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The recent Ophelia Etiquette Luncheon saw
the Scholarship Fund Awarded to 4 Indio High School
Girls
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Soroptimist International is a
Global Voice for Women |
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Soroptimist, is a
recognized authority on matters that women value most, and
uses its international voice and official status with the United
Nations
to advocate
on behalf of women’s issues. |
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Soroptimist Membership |
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Soroptimist is an
international organization for business and professional
women who work to improve the lives of women and girls, in
local communities and throughout the world. Almost 95,000
Soroptimists in about 120 countries and territories
contribute time and financial support to community–based and
international projects that benefit women and girls.
Soroptimist
membership provides an enriching environment for women to
develop
friendships and to support each other, while experiencing
the
satisfaction of their
collective efforts to improve communities.
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Our Community Award Programs |
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Honoring
Young Women
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Our Community Service Projects |
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Mentoring
Young Girls
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Coachella Valley |
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Two memorial
scholarships are awarded by the club each year
to 2
deserving high school girls. |
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These
scholarships are awarded through applications
and personal interviews. |
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If you are
a female high school senior in the La Quinta
area and are interested in these scholarships -
Link Here |
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SOS -
Soroptimist Saturday of Service each March
In celebration of International Women's
Day
SI La Quinta/Coachella Valley selects a community
project each year to work on in cooperation
with theSoroptimist Valley Council. |
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Our International Service Projects |
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Soroptimist International |
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President's Appeal
2007 |
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Hamlin Obstetric Fistula Relief and Aid Fund
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
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The Project Aims |
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To help those women with
fistulas who cannot be completely cured and need
on-going
medical care. |
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To encourage independence and
improve the morale and self-esteem of the permanent residents of
the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital through self-help rural village
"Desta Mender".
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Link Here to read more ........... |
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Soroptimist International |
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International of the Americas |
Golden West Region |
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