Does anyone know what the collective noun for Soroptimist Presidents is? On 23rd September 15 S I Yorkshire Past Presidents met for a meal at the Rockingham Arms, Towton. It was a lovely lunch, great company and lots of fun and friendship. Back row from the left Chris Clark, Hilary Putman  Pat Shore, Lesley Berry, Sylvia Wilson  Liz Lyle, Margaret Cook  Rita Leaman, Jenny Heptonstall, Judith Alce. Front row  Thelma De Leeuw, Angela Edwards,  Linda Davis   Pam James, Jennie Levi  

Imagine my surprise when the first email I received on returning from the wilds of NorthWest Scotland was this: Just a quick email to let you know that my friend Elizabeth Hughes is fundraising for Cancer Research UK, and they’d really appreciate your support. As part of my special 90th year I am running !!! the 3K Race for Life in Harrogate next Sunday. Spare me a thought!….. Elizabeth Of course you all know by now that she did it! – raising a magnificent £750.  

  Life in February has been quiet, with clubs beginning to meet face to face again. I attended a second zoom meeting with Kay Richmond SIGBI Programme Director and other officers this time the focus report forms were discussed.  We were given a useful tool to help work out which of the 5P’s a project belongs to and this will be circulated across the region.  We also had opportunity to look at what makes a good report or not and this seminar has been offered to the Region, we just need to agree a date. Jennie and Pam held their first zoom meeting with Programme Action club officers and we discussed the previous webinar on the quadrennial project and I have fed those discussions back to Kay.   On Saturday I attended the Presidential meeting with Cathy Cottridge, and we spent a lot of time

Welcome to the webpage of Soroptimist International (SI) of Yorkshire, part of a global network of more than 80,000 Soroptimist in 124 countries across the world. Soroptimists work to transform the lives of women and girls through education and empowering and enabling opportunities. We have 20 active clubs in Yorkshire and are the biggest region in the UK. I would like to share a little about myself. I am from Soroptimist International of Selby, and have been a member since 2008. Becoming a Soroptimist is the best thing I have ever done, my only regret is that I didn’t do it sooner. My passion is for the programme action work that we undertake locally, nationally and internationall. It is humbling to know that our actions, however small can make such a difference to women and girls worldwide.   I have been the Programme Action lead at

The next RCM is at the Bridge Hotel and Spa, Walshford, just off the AI near Wetherby. LS22 5HS if you are using a satnav. The RCM will focus on food – Local to Global – with speakers from the Trussel Trust and Mary’s Meals.

  One month in and it’s been a privilege to be your President. My first official duty. No. My first official ‘pleasure’ was to attend SI Bradford’s lunch. A select group of us ate together in our private room at Cleckheaton Golf Club facing out of the picture window. Thank you for your company and kindness and keep up the good service you provide to your different projects. You may be small, but you are impressive. This was followed by a visit to the prison at Askham Grange. Chris Clark (SI Bingley) Susie Westwood (SI Wakefield) and I delivered a sewing machine, fabric, wool and a collection of books which were received warmly. We were told that the residents had been asking for more wool and would be delighted by the generosity of our donations. Thank you to all who contributed. My next event was