Supporting Sister Soroptimists in Zimbabwe At the October 2013 Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland Conference in Gateshead. SI Wakefield Member J Alce organised a Dinner at the restaurant at the top of the old Baltic building – 6 and presented President Dorica Chibanda of S I Kwekwe, Zimbabwe with a cheque from soroptimist sisters in S I Wakefield for £100 towards local charitable projects being carried out by our sister club in Zimbabwe.

Soroptimists Walk for Hospices On Sunday 7th April 2013 members of SI Wakefield participated in the 3rd Rotary Navigation 20 mile Sponsored Walk along the banks of the Calder and Hebble canal between Horbury in the East and Sowerby Bridge to raise funds for the four West Yorkshire Hospices which provide excellent service to the public of Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield namely, Overgate Hospice, Kirkwood Hospice, Wakefield Hospice and the Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice. Each Hospice will be receiving an equal share of the total money was raised by the event.