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Can we meet the 100+ challenge?

As part of our celebrations for the centenary of Soroptimist International our members have set themselves some challenges. Can we collect, donate or make a minimum of 100 items over the course of 2021 to support charities and our local community?

 

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Here’s the list of our monthly projects. Targets for January and February have already been exceeded and we raised £300 in the Easter raffle. Collecting/making/doing is well under way for the rest of the projects so do visit our website again for an update on how we are doing.

January: 100 stamps to raise funds for breast cancer research

February: 100 green plastic bottle tops for recycling for plug wires

March: £100 raised from an Easter Raffle for Easter Eggs a local primary school

April: 100 sunflower seeds for planting at home (Who will have grown the tallest sunflower come August?) and 100 items for local food banks

May: 100 clothing items for local charities, including Smartworks (https://smartworks.org.uk/newcastle-smart-works/)

June: 100 transactions with local businesses and services

July: 100 knitted squares for cot blankets for the maternity hospital in Manzini, Eswatini and 100 balls of wool for knitters of items for Sierra Leone

August: an event to raise £100 raised for the Diamond Education Grant (https://sigbi.org/what-we-do/our-charities/deg/ )

September: planting 100 bulbs

October: 100 used bras for recycling for Breast Cancer Research and 100 used biros and felt-tips, old fountain pens and propelling pencils for recycling for Astley High School field centre.

November: 100 posts on SI Tynemouth, Whitley Bay & District social media sites

December: 100 bags of litter picked in members’ local community

 

Here’s some of what we have collected so far – much more to come!