NEWS:  LPGA tour veteran
Val Skinner  matches $11,500 raised in Soroptimist club's  annual golf tournament.....read more
Soroptimist International of La Quinta/Coachella Valley partners with the Ophelia Project in Scholarship Fund.
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

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.
Soroptimist Membership

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.

Our Community Award Programs

The Soroptimist Women’s Opportunity Award
A cash grant awarded to assist a local woman entering or re-entering
the workforce in obtaining the education and skills training they need
to improve their employment status for themselves
and their families. read more......

Honoring Young Women For Volunteer Action

Making a Difference for Women Award

Honoring women for their service to
women &  girls in their communities.

Our Community Service Projects

Soroptimist House of Hope
 Three local recovery homes
for addicted women.
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Mentoring
Young Girls
in the
Coachella Valley
Two memorial scholarships are awarded by the club each year
to 2 deserving high school girls.
These scholarships are awarded through applications and personal interviews.
If you are a female high school senior in the La Quinta area and are interested in these scholarships - Link Here

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.

Our International Service Projects

Soroptimist International
2007–20011 Quadrennial Project

Project SIerra is a four year partnership between Soroptimist International
and Hope and Homes for Children that will transform the lives of deprived women and children
in Sierra Leone, West Africa.

Link Here to Read More................
Soroptimist International
President's Appeal 2007
Hamlin Obstetric Fistula Relief and Aid Fund
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The Project Aims

To help those women with fistulas who cannot be completely cured and need
on-going medical care.


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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Soroptimist International partners with
four other women's organizations to provide vocational training for women.
Project Five-O is designed to help women in poor economic circumstances in third world countries through the establishment of training centers.
Soroptimist International Soroptimist International of the Americas Golden West Region

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