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Thanks to SI South Shields & District for fantastic food, friendship and fun. We forgive you Colin – a gig at The Dorchester, London and the great fund raising opportunity was one not to miss but today Soroptimists raised nearly £300 for BREAST CANCER NOW. Well done everyone. CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOUR 70th CHARTER YEAR. Breast Cancer Now supporter Colin Plews has become well-known for his fundraising and his Big Pink Dress. For him it’s all about “the awareness I can create on the day. If just one woman sees Big Pink Dress and Breast Cancer Now and it reminds her to check herself, every step will be worth it.” Recently he attended the Breast Cancer Now Representative training and it truly opened his eyes to the problem of breast cancer and
Thanks to The Business Factory, North Shields – excellent trainers – come along to one of our meetings. http://www.businessfactorynt.co.uk
£285 raised for MIND (Sally Allan Fund) and MANZINI PROJECT (Early Years Education in Swaziland) https://www.tynesidemind.org.uk/help-support/training-courses/sally-allan-fund.aspx http://manziniyouthcare.com Thanks to IPP Anne Gunning and Sue McSharry for organising a tasty, fun-filled day of friendship and shopping opportunity. Thanks to Massimo and his team at Massimo’s – the Italian food was delicious and the lasagna was honesty the best I’ve ever tasted. https://www.massimosofseaham.co.uk/ Thanks also to Gavin at Seaham Waves for commission of 20% where he hand crafts beautiful, delicate jewellery from sea glass- I’ve ordered some earrings to be made to match a beautiful bracelet already bought for me as a gift – took a picture to match the glass, agreed a style and the type of fastening I prefer and all
How they work – An award winning women’s theatre company and a leading force in the North of England with a national and international reach.They collaborate with women and young women on the margins of society to create bold and innovative theatre for personal, social and political change. Why they are unique in the way they work – Their women-centred practice collaborates with women to draw out their collective voices and shine a light on their experiences, thus creating powerful professional theatre by perform to wide-ranging audiences. They encourage their audiences to walk in the shoes of the women and make space for debate. Club members visited Newcastle’s Live Theatre fully expecting a fantastic evening and it was a mesmerising hour of superb acting from a very realistic script. To describe it simply, truly AWESOME. Rattle Snake An epic tale, based on real life stories of women
Massismo’s – bringing a taste of Southern Italy to Seaham 12 .00 for 12.30pm start. Italian Buffet Raffle £15 Interested – contact sitynemouth@gmail.com for your tickets! 20% COMMISSION ON JEWELLERY AT SEAHAM WAVES – all discounts to be donated to the President’s charities. Thank you.
Club Members, relatives and friends have contributed hours of knitting to provide these hats for new born babies in Sierra Leone and now we’re knitting blankets – any 9″ X 9″ squares gratefully received – just contact us on sitynemouth@gmail.com
Our club continues to grow from STRENGTH to STRENGTH
As ever we can always depend on our Mayor – Norma Redfearn to support our club and the Northern Region of Soroptimist International. The 12 clubs of the Northern Region have worked together to produce their GLOBAL BLANKET. This campaign is to raise awareness of the plight of Trafficked Women in the clothing trade. The Global Blanket has 264 squares that represent a visual petition that hopes to inspire 1 million signatures by 2019. Soroptimist International hope to present it at 10 Downing Street as part of their UN Anti Slavery campaign. https://www.stopthetraffik.org/campaign/fashion/global-blanket-campaign/
