{"id":31,"date":"2008-09-15T08:33:57","date_gmt":"2008-09-15T07:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/taunton\/about-our-club\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T19:47:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T18:47:53","slug":"about-our-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/taunton\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Welcome to SI Taunton<\/h2>\n<p>Our club was chartered on 23rd July 1938 and we celebrated our 80th anniversary in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Members of Soroptimist International Taunton are always happy to welcome visitors and potential new members to our monthly meetings and social events.\u00a0 Meetings are normally held on the first Wednesday of every month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you are interested in attending a meeting or finding out more, please get in touch by e-mailing <a href=\"mailto:sitaunton@outlook.com\">SITaunton@outlook.com<\/a> or use the form on the <a title=\"Contact Us\" href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/taunton\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contact Us<\/a> page.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1567429377510{padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_69d23a9921ff5 h3{color:rgb(0, 85, 150);}.ld_fancy_heading_69d23a9921ff5 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em;bottom:0px;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_69d23a9921ff5\">\n\t<h3 class=\"lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left\" ><span class=\"ld-fh-txt\"> Recent Activity<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/h3><\/div>[vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid style=&#8221;load-more&#8221; items_per_page=&#8221;6&#8243; btn_title=&#8221;VIEW MORE&#8221; btn_style=&#8221;modern&#8221; btn_shape=&#8221;square&#8221; btn_color=&#8221;default&#8221; btn_size=&#8221;xs&#8221; btn_align=&#8221;center&#8221; btn_button_block=&#8221;true&#8221; grid_id=&#8221;vc_gid:1744137992533-8095f8d8-7aa8-4&#8243; include=&#8221;4727,4738,4737,4728,4730,4734,4733,4732,4731,4729,4735,4745,4736&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">SI Taunton is a member of Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI), a\u00a0women&#8217;s volunteer\u00a0organisation committed to helping women and children worldwide.\u00a0 Since 2013 SIGBI has Category 2 Status with the UN Economic and Social Council.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">As well as contributing to <a title=\"Programme Action\" href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/taunton\/programme-action-2\/\">international projects<\/a>, members of SI Taunton are active in the local community, both individually and collectively as a club.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Among the many fund-raising events we hold is the annual <a href=\"\/\/sigbi.org\/taunton\/soroptimist-swimathon\/\">Taunton Swimathon<\/a> which has raised \u00a39000 in 2024 and a cumulative total of over \u00a3677,000 for charities since it started in 1988. Our 2025 event took place on 15\/16 February 2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Other projects organised by the club include supporting the education of a young girl in Nepal, The Nelson Trust in Bridgwater\u00a0 and monthly contributions to the Taunton Food Bank.<\/p>\n<p>The global Soroptimist vision is to help women and children worldwide through working in partnership with other Soroptimist clubs and charitable organisations to transform their lives through education, empowerment and enabling opportunities.<a href=\"\/taunton\/files\/2008\/09\/SI-Taunton-Strapline.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1031\" src=\"\/taunton\/files\/2008\/09\/SI-Taunton-Strapline-1024x146.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"465\" height=\"66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/taunton\/files\/2008\/09\/SI-Taunton-Strapline-1024x146.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/taunton\/files\/2008\/09\/SI-Taunton-Strapline-300x42.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/taunton\/files\/2008\/09\/SI-Taunton-Strapline.jpg 1255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Transforming Lives<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong><em>DISCLAIMER<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em> This website includes providing direct access to other internet sites. However Soroptimist International South West &amp; Channel Islands Region takes no responsibility for the content or information contained on other sites, including those of Soroptimist sites that link to this site, nor does it imply endorsement or approval of products or information offered.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Your privacy is important to us. We are committed to safeguarding the privacy of your information. 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