Gallery 2010
Several Western Australian Soroptimist International clubs are supporting this project that trains women in Timor Leste in sustainable farming methods, allowing them to earn an income to educate their children.
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Soroptimist Mary Hayes is a regular traveler to Bali. On every trip Mary visits the Bumi Sehat Foundation’s birthing clinic, taking along baby blankets, hats, and medical supplies for the 550 babies born there each year. The supplies are paid for by Soroptimist International of Riverside, of which Mary has been a long-term member. On her upcoming trip Mary will take 69 baby wraps and two blood pressure machines for the clinic.
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Soroptimist International of Helena's guest speaker for August was ex-international model and owner of Image Power, Natalia Josephs. Natalia spoke about social skills and etiquette and her presentation was enjoyed by all in attendance.
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SI Fremantle ran a small doll making workshop for young indigenous mums at a local playgroup. The workshops were requested by the Aboriginal Liaison Officer of the local primary school who had set up the play group as a way of strengthening links between families and schools. The playgroup provides developmentally appropriate activities for the pre-school age children which will build better foundations for literacy and numeracy development. The Liaison Officer wanted to provide an activity for the mothers that would teach new skills whilst affording an opportunity to engage in discussions, parenting/child development issues in a friendly, non-threatening environment. The hour long workshops ran for a term. The mothers enjoyed the group time and were pleasantly surprised by their ability to create a doll for each of their children.
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Several members from Soroptimist International of Helena volunteered their time on Sunday 1st August to welcome people into the 3rd Annual Mundaring Truffle Festival.
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Cullunga is an Independent Aboriginal Community School set in the Swan Valley of Western Australia. Soroptimist International of Joondalup have been supporting the school as a President's Project for the last 18 months. Cullunga Aboriginal Community School enables Indigenous people to gather together and produce a positive cultural environment. By providing a strong social, cultural and educational environment in which Aboriginal people significantly direct the school and act as role models, it is hoped to encourage students to further their education and take up a range of career opportunities that a good education offers. Cullunga is committed to developing a strong understanding of cultural identity, spirituality and a sense of pride. The school busses in the children from a wide area, and their philosophy is to teach the children a standard curriculum while maintaining their Aboriginal culture. Jennie van Driel went as a representative of Soroptimist International of Joondalup to Cullunga for a Special Parents Day where children’s work was demonstrated and displayed for parents to see.
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This event was one of the first ever undertaken by the club and has been running for 17 years. It is always a great night, where Soroptimists cook a Christmas dinner, act as waitresses and provide entertainment for the day club members and their carers at Lefroy Hostel. A few partners, or ‘Soroptimisters’, also attend to act as waiters on the night.
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Soroptimists from all over Western Australia met for a weekend of training, friendship and fun.
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Past President of Soroptimist International, Margaret Lobo AM gave an outstanding presentation as per usual. The room was packed, there was a wonderful buzz, and new members were attracted to the club.
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Three members of SI Helena spent a lovely 2 hours on Friday 16th July assisting the Spring Road Reserve group in Kalamunda, with planting native seedlings on the strip of Reserve along Spring Road. We joined residents of the street, volunteers, and Rangers from the Department of Environment and Conservation and were provided with the plants, fertiliser, trowels, and already dug holes. We were rewarded with a delicious morning tea off the back of the ute at half time.
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The “Business After Hours” function is organised through the Fremantle Chamber of Commerce. It provides a networking opportunity for businesses and organisations in Fremantle. The Fremantle club has been a member of the chamber for a number of years and through this membership and attendance at functions such as these it is getting the Soroptimist name and message into the community. The members provided many home made goodies and all who attended commented on the great food and friendly atmosphere.
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Soroptimist International of Fremantle held the “Help the Homeless” Art Auction on Saturday 29th May. The auction was held at the University Of Notre Dame in Fremantle with public viewings on the 3 days prior to the auction. The auction benefited both the Fremantle Street Doctor and the Starlight Hotel Choir. The Fremantle Street Doctor is a mobile health clinic serving the physical and mental needs of homeless and at-risk marginalised people, and targets those with low or no income, transients, substance abusers and those with diagnosed and undiagnosed mental illness. The Starlight Hotel operates from St Patrick’s Community Support Centre in Fremantle and members of the Choir are either homeless or at risk of being homeless, and through their music discover an avenue to develop a sense of community and social inclusion. The auction was a huge success and well supported by both the Fremantle community and the artists who participated.
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The 24 hour Relay for Life was held on 1 & 2 May 2010 at the new athletics stadium. It was the 10th anniversary of the event, which raises money for cancer research and other programs supported by the Cancer Council. Team leader Vida Corbett and her partner Bruce have participated in all 10 events and received certificates to acknowledge this milestone. To celebrate, Vida walked or jogged for 24 hours, an amazing achievement! Soroptimists raised over $4,000 through sponsorship and the sale of raffle tickets.
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On April 25th Soroptimists from South Perth laid a wreath at a local ANZAC Day service.
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