{"id":2626,"date":"2014-12-14T00:18:58","date_gmt":"2014-12-13T23:18:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/?p=2626"},"modified":"2019-03-11T22:32:51","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T21:32:51","slug":"santas-little-helper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/2014\/12\/14\/santas-little-helper\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa&#8217;s Little Helper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2014\/12\/Santa-and-IPP-Victoria.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2629\" src=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2014\/12\/Santa-and-IPP-Victoria-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Santa and IPP Victoria\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2014\/12\/Santa-and-IPP-Victoria-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2014\/12\/Santa-and-IPP-Victoria.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Father Christmas recently gained an extra Soroptimist helper. Victoria Smerdon (Immediate Past President, South Lancashire Region) donned her reindeer \u2018onesie\u2019 to join members of SI Crosby for the annual Santa float street collection.<\/p>\n<p>Victoria\u00a0&#8211; a member of <a title=\"link to soroptimist club widnes\" href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/widnes\/\">SI Widnes<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; said, \u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to help with a Christmas event like this. Plus, our Regional President, Margaret Baker, has urged us this year to \u2018<a title=\"link to president margaret baker's message\" href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/presidents-message\/\">get out of our clubs\u2019<\/a>. So I though this would be an ideal opportunity to tick both boxes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a cold, wet night, but my reindeer outfit was reasonably draught-proof. I had my Soroptimist umbrella, too &#8211; and\u00a0SI Crosby\u2019s yellow tabard was a bonus.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I enjoyed calling at local residents\u2019 doors, seeing the delight on children\u2019s faces as they spotted Santa on his sleigh, and feeling my collecting tin get heavier as the evening progressed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pam McKee (President, SI Crosby) added, \u201cWe were delighted to welcome Victoria in her reindeer guise. Her costume certainly attracted plenty of attention, and the children loved it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Victoria&#8217;s help our collection totalled over \u00a3400 and will, as usual, go to local charities that our club supports.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Father Christmas recently gained an extra Soroptimist helper. 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