Having Fun and Keeping FIT while generating Income for Charity.

Drs Ann Parr and Penny Cook took part in treking to raise funds

The repeat performance in the year 2010-2011 for charity/keeping fit
and having fun IDEA was as productive as before. taking part are
Mrs Elaine Tyrrell far left, Dr Penny cook,Dr Parr and Mrs Louise Layland raised
Around £150/- in joint sponsership

 
They have done it again Dr Ann Parr and Dr Penny Cook
Have been starr trecking again and raised around £300/- for the Hospice
on the 11th of June 2011

ThisYear The SI Wigan Club Celebrated it's 70th Birthday at

The Annual Dinner and HENCE the Function with change of Insignia, was specially Significant
The evening was held at Haigh Hall  on the 6th May 2011,Guests at the Dinner were The Mayor of Wigan Cllr Winstanley, Regional SI President Jenni Stanistreet, Rotary President Collin Wilkinson, & Presidents of neighbouring Soroptimist Clubs.
Picture immidiately on the right shows   Some of the Guests from the neighbouring Clubs, on the far right is out going President & The Mayor

The Speaker for the night was Rt Hon. Lisa Nandy Member of Parliament for Wigan

The Annual Dinner was attended by the Friendship link Club of SI Castlebar.

As a gesture of friendship SI Wigan Club Members visit their Friendship Links in other countries - This Year SI Castlebar Visited Wigan at the Annual Dinner. They were hosted and entertained by the Members of SI Wigan

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The Picture is of Reg SI President Jenni Stanistreet
and  her Husband Tony Stanistreet

 
The Picture shows(R>L) Maura McuinnessPhil Armstrong (President SI Castlebar)Maira McMohanin on the Back Row
inthe front row are Marie Houlihan, Alice Joyce and Moira Jackson

                                                        


                                                                   Beverley Beenham President SI Leigh and District .  

Local Charities
Local Projects such as Sleeping Bags and Shoe boxes for the Homeless Has been an annual effort by the SI Wigan Club in helping the Local community.
DIAS - Local Drop in and Share centre, which supports Women and Children who suffer the consequences of Domestic Violence are helped by Donations from the SI Wigan Charity Funds and Service- Two of the Soroptimists are trusties of this Group

                              
                                                                                           SI Wigan and Wigan Rotary working together for                                                                                                the home less

                                                              
Photograph  above shows jt Presidents Kate and Eva presenting  Cheque for DIAS                                      

The Club works for the Community in other ways such as working with
local PCT to create awareness of conditions such as Osteoporosis.
Last year the Club raised £12000?- for this Project. A Specialist Nurse has been appointed to work with community, schools and other organisations to give children and women a better health
This year Members of SI Wigan and staff working for this project held a workshop at the Slavery Museum Liverpool and shared the awareness and information with other Soroptimist Clubs in South Lancashire

The organisers of the service have designed a competition for a poster to build strong Bones. Atracting the imagination of the targeted community to combat the condition before it strikes
Photograph on the right shows the Jt Presidents a cheque of £12.000 to the Dr Fallon of the PCT

Dave Guest of the BBC who has been the MC for the Annual Charity Ball
donates his fee to the Wigan & Leigh Hospice.
Above Dr Ann Parr is seen handing the Thank-you note from the Hospice to the
the President Mrs Carole Britner
Photograph on the left shows the Jt. Presidents
Giving a cheque to the treasurer of talking news for the Blind

Charity Ball 2011

SI Wigan's ninth Chairtiy Ball was held in February this year.
Over the years this has been an annual event for the club -

over £50,000 has been raised for Charitable causes.

The Picture below is that of Mr Allan & his staff-the Jewellers from 25 Makinson arcade in WIgan. Mr Allan donated a 18ct white Gold Chain and a Diamond pendant for Auction which fetched over £1100/- at the Ball in 2010.

Similarly he donated a Gold/ pearl Necklace and Earings for Auction at the Charity Ball (2011)

The Profit made at this event (after expences) was over £5000/- which swelled the Charity funds, for the coming year.

Thanks to the Public & Local Businesses Like Debenhams,Barbaras of Standish, Blakeleys Waste Management, Chadwicks, Fairhurst Accountants, Style and comfort,Douglas Printers, and many More in making this a successful Project.

Mr Allan & his staff-the Jewellers from 25 Makinson  arcade in WIgan are our regular supporters

                                 Friendship Links

SI Wigan Club Members visit their Friendship Links in other countries - This Year SI Castlebar Visited

Wigan at the Annual Dinner. They were hosted by the Members of SI Wigan

                                        
At the back are Maura McGuinness SI Castlebar, Phil Armstrong (President SI Castlebar) &

Marie McMahon (SI Castlebar). In the front are Marie Houlihan, Alice Joyce, & Moira Jackson from SI Formby

Past President Carole Britner presenting a cheque
to the her Chosen charity SPARKS

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'Sparks' is the childrens medicl research charity - and is involved in funding research into
a range of conditions affecting babies,children and mums-to-be.Part of spark's research into
Pre-eclampsia is currently being carried out ar St.Mary's Hospital in Manchester. and PP Carole

has been particularly interested in this aspect of the Charity.