October Social Meeting

SI Woking monthly Social Meetings are always an opportunity for members to socialise in a relaxed atmosphere,

But the more serious challenges that concern all Soroptimists are never far away.  Our collection of store cupboard items to give to Your Sanctuary this month is a reminder that there are always new victims of domestic violence in Surrey.  If they leave home in a hurry, they will need help immediately.  Woking Soroptimists donate food and toiletries to cover those first, difficult days.

And our speaker, Maggie A Hussein, of the University of Kingston London,  brought the plastics crisis into focus.  She has a background of music and legal studies, and now specialises in environmental law.  Her thoughts on how plastic, hailed as a wonder material when it was invented, has now become a monster difficult to control, led to some lively discussion.

It is clear now that recycling plastic is not easy to do and it will take global society many, many years to implement remedies and solutions.  Ms Hussein held out the hope that the UN’s Global Plastics Treaty will be agreed soon, leading to a more energetic introduction of anti-pollution measures.

For more about the plastics problem in Woking, join The Plastic Free Woking Group on Facebook.

Liaise – Macmillan Coffee Morning

We were delighted to support the coffee morning held by Liaise Women’s Group in Woking in early October.

The coffee and cakes were delicious, and there were Liaise Fashion items on display, to admire, try and buy.

Support for Women from Catalyst

This month, we were pleased to see the results of the support that Catalyst gives to women in Surrey.

Catalyst raised £6116.74 for the Women’s Support Centre, as part of the Big Give Campaign.  The money will fund extra hours of help for the centre’s clients.