JUST SOME OF THE PROJECTS WITH WHICH OUR CLUB IS INVOLVED

 

JUST SOME OF THE PROJECTS
WITH WHICH OUR CLUB
IS INVOLVED

 

Soroptimist International is a mainly 'Service' organisation and honouring that commitment the Wigan Club is heavily involved with the Local Community and organisations serving the population of Wigan.

At the Local Level

  • DIAS - three members are trustees on the Board of this domestic violence organisation
  • Members go into a primary school to listen to children read.
  • Star traking is organised to collect fund for the Local Hospice
  • Members volunteer at the Hospice, to man the Telephones and other duties
  • Members also help collecting funds by taking part in Bag packing and Gift wrapping at local Departmental stores and at Sainsbury's




 

  •  Save our Skeletons : is the Local project started by SI Wigan to promote awareness of Osteoporosis in the schools and the community at large. this is being done with the help of the Local PCT. The Club had raised over £11000/-for this project

     

     

     

     

At Club Level

We hold Cofee Mornings and Bring and Buy sales to support Mcmillan Nurses

Yearly St Valentine day Ball

In the last few years the collection from the Ball has been £45000 at least

Ball raises funds for

  • local charities including the Hospice .

     

  • National charities

  • International charities

     

This Year a Fashion show will be organised to support the above projects along with supporting the Mayors charity.

 

 

Charitable Acts by all Members
for the local community

Each year during the Festive Season the Club members fill Shoe Boxes with goodies to destribute amongst the Homeless locally and amongst the Asylum seekers

Club members also collect funds for helping the Homeless in the community

to buy Sleeping bags this is done in collaboration with the Local Rotary and Soroptimist Clubs

 

 

 

 

 

 

At Federation Level
Working alongside UNICEF we are trying to combat violence against women and the trafficking of women and children

 

Look at the Future

 

SI WIGAN ARE LOOKING AT A PROJECT RELATED WITH YOUNG CARERS
AND ALSO CARE OF THE ELDERLEY