tree-in-blossom.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"181\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Region President Sandy<\/strong> created a co-operative challenge linked to the charity <a href=\"https:\/\/lendwithcare.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LendwithCare.<\/a> Together at a Region meeting <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/2025\/06\/07\/soroptimists-lend-with-care\/\">clubs chose entrepreneurs<\/a> who would receive loans towards their small businesses. Instalments for the loans are now being repaid.<\/p>\n<p>In recognition of the collaborative nature of the challenge, the beautiful rose bowl is on display at each Region meeting. <strong>&#8220;Collaborate and plant the trees under whose<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>shade we will not sit !&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>2024<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Region President Pam<\/strong> linked her challenge to her theme &#8216;Rise Up and Roar&#8217;. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6294\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2024\/09\/2024-09-Region-President-Pam-with-Carole-Swarbrick-SI-Manchester-Region-rosebowl-winners-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2024\/09\/2024-09-Region-President-Pam-with-Carole-Swarbrick-SI-Manchester-Region-rosebowl-winners-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2024\/09\/2024-09-Region-President-Pam-with-Carole-Swarbrick-SI-Manchester-Region-rosebowl-winners-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2024\/09\/2024-09-Region-President-Pam-with-Carole-Swarbrick-SI-Manchester-Region-rosebowl-winners.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Clubs were invited to describe how they have, indeed, risen up and roared. Community action? What Soroptimists stand for? Publicity initiatives? No holds barred! And the winners were &#8230; <strong>SI Manchester<\/strong>.\u00a0Region President Pam presented the trophy to SI Manchester President Carole at the Region&#8217;s autumn <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/2024\/09\/15\/its-good-to-talk\/\">meeting<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 2026 Region President Sue is challenging each Club to share their most innovative or&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":142,"featured_media":0,"parent":125,"menu_order":40,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-126","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Regional Rose Bowl Challenge | SI South Lancashire | SIGBI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SIGBI : SI 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