Why not pop along to see all of the fantastic PROGRAMME ACTION our members have been involved in over the past 12 months. PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR OPEN/MEMBERSHIP EVENING IS AT CULLERCOATS CRESCENT CLUB.
Federation President Sue Williams, Regional President Shirley Hallam, SI Middlesbrough Club President Pam Cooper, IPP SI Middlesbrough Kathy Warrick and many members and friends from Northern England and neighbouring regions including SI Yorkshire, Barry Coppinger, Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner and Dave Harrison Communications Officer for Daft as a Brush Charity joined us for a wonderful lunch at Central Park restaurant Middlesbrough followed a short walk in Albert Park Middlesbrough SI Middlesbrough planted 500 English Bluebell bulbs (iconic spring woodland wildflower (native bluebells are under threat) on 31 October 2018 in aid of Daft as a Brush Charity. This project linked with local partners to provide a permanent display in a central location of Albert Park (an urban parkland) to benefit the local community in a socio-economically deprived area, also signposting to SI Middlesbrough. Many members wore green in aid of ‘Think on It’ campaign raising
Club member Barbara Aryan successfully sold her home made cards and individually designed beaded jewellery upcycled from other pieces – meeting 100% the focus of GREEN BEANS – local & sustainable.
A new year, a new Social Secretary kicks off with a fantastic night out. What’s not to like: fantastic food, great company, amazing value for money, every ingredient and more to create your own curry, stylish clothes to buy amongst many and the amazing Sangeeta our host and chef for the evening.
We always remember the mum’s at Harbour refuge and this year they were full again with 17 mums and their children resident. What fabulous work they do to support these women and families.
Why not join Soroptimists from the Northern Region at Regional President Shirley’s BBQ. What’s not to like? Supporting two wonderful charities: Champagne raffle indoor & outdoor seating ‘pay as you go’ bar stalls to shop BBQ MENU Pizza from Wood Fired Ovens Home-pressed Burgers from the Grill Chicken from the Grill Vegetarian equivalent from the Grill An array of salads, burger toppings & relishes, dressings & pizza oils. Cajun spiced potato wedges + dipping sauces Desserts: Cheesecake, Chocolate Fudge Cake, Profiteroles & Fruit Salad
March for Water For 1 in 9 people around the world getting a drink of water isn’t as simple as turning on a tap. They have no choice but to make long, tiring, and often dangerous journeys to remote water sources – and then haul heavy cans or buckets all the way back home. It’s a journey that for some is an eight kilometre round trip, and a burden that more often than not falls to women and young girls, who sacrifice their education and careers to make sure their families have water. By sharing my shoelace selfies, talking to my friends and family about the challenge I hope to raise a wee bit of money for WaterAid. How far should you walk? It’s up to you how far you pledge to walk and when you do it. You could walk a little every day by
Newcastle Building Society have been so impressed and influenced by the Programme action we do for traffiked women and those who have suffered domestic abuse that Members of our club were invited to meet with several managers at one of their regular Managers meetings.
In 2018 Soroptimist International Sunderland is 80 years old! Sunderland is one of the oldest clubs in the Northern Region of England. It was formed in 1938, only one year after the first Northern club (Newcastle upon Tyne in 1937). At that time, one year before the outbreak of the Second World War, Sunderland was famous for being the largest shipbuilding town in the world. Our first President was Emmeline Wright who served for two years, from 1938 to 1940. Over 80 members from the Northern region joined in the celebrations in their 80th Charter Year with a celebratory lunch at the Grand Hotel, Seaburn, on 23 March 2019. The guest speaker was best-selling author, Nancy Revell whose work includes the Shipyard Girls series: these books tell the stories of the amazing women who lived and worked in Sunderland’s
A quick 15 minutes and the plan is set for some super fund-raising for NIGHTSTOP and the creation of BUMP BOXES for homeless women and girls who are pregnant.
