Soroptimist International Bath and District

Despite the inclement weather, club members created a delicious tea for guests attending a tea party held at Gillian’s house.

On sale were Flamingo cards and Fairtrade products. Tea, sandwiches, scones and cakes were devoured all for good causes.

Fairtrade products

Flamingo cards

Members from the club helped with refreshments and stewarding at the annual ‘All Chipping In” cycle event to raise money for Julian House and Rotary. It was a boiling day and it was difficult to keep the refreshments from drying up or melting but the competitors were grateful for the drinks and snacks. These cyclists were enduring the 100 mile event.

Tamsin Smy is fundraising for her 4 week expedition to Cambodia next summer which will include  community development work (helping to build houses, schools and toilets), environmental projects and wildlife conservation.  We look forward to following Tamsin’s blog during the next year and beyond. We gave her £50 towards her expedtion.

3 members from the club spent a series of Tuesdays with year 6 pupils from St Andrew’s School in Bath and learnt about the Suffragettes of Bath.  Along with making sashes, rosettes, planters and banners they also visited an historic park site in Bath and it finished off with a possession along the Crescent in the presence of the Mayor of Bath.

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We have been collecting unused hotel toiletries and other products to send to Julian House who pass them onto the Women’s Refuge in Bath.  It’s such a simple way of helping others.  Cathy Adcock, charity Fundraiser receiving some of the goodies.

Club members helped by doing the marking at the Brain of Bath quiz night for Julian House and raised around £10,000.  Will Glennon, a presenter from BBC Wilsthire was there to help also

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Whilst visiting Budapest, Club member Diane was able to meet up with Edina Bolagh from the SI Budapest Club over a very tasty lunch. We were able to learn about each other’s clubs and hopefully there will be a friendship weekend in Budapest next year.

Members from our club enjoyed observing girls from a variety of schools learning more about STEM subjects in Weston-super-Mare.  There were leading science lecturers from local universities and representatives from local engineering firms encouraging the girls to engineer ideas of their own.

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Phil West from the Great Western Air Ambulance gave a talk about the charity at our club meeting on 20th June.  The work that the charity does is truly amazing and welcomes any donated money especially as the charity is not supported by the government or lthe National lottery.   We presented Phil with a cheque.

Nearly 90 ladies enjoyed a wonderful regional AGM today and learnt so much about plastic, anti-human trafficking and slavery, the RNLI and ‘First Women” photographed by Anita Corbin and soon to be an exhibition in London.  Coming together at these meetings is such fun and friendships and established.