SI Tamworth Projects
Each Soroptimist International club identifies the needs of its community, then establishes specific projects to address these needs. All our projects relate to one or more of the six Programme Focus Areas: Economic and Social Development, Education, Environment, Health, Human Rights and the Status of Women, and International Goodwill and Understanding.
More information is available in the Our Work pages, where you can read more about the current Programme Focus aims and the Quadrennial Project, supported by all clubs in the Federation.
The projects listed below include some of the local and international issues we research and support in SI Tamworth:
Cecily's Fund
Cecily’s fund helps Zambian AIDS Orphans.
In August 2004 we raised money for this charity by holding a Jazz in the Park music event.
Later in the year many of our members attended the annual picnic at Woodstock where Madam President presented a cheque for £1310 to Alison Eastwood.
Two of our members – Anne North and Gwyneth Brown – were able to visit some of the children supported by Cecily’s fund.
Hearing dogs for the deaf
This was SI Tamworths main charity in 2004-2005.
At our International Night we were able to present them with a cheque for £3120. Various fund raising events throughout the year helped us to raise this total but our main event was a Food Around the World night in January.
Knitting
We have currently started a knitting project. Our first Knit and Natter will be in February 2009.
We are knitting:-
Bears for Burundi. Each bear is worth 4 bricks in the building of a school. Please use the link below for the pattern.
Blankets 3ft x 4ft or 6ft by 4ft
Plain V neck jumpers for ages 6-14 years
Cardigans from premature size to about 32 inch chest.
Recycling
In our efforts not to waste the world's resources we have started a club collecting and recycling programme.
We collect:-
Spectacles
Used stamps
Used postcards
Foreign coins/notes
Used cartridges
Used mobile phones
Paired shoes, belts and bags
Quality clean clothing
Books
Items for toiletry bags
Toys
Videos/CDs for Help the Aged
Clean bedding
Curtains
Towels
Old style sewing machines
Ornaments and china
Tools (especially carpentry)
Books, pens and blank paper
Stroke Patient support
This was SI Tamworths main charity in 2006-2007.
Funds from the sale of this cookbook went towards the Stroke Patient Support at the Sir Robert Peel Hospital.
Members of SI Tamworth visited the unit in February 2008 to see the equipment that was brought with monies from the cookbook.
Pathway Project
The Pathway Project provides help and support to woman experiencing abuse in the home.
Members support the project by providing toiletries and other useful items.
St Giles Hospice
St Giles Hospice is our local Hospice and offers medical and nursing care for people living with cancer and support for their families.
National Literacy Trust
This was SI Tamworths main charity in 2007-2008.
The National Literacy Trust aims to change lives through literacy.
Our first fund raising event was the Murder Mystery night held in November.
Our second event was a an auction of promises.