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Schedule of Upcoming meetings:
Meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month at the Royal Canadian Legion on Lansdowne St. W. Dinner is served at 6:30pm and the business meeting follows at 7:30. Meetings generally adjourn at 9:00pm. During the summer months (July and August), no business meetings are held to accommodate members’ summer plans. |
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Cameron House is a shelter for homeless women and children run in conjunction with the Brock Mission. SI Peterborough is a committed supporter of this worthwhile and very necessary provider in our community. When the home was originally opened, SI Peterborough decorated a bedroom and we budget every year for the upkeep of this room. In 2005 we repainted the room and install carpeting on the stairs. The 2006 Saturday of Service was dedicated to thoroughly cleaning the communal kitchen and preparing a lovely meal for the residents. In addition, two new twin mattresses were donated.
At the “Diamond are Forever” anniversary celebration , over eighty people gathered at the Holiday Inn on Sunday, October 30 to reminisce and celebrate over 60 years of service by the Soroptimist Club in Peterborough. Federal, Provincial and municipal government representatives, MP Peter Adams, MPP Jeff Leal and Councilor Shirley Eggelton all brought congratulatory greetings and shared their memories of club activities throughout the years. Highlights of the afternoon included an entertaining video presentation of club activities through the past 60 years. The introduction of Dorothy Sullivan, a charter member from the 1945 Peterborough Club was another highlight!
Hilary A. Bodin is the Soroptimist WOA Award winner for 2007. It is her
goal to complete her Human Services degree from Athabasca University. She
is the single parent of "two great kids" who has made a lot of changes in
her life over the last five years. She has strived continually to achieve
her educational goals. Her reference states, "Hilary balances
professionalism, compassion and humour in all that she does. She continues
to plan and move forward." She deserves our award. Congratulations!
The recipient of this year's Violet Richardson Award, for volunteer action, is Kaitland Ridenour. Kaitland is 17 years of age and she's in Grade 12 at St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School in Lindsay. Kaitland's volunteer initiatives are many. First and foremost Kaitland volunteers her services twice weekly to a woman who has physical challenges and she has done so for quite some time. The two have become good friends. As a result, Kaitland has designated Community Living Kawartha Lakes as the organization to be the recipient of the donation from our club. In addition, Kaitland is the leader of Ontario Students Against Impaired Driving at her school. She's the youth representative for MADD (Mothers against Drunk Drivers) for the city of Kawartha Lakes. Kaitland has also organized youth teams, at her school, for the Canadian Cancer Society's Relay for Life. Through her volunteer actions, Kaitland works hard to make her community and her world a better place. We all congratulate Kaitland on her volunteering endeavours.
The recipient of this year's Trent University Women's Studies Award is Anu Radha Verma. Anu was selected by her professors to receive this award. She is an outstanding student who has contributed greatly to core courses in Women's Studies. Anu is inclined to ask hard questions. This curiosity, as well as her sense of social justice, have led her to do extensive research in areas related to Feminist Critical Thought. In addition to her academic accomplishments, Anu is involved in a number of extra-curricular activities, both connected to and outside of Trent University, e.g. her creative endeavours at the Trent University Women's Centre and her participation in a creative writing group sponsored by The Toronto Women's Bookstore. We all congratulate Anu on her many academic and extra-curricular achievements.
Christmas Tea and Bazaar
A Christmas Bazaar and Tea was held at the Lion’s Centre in Peterborough on Saturday, November 24th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Poinsettias, baked goods, crafts, and jewellery were sold. The tea room was ever-popular, offering wonderful sweets, cookies, and sandwiches. Thank you to all who visited, and to all club members who volunteered to make it a huge success. Together we raised over $3000.
SI Peterborough has been supporting the PRHC Foundation for several years and has donated over $40,000 to community health initiatives for women. Construction at the new hospital is now underway, and we were pleased to continue to support this project with revenues from our Annual "Golf for Health" tournament, held in June.
At our regular business meeting, President Marney highlighted this year’s President’s Appeal. The goal is to raise funds for women who are recovering from Fistula surgery. The appeal is in partnership with the Hamlin Fistula Relief and Aid Fund, and will raise funds to support surgical corrections of fistulae, which may occur during childbirth. Women with fistulas suffer rejection, isolation, and shame. Together, club members donated over $260 dollars to the cause. For more information on the project, check the links below:
Each year, SI Peterborough coordinates many aspects of the local Hallowe'en UNICEF program through the schools in the local public school board, and with the "counter box" program through local businesses in the month of October. This year, UNICEF embarked on a new strategy, eliminating the collection box program in favour of the new “Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF” program. Children are encouraged with this new program to raise money amongst neighbours, family, and friends to purchase symbolic bricks. Participating schools keep track of money raised with posters of a school on which paper bricks with students’ names are placed. Participating students receive a bright Halloween candy bag in recognition of their efforts.
Annual Grocery Draw
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