April 2010

Soroptimist International South West Pacific 17th Conference of Clubs

Coming up in May we are holding our first major fundraiser for the year with our annual Fashion Parade.  Proceeds raised will be going to the Royal Flying Doctor Service and various projects.  We are also selling Entertainment Books for 2010/11.  Be sure to secure your tickets and books as soon as possible!

Internationally, there are four Federations of Soroptimist International (SI) - SI Americas, SI Europe , SI Great Britain & Ireland and SI South West Pacific which we belong to. Our club is one of 17 clubs in the Region of Western Australia.

Four members from our club attended the biennial Conference of Clubs which was held on the Gold Coast in April.  The theme of the Conference was Leadership and had guest speakers on the topic from Surf Life Saving Australia and World Association of Girl Guides & Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).

We were honoured to have a delegation arrive from the All China Women's Federation .  They gave us amazing facts and figures about the number of people they are helping in China.  We also heard about several Soroptimist International Projects that have won Best Practice Awards.

Conference is always a wonderful meeting of like minded women from many countries who enjoy great friendship, goodwill and understanding.

Of course we also made sure there was a lot of fun with a Friendship evening and we danced the night away to the live band at the Gala evening.

Click here to purchase your Fashion Parade tickets online or to order your Entertainment Book NOW!

Royal Flying Doctor Service

Soroptimist International of Helena have been supporting the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) for many years.  Initially our support was through individual members purchasing their Christmas Cards. 

Since 2007 funds raised at our annual Fashion Parade have allowed for the purchase of the following items:

• 2007 - Blood Esky
• 2007 - proceeds from other fundraising purchased a Blood Brick
• 2008 - Foetal Heart Monitor (doppler)
• 2009 - Foetal Heart Monitor

In 2008 and 2009 during the Zig Zag Festival parade, members shook tins and collected funds that were sent in to the RFDS.

Help us support the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Purchase your Fashion Parade ticket online NOW. Better still, organise a group of friends to come along! Click here for details.

Upcoming Events

MAY

4 - Social Dinner with Guest Speaker Beatrice De Casanove - on the topic Helping Hands WA who help women and children at risk in Mauritius - click here for details

15 - Soroptimist International Western Australia Region Meeting - click here for details

23 - Fashion Parade - click here for details

JUNE

5 - World Environment Day - click here for details

25 - 27 - EveryWoman Expo - click here for details

Click here to view our Events & News page on our website -
www.si-helena.org.au to see all our our planned events for 2010.

Congratulations Robyn Cain!!

We are very proud to have member Robyn Cain take on a role at Federation level.

At the recent Conference of Clubs on the Gold Coast, Robyn took on the role of Federation Programme Director.  This is a two year term that can be extended to four years. 

In this role, Robyn will be overseeing the Programme direction of all clubs in the Federation of the South West Pacific.  She will be:

1.  Co-ordinating information from our Programme Focus reports across all clubs and between our Federation and International

2.   Encouraging and approving reporting to International which goes to our United Nations representative to maintain our consultative status there

Click here to view photos from Conference.