Soroptimists

SOROPTIMISTS

Whilst August was a quiet month for us – time to recharge our batteries - work didn’t fully stop.

Fylde Coast Women’s Aid

Our charity, The Fylde Women’s Refuge, is at the forefront of our minds and to this end we spent time putting together 30 pencil cases filled with pens, pencils and crayons to be given to the charity. The pens and pencils had all been previously donated for our Mary’s Meals backpacks and, with that scheme ending, we wanted to give them a good home. We are sure they will be put to good use – writing, drawing, list making, form filling or even noughts and crosses – when leaving home due to any type of violence – children rarely get to collect their belongings, so these cases provide a little normality.

OPEN AFTERNOON Ellel Grange

BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY

29TH AUGUST: 2.00-4.00pm

Ellel Ministries is a Christian Healing & Discipleship Centre

Free Cream Tea Everyone Welcome

Ellel Ministries

United Kingdom FIND US: Ellel Grange, Bayhorse, Lancaster, LA2 0HN ellel.org Refuges are safe spaces where women and their children can stay. They offer a safe, temporary home, with experienced and specialist staff who provide individual support and then help women affected by domestic abuse to find new permanent accommodation and recover from their experiences. Our September meeting on the 28th will be a speaker from the Refuge to give us a greater insight into the work the organisation does.

Tap Twinning

We are also supporting our Regional charity, Tap Twinning with a fundraising event soon. 122 million people still drink water directly from sources such as rivers and ponds. The burden of collecting water mostly falls on women and girls who have to make long, dangerous treks every day. Unsafe water leaves people at high risk of water-borne diarrhoeal diseases. Water scarcity, made worse by climate change, means crops fail, food supplies dwindle and people remain trapped in poverty. The daily treks for water get longer. Think about how the UK has struggled recently and then imagine having to fight for water all the time! The fundraising details are being completed and will naturally involve food and drink, so keep an eye on our Social Media for more details.

Smalls for All

No further news on this one as yet, we don’t meet in August so plans haven’t been finalised. Yet another reason to keep your eye on our Social Media for updates!

50th Birthday

On to our 50th celebration. We have a