The sun may have been hiding much of the day but #Soroptimists from SI Weybridge and District shone bright at Oatlands Village Fayre on Saturday 13th May. Following the advert in the fayre booklet (very kindly inserted by Andrew) attendance at the booth was brisk. Handmade Maripula bags and cushion covers (from our SI sisters in South Africa), tomato/sunflower plants, home grown organic rhubarb, a book sale, a children’s competition and wonderful company attracted fayre goers to come along and chat.
Brenda (and Paul..) created a fabulous showcase of our last years work in the club and worked hard to highlight and man the booth with Jeannie and Alexis. Mary and the team helped galvanise visitors and ensured the day went with panache; a good profit was made on the day for the club charity account and Alexis is summing up the sale profits to return to South Africa to enable further projects with local women and girls.
The photos show how well it looked and we anticipate women who visited will be in touch to meet up again and hear more about our exciting program of projects in 2023/2024. These include Refugee Elmbridge CAN charity support hosting the @WeybridgeFestival Cream Tea on June 24th, our summer sponsored Wellbeing for Women charity 10km walk, Microfinancing small start up women only businesses, Orange Cafes each month to fly the soroptimist flag and recruit new members, FoodBank support and a STEM Education initiative to enable more women and girls to take STEM subjects in higher education and consider teaching.
Huge and sincere thanks to the club members who worked so hard to make a success ahead of and on the day. Join us for tea at our Orange Cafes on 25th each month or at Weybridge Festival June 24th. email soroptimistsweybridge@gmail.com to find out more about the local women club, part of SI GB&Ireland and a global influence standing up for women and girls.
