{"id":3855,"date":"2017-05-17T22:47:43","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T21:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/?p=3855"},"modified":"2019-04-15T21:37:28","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T20:37:28","slug":"soroptimists-change-me-for-we","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/2017\/05\/17\/soroptimists-change-me-for-we\/","title":{"rendered":"Soroptimists Change ME for WE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: medium\">Soroptimists from\u00a0South Lancashire attended the\u00a0conference organised by\u00a0our neighbouring region, North West England &amp; the Isle of Man.<a href=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2017\/05\/Regional-conference-Soroptimists-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3858\" src=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2017\/05\/Regional-conference-Soroptimists-2-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Regional conference Soroptimists 2\" width=\"250\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2017\/05\/Regional-conference-Soroptimists-2-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2017\/05\/Regional-conference-Soroptimists-2.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: medium\">\u201cChange Me for We\u201d enabled delegates to consider the strength of collective effort, of co-operation and of shared goals.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: medium\">Speakers included:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: medium\">Ann Hodgson, Federation President, Soroptimist International (Great Britain &amp; Ireland) who challenged delegates to promote <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">active<\/span> involvement \u2013 of club members and of\u00a0the wider community \u2013 in all Soroptimist projects.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: medium\">Emily Rose Yates, adventurous wheelchair user, Paralympic gamesmaker and outspoken advocate for access-for-all.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: medium\">Mike Hagen of \u2018Classrooms on the Clouds\u2019, a charity supporting education in remote areas of Nepal.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: medium\">Sharon Smith, a police officer with responsibility for adult safeguarding and the investigation of so-called \u2018honour-based violence\u2019.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: medium\">Victoria Whitaker of \u2018War Child UK\u2019, working on child protection and the reintegration of former child fighters and forced \u2018wives\u2019.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: medium\">Sarah Brook,\u00a0from the Sparkle Foundation, currently supporting vulnerable people in ten villages near Zomba, Malawi.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: medium\"><a href=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2017\/05\/Regional-conference-Soroptimists-Leigh-banner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3859\" src=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2017\/05\/Regional-conference-Soroptimists-Leigh-banner-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"Regional conference Soroptimists Leigh banner\" width=\"200\" height=\"269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2017\/05\/Regional-conference-Soroptimists-Leigh-banner-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2017\/05\/Regional-conference-Soroptimists-Leigh-banner.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Margaret Molyneux, South Lancashire\u2019s President said, \u201cThis was a day packed with excellent speakers, much food for thought \u2013 and the opportunity to enjoy the company of Soroptimists from all over the two regions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: medium\">&#8220;Two of South Lancashire&#8217;s clubs promoted their collective efforts &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sileigh.co.uk\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SI Leigh<\/a> &amp; District&#8217;s local campaign against child sexual exploitation; and <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/crosby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SI Crosby<\/a> with &#8216;Baggatelles&#8217;\u00a0which support<a href=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2017\/05\/Regional-conference-Soroptimists-Crosby-Baggatelles.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3861\" src=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2017\/05\/Regional-conference-Soroptimists-Crosby-Baggatelles-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Regional conference Soroptimists Crosby Baggatelles\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2017\/05\/Regional-conference-Soroptimists-Crosby-Baggatelles-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2017\/05\/Regional-conference-Soroptimists-Crosby-Baggatelles.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a> Sefton Women&#8217;s &amp; Children&#8217;s Aid. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"margin: 0px;font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: medium\">&#8220;In addition the fairtrade stall,\u00a0set up\u00a0by\u00a0the host\u00a0region and full of ethically sourced products, did brisk business all day.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2017\/05\/Regional-conference-Soroptimists-Margaret-Molyneux.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3864 aligncenter\" src=\"\/south-lancashire\/files\/2017\/05\/Regional-conference-Soroptimists-Margaret-Molyneux-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Regional conference Soroptimists Margaret Molyneux\" width=\"250\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2017\/05\/Regional-conference-Soroptimists-Margaret-Molyneux-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/south-lancashire\/files\/2017\/05\/Regional-conference-Soroptimists-Margaret-Molyneux.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soroptimists from\u00a0South Lancashire attended the\u00a0conference organised by\u00a0our neighbouring region, North West England &amp; 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