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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Club Year 2013-2014<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Soroptimist International Swindon & District<\/span><\/p>\n

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Programme Action Report for Soroptimist Year <\/span><\/p>\n

2013-2014<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Club has celebrated two U N special days this year- The Day of the Girl Child <\/b>and International Women’s Day:<\/b><\/p>\n

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We had a display for twelve days in the Swindon Central Library for The Day of the Girl Child which publicised our \u2018Loves Me, Loves Me Not\u2019 bookmarks and posters as well as the dangers of trafficking , child prostitution, under age marriage and the need for all girls in the world to have an education.<\/p>\n

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We assisted Rosa Matheson and members of various local women\u2019s groups in formulating the program for a big celebration in Swindon of International Women\u2019s Day. There were numerous special events in Swindon Library and other venues throughout the day and evening. We again had a Soroptimist Display in a prominent place in the Library for 2 weeks which we manned throughout the Day itself. We were able to publicise our Programme Action projects to all the numerous visitors as well as the Vision, Mission and Values of Soroptimist International.<\/p>\n

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A number of our members were at the Regional meeting in Taunton on IWD and joined in the March through the centre of the town wearing red and carrying banners culminating in a meeting with the lady Mayor of Taunton who was formally presented with a copy of Malala\u2019s book.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_media_grid grid_id=”vc_gid:1585923019418-e0970319-3c91-0″ include=”694,546,740″][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]We held a fundraising and social event in July for\u00a0The Big Project (<\/b>which\u00a0<\/b>is the SIGBI joint project employing various strategies to help women give birth more safely in The Gambia.) This \u2018Tea and Tarts\u2019 event raised \u00a3225. Thank you to Georgina for hosting the afternoon at her house.<\/p>\n

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UKPAC (UK Programme Action Committee) asked all Soroptimists to carry out research for The Prison Reform Trust on\u00a0Reducing Women\u2019s Imprisonment.\u00a0<\/b>One Member attended a Conference in Bristol organised by the Bristol Club which gave an insight into facilities for women offenders in Bristol. This helped us to get a perspective on what to look for in Swindon. An impressive presentation was given by Eden House which provides a place where women offenders can meet with their probation officer and key worker and attend compulsory and optional workshops and sessions planned to raise self esteem, help with budgeting, temper management, helping to extract themselves from domestic violence, drugs and alcohol etc. As a result the courts in the area have another sentencing option (enabling women to remain with their children) instead of prison. This was a facility needed in Swindon. It became unnecessary to lobby for it however as we learnt that Isis Women\u2019s Centre in Gloucester was planning to open a centre in Swindon funded initially by Wiltshire Probation Trust. We arranged a visit to the Gloucester Centre, where again we were impressed with the set up after being shown around and talking to the various workers there. We interviewed Angus MacPherson, Wiltshire Police Commissioner, who was very helpful and interested in the information gathering project. We carried out a good deal of research locally and on the internet and gave a report of our findings relating to Swindon and Wiltshire to The Prison Reform Trust.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=”604″ img_size=”fulll” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

President Janice\u2019s chosen charity this year was\u00a0Fight for Sight.<\/b>\u00a0A lovely fundraising evening involving presentations from Chocoholics and Party Lights raised \u00a3284. Thank you to Gillian for hosting the evening. \u00a0 Former member Jan Messenger donated \u00a340 from her annual Plant Sale. \u00a0 Members agreed a donation of \u00a3500 from the Benevolent Fund should also be donated to Fight for Sight.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s\u00a0<\/b>International\u00a0<\/b>December 10th<\/sup>\u00a0Appeal was for projects the International President named \u2018See<\/b>Solar Cook Solar\u2019.<\/b>\u00a0Money was raised from the sale of jam, the Christmas dinner raffle and by a donation by a Member in lieu of sending Christmas cards and \u00a3100 was sent to SI.<\/p>\n

We have continued to give\u00a0service locally<\/b>\u00a0at the\u00a0Broadgreen Breakfast Club<\/strong>\u00a0for the homeless in Swindon and donated pocket can openers to enable clients to open tins of cold food they take with them when they leave.\u00a0 We have also made regular\u00a0donations<\/b>\u00a0of food to the\u00a0Swindon Food Bank.<\/strong>\u00a0 A donation of \u00a3250 was made to\u00a0Swindon Women\u2019s Aid.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a380 was given to Rosa Matheson from our sales of her book \u2018A Day in the Life of 100 British Women\u2019,which she sells to raise money for three\u00a0projects in Nepal<\/strong>\u00a0aimed at the empowerment of women and girls there.\u00a0 \u00a3500 was sent to the\u00a0SIGBI Benevolent Fund.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We continued to be concerned about the teaching of personal relationships. We carried out a\u00a0survey<\/b>\u00a0of all the secondary schools in Wiltshire concerning the teaching of PSHE and sending some of our\u00a0bookmarks and posters<\/b>. We were pleased to receive a good proportion of responses which we were able to pass on to our regional P A Officer. One school requested that we send them more bookmarks for which they made a donation of \u00a310. Posters and bookmarks have also been supplied to various churches.\u00a0 Another request for bookmarks came from as far away as Ipswich Women\u2019s Aid.<\/p>\n

A number of Members continue to lend small sums to women entrepreneurs in the third world through\u00a0lendwithcare.org.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 All of our\u00a0microloans<\/b>\u00a0have been repaid and lent again to other women<\/p>\n

We\u00a0sponsored<\/b>\u00a0a young lady named Steph Hovey to assist her with the cost of a useful trip to teach in Bolivia . She is going to attend the next dinner meeting to tell us about her experiences.<\/p>\n

Members donated \u00a340 in memory of former member, Anne Baxter, to\u00a0Swindon Mind.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 Following the sudden death of the long term chef at The Kings, \u00a325 was donated to The\u00a0British Heart Foundation<\/strong>\u00a0in remembrance of him.<\/p>\n

We had some fascinating after dinner speakers some talking about their charities to whom speaker fee donations of \u00a325 were made for Breakthrough Cancer, 3m\u2019s Memory Cafe and Swindon Mind.<\/p>\n

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We have continued to\u00a0lobby<\/b>\u00a0MP\u2019s about various matters including\u00a0FGM<\/strong>\u00a0and reducing women\u2019s imprisonment and have signed a number of\u00a0Petitions<\/b>\u00a0including obtaining signatures for SI Stafford\u2019s Petition to the Prime Minister regarding the punishment of all forms of violence against women and numerous on-line petitions.<\/p>\n

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Club Year 2012-2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

Regular Local Service<\/strong><\/p>\n

Throughout the year we continued to support Swindon Food bank. We received a certificate stating that in 2012 we gave 166.1 kgs of food, enough to provide 195 meals for those in need in Swindon.<\/p>\n

We regularly assist at Broadgreen breakfast Club providing breakfast for the homeless.\u00a0 One member also helped Swindon Crisis on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n

We raised \u00a3200 for Swindon Women\u2019s Aid by holding a craft (stained glass) demonstration.\u00a0 At the same time we sold over \u00a370 worth of Fair Trade goods and raised awareness.<\/p>\n

Improving the Lives of Women and Girls:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The BIG Project:<\/strong>\u00a0Healthcare in The Gambia is a Federation joint project with Maternal & Childhealth Advocacy International.\u00a0 (see separate page for further information on the BIG Project)\u00a0 We negotiated a partial refund from the Hotel where we held the Club\u2019s Annual Lunch in recompense for all the problems with the food. Instead of refunding members and guests we decided to donate the \u00a3393.53 as well as \u00a3135.40 we had raised in other ways to the BIG Project<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Aid<\/strong>\u00a0:\u00a0 See above<\/p>\n

Knickers for Knowledge:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>We raised \u00a3175 by holding a celebration of the first International Day of the Girl Child for this project of S I Barnstaple which helps menstruating girls in Africa to continue their schooling during their periods.<\/p>\n

Other fundraising<\/strong><\/p>\n

A few members raised \u00a3506 for Diabetes UK by going on a sponsored walk<\/p>\n

Members contributed \u00a3135 in support of Water Aid\u2019s Big Dig appeal for which they were given matched funding.<\/p>\n

Sponsorship<\/strong><\/p>\n

We sponsored Phillipa (a medical student) to assist her to pay for her medical elective trip to find out about hospital treatment in Sri Lanka<\/p>\n

Bookmarks\/Posters Project
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We have continued to distribute bookmarks and posters (see 2011\/12 below)<\/p>\n

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Club Year 2011-2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

Regular Service<\/strong><\/p>\n

We have made regular monthly visits to the Broadstreet Breakfast Club, helping in the kitchen and counselling clients. We have also donated occasional gifts of tinned goods.<\/p>\n

At each Dinner Meeting members donate tinned and dried foodstuffs which Jan Roy takes to Swindon Foodbank on our behalf.\u00a0 We have also helped at some of their supermarket collections.<\/p>\n

Through our Member Jackie Webb we have made regular donations of items to the Swindon Women\u2019s Refuge and also assisted one lady\u00a0 who was moving out into new accommodation<\/p>\n

President\u2019s Charity<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jenny chose Diabetes UK\u00a0 as her primary charity and also Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation to support during the year.\u00a0 We had an interesting talk by Zoe from Diabetes UK and our own Shirley Mathias has also talked to us about her personal experiences<\/p>\n

We raised money by filling Smartie tubes with 20p pieces, purchasing Usborne Books with the rep donating all her commission and by a raffle to raise a total of \u00a3376.80 .<\/p>\n

Prospect Hospice<\/strong><\/p>\n

We held an Indian Bazaar and raffle raising \u00a3293<\/p>\n

Project Sierra<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three members raised \u00a3182 from a sponsored slim.\u00a0 jewellery was also donated for the Region\u2019s collection.<\/p>\n

Other fundraising<\/strong><\/p>\n

In honour of Internationa.l Literacy day we sold second hand books to members and raised \u00a311 for Book aid.<\/p>\n

Lobbying<\/strong><\/p>\n

letters have been sent to MP\u2019s on sustainable fishing, care of the elderly, trafficking, and other topics. We signed an NSPCC Petition.\u00a0 A number of members \u2018wore the green scarf\u2019 \u2018 in support of women in Afganistan and signed the online petition.<\/p>\n

Bookmark Project<\/strong><\/p>\n

This project to help, particularly young, people to recognise\u00a0 the signs of abusive relationships continues and we have paid for 1000 Posters on the same theme which we are also planning to distribute as widely as possible.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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