SI Fishguard Programme Action Pre Lockdown Just before corona virus ‘hit’ and pre lockdown, we managed to complete two PA challenges. Having raised funds at our Charter Lunch, last year, this Spring we had pledged a further £1000 for our local Fishguard Young Farmers Club, to help them rebuild their meeting hall. The YF club does a lot of voluntary support work in the community. We were able to give a further £1000 this year, £2000 in total. On a wet and windy day, members of our club met with representatives of the Young Farmers to hand over the donation. Even wet and blustery weather didn’t dampen their enthusiasm In spite of a few delays, we were eventually able to realise a partnership ambition to recognise the large number of families from other countries living in our area around Fishguard and Goodwick. It turned out

What are Clubs doing? More and more clubs are finding their feet after the shock arrival of Covid-19. See the Full page on Covid-19 in Programme Action to see how thay have changed their way of working and helped others to deal with the changing situation

Soroptimist Centenial 2021 How can Wales South celebrate this important year 2021? What better way to celebrate the first centenary of Soroptimists, to raise the profile of our Organisation and to help the environment than to #PlantTrees!   Let’s play our part in Wales South! Why should we do this? Following in the footsteps of our first Soroptimists, who lobbied to save the great Redwoods and established ‘The Redwood Grove’ in California, and in line with 1 of our 5 programme areas – Planet, the Centenary Tree Planting Project hopes to energise Soroptimist across the Federation to ‘Plant Trees for a Brilliant Future’. Call to Action Further details can be found by following the link below and there is a form for clubs to fill for Programme Action Officers Tree Planting Call to Action  

Winners in the Educate, Empower, Enable catagories from Si Barry, SI Cardiff and SI Glamorgan Gwent Marshes. Ongoing, very worthwhile projects from all 3 clubs.