Welcome to our web site!
Soroptimist International of Willimantic, CT is a volunteer service
organization for women in business, management and the professions,
who contribute time and financial support to community based projects.
Our mission is to improve life for women and girls by identifying
needs and working through targeted service projects to address those
needs.
Upcoming Soroptimist Events ~
Feb. 1, 2012
- Membership
Business Meeting, University Club, Club Road, Willimantic, CT. Social
at 6:00pm, dinner begins promptly at 6:15pm. Business meeting to
follow.
Please remember to bring your canned goods and
non-perishable items for the soup kitchen. For information on
attending our business meetings, please contact membership chair,
Joan Merritt.
February 4, 2012 ~
Heart to Heart Charity Ball ~
Elks Club, 198 Pleasant Street, Willimantic, CT. Proceeds benefit programs for women and girls including Windham Area
Interfaith Ministries providing assistance for families in need.
This is our major fundraiser of the year where we partner with
another organization in our local community. This year we are
partnering with
WAIM.
Our club is part of Soroptimist International of the
Northeastern Region which totals ten clubs and over
250 members in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. World
wide, membership in Soroptimist International has
grown to nearly 100,000 women in about 120 countries and territories.
Our Name, Soroptimist, was coined from the Latin "soro" and
"optima" meaning the best for women. Soroptimists are truly women at
their best...professional and executive women of all ages, cultures
and ethnic groups who are known leaders in their fields.
We are making a difference in our local
community and in the world!
March 13th, 2011 by Cathy Standiford, Past SIA President
Sometimes it takes a personal story to help people move from
disbelief and denial into action. At this weekend’s Women of the
World Conference, actress Ashley Judd shared a personal story
about her friend’s daughter. After an argument with her parents
at the Atlanta airport, the daughter was picked up by a pimp
within one hour, and ultimately disappeared for 5 days.
Fortunately she was found–but what happened during those five days
has changed her life forever.
This is the video of Judd sharing
the story and calling for action:
