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#MandelaDay2021 Soroptimists in Southern Region cherish a South Africa Friendship Link

#MandelaDay2021 Soroptimists in Southern Region cherish a South Africa Friendship Link

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Communities across the world are affected by the spread of Covid-19, which has hit every economy, causing new social and economic challenges and exacerbating old ones. But, there is hope. On a scale never seen before, individuals and groups are finding ways to help those in need of support. You can join us. We call on you to be an active citizen in your community, individually or as part of one of the millions of groups getting together to start initiatives around delivering food parcels, making masks and protective gear, teaching online or making donations towards these efforts. Soroptimists around the World act, enable, donate, support and educate. Look us up and see if you’d like to join an active group local to you. You can find our UK/Ireland Clubs here https://sigbi.org/club-finder/

Plant a Tree to enable pollination, CO2 uptake and better O2 levels

Plant a Tree to enable pollination, CO2 uptake and better O2 levels

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Someone’s birthday? An anniversary? Instead of adding to the material world why not plant a new tree in your garden or with agreement in a school hospital or public space. Soroptimists around the World are celebrating a Centennial Year and planting thousands of new trees, mango groves and woodland areas.   SI Weybridge & District are enabling a Soroptimism Centennial Tree in a newly created rest area at St Peter’s Hospital, Chertsey this year. St Albans Soroptimist’s Planet Team will be mobilising the Club to “Plant Trees for a Brilliant Future” in 2021 to celebrate a century of work transforming the lives of women and girls across the globe. Even though Soroptimists can’t meet in person yet, National Tree Week is a great time for #PlantTrees planning. Soroptimists are using the time to plan our tree planting in 2021 in partnership with St Albans Friends of the Earth www.stalbansfoe.org And joining

Every step counts, every day in enabling a change in our World. Climate change is easy when we all think and act to improve our air quality.
Mahatma Gandhi said..
SIGBI Virtual Centenary Conference in Llandudno

SIGBI Virtual Centenary Conference in Llandudno

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SIGBI Celebratory Conference – 28th/30th October 2021 – Llandudno –  Dial in.. it’s Virtual Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI) Ltd will hold our annual conference in 2021 from 29th to 30th October. The Conference will be a virtual one and there will be an opportunity for Soroptimists and others to have space on the Exhibition Wall to publicise their organisation and to sell goods. We anticipate that there will be approximately 1,000 delegates from 18 countries, including fellow Soroptimists from Asia and the Caribbean, as well as from the other Soroptimist Federations in The Americas, Europe, South West Pacific and Africa, and so we think this will be a good opportunity to share learnings and show products Conference registration is now OPEN to members, associates and the all women interested in enabling change. Register by 16 August 2021 to receive your Early Bird rate

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Soroptimist Day of Action on Climate Change

Soroptimist Day of Action on Climate Change

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Soroptimists around the World are taking action and pledging to Plant a Tree or make a change to enable climate change on July 17th 2021. Join in! Watch the video below on Climate Change and share with your friends and on social media using the link   Calculate your Carbon Footprint: https://clevercarbon.io/ Use this revolutionary new carbon quiz to calculate your carbon footprint and share it online! It’s free and only takes 2 minutes!

Business Meeting 15th July 2021 – Speaker

Business Meeting 15th July 2021 – Speaker

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  This months business meeting will be our last fully remote meeting we hope! Dani is releasing the link for dial in, Cathy has sent the agenda and last months minutes kindly produced by Carlye. Dee has sent a statement of account. I thought I’d attach a few snaps of good times! We have a speaker at 7pm, the Founding Member of Elmbridge CAN – a small non-political charity who aim to build a culture of welcome to refugees within the local community and work to achieve the settlement of more refugees in the Borough of Elmbridge. Keep in touch by joining the meeting online at 7pm. Don’t forget to diary August 15th for a glorious afternoon of Fizz and Berries  as we all plan to meet again in person. If you do not get the link do call Dani ahead.  

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Notices

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SIGBI President – Johanna Raffan – Rest in Peace With great sadness we announce that President Johanna M Raffan MBE passed away on 15th June 2021. All club’s thoughts are with Johanna’s family at this very sad time.  

#Soroptimists send financial aid to St Vincent to support humanitarian efforts by SI SVG

#Soroptimists send financial aid to St Vincent to support humanitarian efforts by SI SVG

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14th April 2021   S BBC News April 15th https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-56754885 The humanitarian crisis caused by volcanic eruptions on the Caribbean island of St Vincent will last for months, a UN official has warned. Didier Trebucq said nearby islands including Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda could also be badly affected. He said the UN was setting up an international funding appeal. About 20,000 people have been evacuated from their homes since La Soufrière volcano began erupting last Friday. It had not previously erupted since 1979. Mr Trebucq, the UN co-ordinator for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, said clouds of ash and smoke were continuing to pour from the volcano every day. “We are expecting that continuous explosions and ash fall will continue over the coming weeks in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, but also in neighbouring islands such as Barbados, which has also been severely affected… as