Soroptimist International of Santa Rosa

Do you want to know about Soroptimist? This video gives you a brief look at who we are. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umM_tZ2Hock&feature=

Join us next Friday, January 22nd at 3:00 p.m. for a Human Trafficking 101 presentation by @ourverity Lead Human Trafficking Advocate and a local survivor. If you are interested, message us for the Zoom link!

INTERPOL is the International Criminal Police Organization and we are an inter-governmental organization. INTERPOL has 194 member countries, and helps police in all of them to work together to make the world a safer place. Today’s crimes are increasingly international. It is crucial that there is coordination among all the different players in maintaining a global security architecture.

Apply at the link below and list Soroptimist International of Santa Rosa if you live in Santa Rosa. Clubs are also located in Healdsburg, Sonoma, West Sonoma County, Oakmont, and many other areas throughout the USA, Canada, Mexico, South America, and Japan. The Awards are a program of Soroptimist International of the Americas, one of five Federations of Soroptimist Internation throughout the World. Other Federations have different programs. Apply for a Live Your Dream Award! Applications are accepted August 1 - November 15. Each year, we give more than $2.6 million in education grants to about 1,700 women all over the world. https://www.soroptimist.org//live-your-dream-aw/index.html

Soroptimist International of Santa Rosa is sad to report the passing of Carolyn Small. We will miss her dearly, a great friend and devoted member of our club for 34 years. https://www.legacy.com/obituar/pressdemocrat/obituary.aspx

Congratulations Florence Drury! An Australian Soroptimist Sister celebrating 100 years and seven months of life.

A big Shout Out!

Here’s some information about Soroptimist and the United Nations. https://www.soroptimistinternational.org//si-at-the-unite/

Soroptimist International is proud to be participating in the UN as an NGOworking to support our missio. https://www.un.org/en/observances/girl-child-day

We have finished our local fundraising effort and we thank all of you who have purchased bulbs. We appreciate your contributions to our scholarships. If you missed our earlier posts, you can still order bulbs from our fundraising website until December 1st. https://groups.dutchmillbulbs.com/shop/?affiliates=sisr