Soroptimist International Bath and District

Club members from the South West Region came together for a development day which was very enjoyable.  It’s always good to exchange ideas and views.

This is the day to encourage everyone to read a book or give one away to somebody to read for themselves.  Education is the key to ending world poverty.

Friends and club members came together at President Gillian’s annual Fairtrade coffee morning on 25th February at the President’s lovely home.  Money raised that morning also went to the Macmillan Nurses so £170 will be shared between the 2 charities. Many thanks for all the cake donations and help from members and to all the people that supported the morning.

It’s always good to meet up with other clubs in our region and celebrate a wonderful milestone. The Manor by the Lake was exquisite in beautiful surroundings with a wonderful meal and speaker to follow.

President Gillian and Diane visited Julian House in Bath and presented a cheque for £160 raised from our annual quiz night.  Cathy Adcock from Julian House was delighted to receive the gifts.

Over £1.700 was raised by volunteers including a Bath Soroptimist,

who did a bucket collection at the Bath rugby game against the Harlequins.   Bath won but the money raised was a better result and will be shared between the RUH Forever Friends Appeal, the Samaritans and the local Cats and Dogs Trust.

Members have come together to knit little Innocent bottle hats.  25p from each bottle sold will go towards AgeUK

We were able to present a cheque for £160 to Sarah Buck, fundraising coordinator for the Genesis Trust at our January meeting. She explained the importance of such a worthwhile charity helping the homeless in Bath. We also gave her a blanket that members had knitted recently.