{"id":1599,"date":"2019-04-27T14:54:36","date_gmt":"2019-04-27T13:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/stafford\/?page_id=1599"},"modified":"2026-01-26T12:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T11:33:12","slug":"about-our-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/stafford\/about-our-club\/","title":{"rendered":"About our Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/stafford\/files\/2020\/04\/Orange-the-World--e1588089076167.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4481\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/stafford\/files\/2020\/04\/Orange-the-World--1024x686.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"523\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><strong>The Soroptimist Club in Stafford has been active since 1939!\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">We are a lively club with over 30 members \u2013 not only from Stafford, but also from Stone, Penkridge, Eccleshall and further afield too. We come from all walks of life, and many of our members have backgrounds in health, education and business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">We have a Club Meeting on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at Stafford Rangers Football Club, at 7pm. \u00a0We aim to have varied meetings \u2013 there may be a speaker, we discuss our projects and how they are progressing, and there is always a chance for members to put forward their views, and listen to each other. Topics range from the fun to the thought-provoking, and of course we focus on those matters that are very relevant to our central purpose, which is <span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>improving the lives of women and girls<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Apart from Club Meetings there are opportunities to eat together, and we hold social events and activities that raise awareness about issues concerning women and girls. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/stafford\/whats-on\/\">What&#8217;s On<\/a> page for more details.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Find out more about what we do by visiting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/stafford\/project-work\/\">Our Projects<\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] &nbsp; The Soroptimist Club in Stafford has been active since 1939!\u00a0 We are a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":20,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1599","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>About 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