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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.

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
£100 doubled to £200!! #OTW Underway….

£100 doubled to £200!! #OTW Underway….

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On Thursday we were in full flow planning the club UN Women #Orangetheworld and #16days activities. Our coffee morning on 25th will generate £££ funding for #domesticabuse services our partner charity. Every £ we earn to £1000 will be match funded by a generous sponsor so don’t delay. A club team are ‘orangeing’ the world setting up stall on #CoweySale, Walton to highlight UN Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on the morning of 26th Others plan to handouts #soroptimist ‘Relationship Bookmarks’ in schools and to the public at Hampton Court Members took posters to pop up in shops in #Cobham, #molesey, Weybridge this week , huge thanks to @EKAServicesMolesey for the sponsorship of our posters. Huge thanks to our #SIGBI Soroptimist sisters, their generous families and friends for the gift items for our Bring & Buy sales. Last night we raised over

@ElmbridgeSoroptimists step up making >£1100 to accelerate diagnosis & awareness of ovarian cancer

@ElmbridgeSoroptimists step up making >£1100 to accelerate diagnosis & awareness of ovarian cancer

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On Saturday 8th October 3 Soroptimists from SI Weybridge & District were joined by 2 local friends to walk the 10th annual National #TargetOvarianCancer Walk/Run 2022. The cancer supports research, raises awareness of the cancer symptoms and educates healthcare professionals in diagnosis of what is a silent and killer disease of women in middle and later years.  Over 1000 walkers registered for the Walk/run mostly walking at Queen Elizabeth Park, London or again in November in Belfast or local to their homes. The charity hoped to achieve £250,000 in donations. Even with over 1000 people walking it was a challenging target sum. @Weybridgesoroptimists and friends set off at 10am walking from Hampton Court Bridge to Kingston through Home Park, onward to Teddington Lock and across the lock to Bushy Park, a 10km course. With a few scenic pauses, a chance meet with the @Hamptoncourtpalace carthorses

Fashion Show creates a stir in Mayford

Fashion Show creates a stir in Mayford

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July 27th 2022 Share the good news please..“We have changed lives for the better” A rip roaring success.. soroptimists at #SIWeybridge and #SIWoking held the biannual Tea & Temptations event in Mayford in June. This amazing fundraiser event was planned by both clubs, with models, waitresses and bakers all contributing a delicious afternoon tea and a chic fashion show. We must acknowledge the enormous help and support of local boutiques including @bettyandclaudechobham, @Phase8weybridge and @madjakshere who very generously provided the fashion for the event. We were also able to invite local Muslim women who modelled their own brand fashion and traders who promoted gifts to our audience of some 60 guests. The amazing funds raised are now counted and available to fund our joint regional project The Barbara Watts Volunteering in Pretoria/Tshwane (VIP) effort, enabling 2 young South African female students to gain intensive work experience

End Violence against Women – Stalking is Serious

End Violence against Women – Stalking is Serious

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1 IN 6 PEOPLE WILL BE STALKED AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIFE. Are you or is someone you know worried that someone might be being stalked? The Suzy Lamplugh Trust understand that it can be difficult seeking support; their tool is here to help you with the following: The law in relation to stalking and harassment in the United Kingdom Reporting stalking or harassment Effective gathering of evidence Improving your personal safety and that of your friends and family Practical steps to reduce the risk Accessing local services such as housing, emotional support etc. https://www.suzylamplugh.org/am-i-being-stalked-tool The majority of stalker/victim relationships are ex intimate partners. Get help or support if you’re worried. Don’t feel that you’re overreacting. #stalking #soroptimist #orangeday #siwad #orangetheworld #VAWG

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July 11th 2022 Share the good news please..“We have changed lives for the better” A rip roaring success.. soroptimists at #SIWeybridge and #SIWoking held the biannual Tea & Temptations event in Mayford last week. This amazing fundraiser event was planned by both clubs, with models, waitresses and bakers all contributing a delicious afternoon tea and a chic fashion show. We must acknowledge the enormous help and support of local boutiques including @bettyandclaudechobham, @Phase8weybridge and @madjakshere who very generously provided the fashion for the event. We were also able to invite local Muslim women and traders to promote their own fashion range and gifts to our audience of some 60 guests. The funds raised will soon be available to fund our joint regional project The Barbara Watts Volunteering in Pretoria/Tshwane (VIP) effort, enabling 2 young South African female students to gain intensive work experience in teaching

Safeguarding for Soroptimists – ‘if you see something – say something’ and ‘don’t think what if I’m wrong – think ‘what if I’m right’….

Safeguarding for Soroptimists – ‘if you see something – say something’ and ‘don’t think what if I’m wrong – think ‘what if I’m right’….

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Just wanting to highlight the video on club safeguarding, especially to our new members, Suzette supports us in this regard at SI Weybridge & District Safeguarding is Everyone’s Responsibility Safeguarding Video There is also a 3 minute video, which all club members are required to see, it explains what people should do if they see something, which is not quite right or makes them feel uncomfortable, with the message ‘If you see something, say something’. ‘Safeguarding Is Everyone’s Responsibility’. The video and documents are located on the SIGBI Website in the Members Area. The video is also available on You Tube https://youtu.be/OiXJVQSha9k. Club Safeguarding Link/Leads Across clubs within the Region we have a number of Soroptimist members who have volunteered to act as Safeguarding leads within their clubs.  They are shown on the main site. Although the Safeguarding Leads/Link posts in our clubs are not mandatory; the

‘Walk and Talk’ change the outcome for Ovarian Cancer sufferers… #Targetovariancancer

‘Walk and Talk’ change the outcome for Ovarian Cancer sufferers… #Targetovariancancer

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Following our recent talk by #Targetovariancancer  Soroptimists note the charity Target Ovarian Cancer have a fundraising walk/run in October. Is this a matter close to your own heart? Could we Soroptimists walk 10K and make a difference? I’m game if you are… small steps can lead to change. Soroptimists love to change the future for women. https://targetovariancancer.org.uk/get-involved/events-challenges/ovarian-cancer-walkrun-london?utm_medium=email&utm_source=TOCWRLondon&utm_campaign=TOCWR_London22_fun_14.06.22&utm_content=IT-TOCWR1 How to join Team Target The following registration fees apply: Adults: £12.50 Children (aged 5-18)​: £5 Infants (under 5)​: free Team of five adults: £50 (includes one free entry!) All you need to enter multiple people is their names and email addresses – they’ll need to follow instructions in their confirmation email to complete their registration. We ask each adult to raise a minimum of £100 in sponsorship and for children to simply raise as much as they can. Registration closes at 12pm on Friday 7 October. SIGN UP All participants will receive

#SayNoToPlastic in July, Soroptimists Challenge!

#SayNoToPlastic in July, Soroptimists Challenge!

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SIGBI Day of Action – 16th July 2022 follows UN World Environment Day on June 5th  This year, the SIGBI Day of Action will focus on Climate Change and reducing the use of Single-use plastics. Activities that take place during the month of July will be marked on a SIGBI map, to be published in August. The UN is supporting this effort this year in September. Let #Soroptimists get ahead of that.. https://www.un.org/en/delegate/join-us-100-days-beatplasticpollution-today Why Care? Plastic pollution is harming life on land and below water around the world, and plastic production is contributing to climate change and global warming. Addressing the plastic crisis demands high-level global action and policy, but efforts to reduce plastic waste can start with a few small steps. Unless we take major steps to reduce plastic pollution from production to consumption, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050.