News – January 2008
January 27, 2008
With the finish of the old year and the start of the new we have had some old serving members retire. Shelia Lungley and Jo McMullan, who were charter members. Also retiring are Joan Perich and Olga Bondi while not charter members both ladies have been members for a long time. All ladies have held many and various positions within the club. To the ladies retiring I would like to say a big thank-you for your years of service and friendship and we will miss you.
We have had our annual general meeting with members taking on new positions with in the club. Krys Kerr is continuing on as President for another year.
We are now getting into our projects for this year. We are going to be supporting a women’s refuge in the Kimberley region. The co-ordinator at the refuge has indicated their greatest need at this stage is for bed linen and towels. Kerry Bastian will be collecting these items. If, like me you need to clean out your linen cupboard, here is a good cause where these items will be appreciated. Kerry is available on 92996560.
Val Ludemann is no longer collecting items as she is about to move house.
Robyn Cain is in New York at the moment attending the 52nd session of the Commission for the Status of Women at the United Nations as part of her job as Assistant Program Director with Soroptimist International of the South West Pacific.
Upcoming Events
- SOS day- Saturday of Service. 8 March . This a Soroptimist International day where all club in the world get to and do a day of service to their local community. We will be cooking a barbeque lunch for the residents at Greenmount Gardens.
- IWD – International Woman Day. Members will be attending the breakfast to be held at Burswood on Swan. 7 March.
- Soroptimist International of Western Australia Annual general meeting. 15 March.
- Our club Birthday. 13 April
- Fashion Parade. 18 May
- Conference of clubs of the South West Pacific, Chang Rai, 6-9 June
If you would like to join our club contact Rosalie Gordon (08) 9299 6230. We meet on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Foothills Learning Centre, Edney Road, High Wycombe.
Fay Kappler, Publicity Officer. Post Office Box 1181, Kalamunda, 6076.
Darlington Review – September 2008
Justine Colyer from Samaritans spoke to us at our last meeting.
Samaritans were founded in the UK in 1954, and have been in Western Australia for 40 years. There as 400 branches in 40 countries world wide.
The Samaritans mission Statement: To offer non-judgemental, emotional support to the lonely, despairing and suicidal, or those at risk of becoming so.
Samaritans is a 24 hour service that is non-religious, non- judgemental, confidential and anonymous care-line. They take 16,000-19,000 calls in a year. They require 50-100 volunteers to run the service. If you volunteer they conduct 4 training courses of 8 weeks each year.
Would you like to help Samaritans help? You could donate money, remember them in your will, apply to join as a volunteer or you can join their “Friends of Samaritans” group. For more details contact Samaritans on 93815725.
On 21 September members of Soroptimist International of Helena will be helping a Trek the Trail. This is UNFEM Spring Walk day and also International Day of Peace.
18 November we will be hosting an Information evening on Climate Change presented by Gary Warden, at the Hillview Golf Course at 7pm.
Friday 31 October there is to be a fundraiser for Project SIerra. “A Bollywood Ball” Project SIerra is the Quadrennial International Project 2007-2011:- A family and a future. It is supporting women caring for children in extreme poverty and providing a caring secure family home for children who are alone or at risk of abandonment in Sierra Leone.
If you would like to join our club or just come along to see what we do. Please contact Rosalie Gordon on 92994671. We meet on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Foothills Learning Centre, Edney Road. High Wycombe. At 7pm.
Fay Kappler. Publicity Officer. Post Office Box 1181, Kalamunda, 6076.
