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\nThank you to Winstanley College for helping us to raise our profile
\nlocally. We are looking forward to working with you in 2023 and
\nhopefully beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Wigan Soroptimists and Winstanley College
\nEarly in December, Angela Holmes, President of Soroptimist
\nInternational Wigan Club and Kathleen Moran, met with Personal Tutor
\nAmanda Asbridge to plan for the continuation of the partnership to
\nsupport girls at Winstanley College through the well-established Avril
\nFishwick Mentoring Scheme.<\/p>\n
Avril Fishwick OBE was a high profile Soroptimist in Wigan. She was a
\nwell-known Wigan solicitor, Vice Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester
\nand was awarded the Freedom of Wigan Borough.
\nThe mentoring scheme was set up to mentor potential professionals
\ntowards successful outcomes. Topics such as interview tips, personal
\nstatement writing and well-being have been explored.<\/p>\n
There are nearly 72,000 Soroptimists worldwide working on projects that
\nhelp improve the lives of women and girls locally and internationally.
\nOur Wigan club has recently planted 100 trees in the borough. We
\nsupport Wigan\u2019s Domestic Abuse Service through DIAS and Wigan and
\nLeigh Hospice. Wigan Soroptimists founded the Ashton, Leigh and
\nWigan Osteoporosis Support Group. We have been involved in a
\nproject with a Bristol University student researching the procedures and
\nprocesses involved in specialist domestic violence courts across the UK.<\/p>\n
We also raise thousands of pounds per year to support our charities.
\nSoroptimist International (SI) and SIGBI both have consultative status at
\nthe Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) at the United Nations (UN),
\nwhich gives us a voice on important discussion papers, and allows us to
\nattend the Commission on the Status of Women in New York each
\nMarch, and contribute to the \u201cAgreed Conclusions\u201d.<\/p>\n
We support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by
\nall United Nations Member States in 2015, providing a shared blueprint
\nfor peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and in the
\nfuture.<\/p>\n
\nThank you to Winstanley College for helping us to raise our profile
\nlocally. We are looking forward to working with you in 2023 and
\nhopefully beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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