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Business Meeting Thursday 16th February – Save the Date for March too!

Business Meeting Thursday 16th February – Save the Date for March too!

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We welcome an influential female Afghan Refugee who is living locally to discuss first hand issues refugees women and girls face in the UK community this week. Dinner at 7pm, Speaker then Business Meeting where we will discuss Program Action for 2023/2024 including STEM action, Community Action, #IWD2023, the AGM planning and SI support for Syria/Turkey and SriLanka Next months meeting is on March 16th, diary the date now so we give our guest speaker a hearty welcome and take the opportunity to lobby and raise our concerns.

Soroptimists donate £2000 Emergency Relief to Red Cross following huge earthquake in Turkey/Syria

Soroptimists donate £2000 Emergency Relief to Red Cross following huge earthquake in Turkey/Syria

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SIGBI has released a statement following the devastating earthquake in Syria and Turkey, and has made a donation of £2,000 to the Red Cross from the Emergency Relief Fund. You can read SIGBI’s statement on the SIGBI Website, and access details of how to make your own donations: https://sigbi.org/2023/syria-and-turkey-earthquake-statement-from-soroptimist-international-great-britain-and-ireland/ The U.K. Government is match funding donations to the Disaster Emergency Committee for the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. Follow the link if you want to donate https://www.dec.org.uk/?gclid=CjwKCAiArY2fBhB9EiwAWqHK6tRyeAONr7eRjGg6VLDXmtx_r3UsWCU9aL9_BZaEfslRtAcP8t8CjBoCDGcQAvD_BwE

What’s ALL the Fuss About? #IWD2023??

What’s ALL the Fuss About? #IWD2023??

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BEFORE March 8th International Women's Day 2023 Ever wondered why we have a day which applauds and highlights the success, plight and interests of women around the world? Join other women on March 4th to learn more, hear how women are celebrated on this day in differing regions around the world and why Soroptimists fully support this UN Women initiative. Hear from speakers and make your own plans for the day in your community, at your work place, with your friends. SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL GB&I are hosting a webinar for members and non-members on 4 March 2023 from 13.30 GMT. The webinar is called "embracing equity with digital dynamism". We have an inspirational programme of speakers and entertainment. The event is free, but you need to register in advance, so please do so now. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqdeuupz0tHdweFOwRFrCSeZe2y38HjUkG Experience the impact when you #EMBRACEEQUITY https://www.internationalwomensday.com/ It's only through #Equity we
Soroptimists make a difference at Walton & Hersham Foodbank

Soroptimists make a difference at Walton & Hersham Foodbank

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  2022 was a busy year for all foodbanks and their sterling work is essential community action enabling low income individuals and families to survive week to week and gain training access and practical advice and help. Weybridge & District Soroptimists donate every quarter filling gaps and supplying seasonal items. Our 21 #elmbridge members wholeheartedly support the wonderful volunteers  and so appreciate their hard work and dedication. We were delighted to meet the local manager when she spoke about their wider work at a meeting this year. Club members ‘walk and talk’ about their work and raise it whenever we run fundraisers for our other partners. It’s amazing how few people know how to donate so we spread the word, some ask SI to do so on their behalf giving us cash or items. Just this week we donated more cash from friends and during

Support for Citizens Advice services matters even more now
Women helping Women in Distress…a £2050 donation to Surrey Domestic Abuse

Women helping Women in Distress…a £2050 donation to Surrey Domestic Abuse

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Weybridge Soroptimists #Orangetheworld..(Women helping Women) with £2050 donation to Surrey Domestic Abuse 20th January 2023 – the #Soroptimist Club in #Elmbridge summarised the proceeds from the #OrangetheWorld Club activities in November.  Shop support, posters and window dressings, social media campaign and walking and talking in Weybridge, Walton on Thames and Molesey/Thames Ditton preceeded a fundraising successful coffee morning and donations for the chosen charity. Mary, a #Cobham based #soroptimist who has joined this year co-ordinated a hugely successful Bring & Buy sale which was wonderfully supported by local members, women and another SI club, it raised £362.80. Brenda and Dee  existing  #Weybridge and District soroptimists held a raffle at the coffee morning, the fabulous prizes donated by the Club members created a buzz and a further £355.00 was added. Members who lit up their front gardens and porches and social media and the coffee morning held

Surrey Domestic Abuse benefits from £2000 donation from Elmbridge women

Surrey Domestic Abuse benefits from £2000 donation from Elmbridge women

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November 25th #16DaysOfActivism Elmbridge women raised over £660 at a coffee morning organised by #siweybridgeanddistrict last Friday. Six generous spontaneous cash donors added more…£295. An incredible woman donor match funded EVERY POUND AND MORE. #elmbridgesoroptimists can now donate £2000 to #northsurreydomesticabuse part of Citizens Advice, a local ‘public’ service supporting women and families through trauma, domestic abuse, fear and coercive control, also advising on refuge, legalities and outreach support Local community action for women, by women, supported by donations from men who want to ensure we stamp out violence and abuse.

#Orangetheworld SI Weybridge Walks, Talks & ‘Oranges’ Surrey

#Orangetheworld SI Weybridge Walks, Talks & ‘Oranges’ Surrey

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25th November 2022 – UN Day for the Elimination of Violence against women and girls and start of #16daysofactivism #Weybridge Soroptimists walk and talk, provide information and posters to traders, dress the #elmbridge localities with ‘oranges’, and highlight the importance of the UN global #orangetheworld effort to help change attitudes and femicide. See the 20221 UN report here. Thank you to #SouthernRailHamptonCourt for displaying our poster alongside your ‘white ribbon’ poster. Powerful in combination. A reminder to those travelling with ill intent. https://www.unwomen.org/…/five-essential-facts-to-know… #hamptoncourt # 16daysofactionagainstgenderbasedviolence #16DaysOfAction #womensupportingwomen #westandupforwomen #womenempowerment #stopdomesticabuse

Santa delivery at Walton & Hersham Foodbank

Santa delivery at Walton & Hersham Foodbank

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7th December 2022 On Day 12 of #16DaysOfActivismAgainstGenderBasedViolence soroptimist elves are supporting women who often put others first and bear the brunt of stress and worry about feeding their families. #SIWeybridge & District #soroptimists continue to #OrangeTheWorld today delivering elf hats filled with treats for Mum so youngsters have something to give “From Santa for Mum” #The team at #waltonhershamfb gave us a jolly welcome (thank you all) they plan to sell the lovely artist cards donated by one of our friends at #SILiverpool at a forthcoming food fair and were appreciative of last months sanitary donations too! Like to hear more about our ‘elfing’ activities and how we help women succeed? Get in touch, meet us for a cuppa or via zoom we local women (part of a global movement gather monthly to enable projects that help women and girls www.sigbi.org/weybridge #16daysofaction #OrangeTheWorld #foodpoverty

Bijou hotel owned by Soroptimists in Central London

Bijou hotel owned by Soroptimists in Central London

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Ladies! Looking for somewhere central in London to stay and feel safe? Number 63 might be just the place. Discounted rates for Soroptimists/Shareholding clubs. Rooms also on booking.com. Sixteen en-suite rooms, singles twins and doubles, all beside Kensington Gardens. Great rates. What’s not to like. They even have their own GIN! https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g186338-d2557597-Reviews-Number_63_Guest_House-London_England.html

A little ‘Elf’ for busy Mums

A little ‘Elf’ for busy Mums

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Elves are so excited! Our #soroptimist hat collection is growing by the day and little red elf has her sewing fingers busy closing up them up and attaching the elf tags “For Mum from Santa”. Elves from Cape Town, Florida, Anguilla and Elmbridge have been busy too from afar. This Soroptimist Santa sack is going to @WaltonHershamfb at month end. Get busy elves deliver your hats to little red elf soonest ready for the foodbank festive hampers!