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Surf City Soroptimists of Huntington Beach Celebrate Spring

Surf City Soroptimists of Huntington Beach wish you and your loved ones a happy healthy Easter, Passover or Ramadan celebration.   Sunday marks the first time in 33 years that the Jewish holiday of Passover, Muslim holiday of Ramadan and Christian holiday of Easter fall on the same date in the calendar. April 9, 2023 is the 4th day of Passover (Jewish Observance). April 9, 2023 is the 18th day of Ramadan (Muslim Obsrvance) and April […]

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Surf City Soroptimists of Huntington Beach Celebrate Thanksgiving 365 Days a Year

Surf City Soroptimists of Huntington Beach want to remind you that although we only celebrate Thanksgiving one day a year that giving thanks should be something we all do every day.  Think about it…What are you thankful for today? I am thankful for my health and the health of my loved onesI am thankful for

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Surf City Soroptimists of Huntington Beach Spreading the Spirit of Thanksgiving!

Surf City Soroptimists of Huntington Beach live the spirit of Thanksgiving everyday of every week throughout the year.  Thanksgiving or giving thanks is part of our Soroptimist DNA.  We are thankful that we have the means to assist women and girls so that they can live their dreams and create meaningful lives for themselves and

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Official Gratitude Day, Friday, September 21, 2018

“Gratitude Day is celebrated annually on the 21st September. The celebration of Gratitude Day allows both individual citizens and organisations within wider society to celebrate the broad meaning of gratitude in a variety of ways. Origins The celebration started in 1965 in Hawaii when an international gathering decided that it would be a good idea

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Soroptimist International of Huntington Beach Kicks Off Its 2018-19 Year!

55 years ago, Soroptimist International of Huntington Beach began its mission to improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment. Since that year, the women we serve and the scope of our Soroptimist community has grown exponentially.  The women we serve stretch all the way to Haiti

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Gratitude Day is Every Day

What is gratitude? According to one source: Gratitude means thanks and appreciation. … Gratitude, which rhymes with “attitude,” comes from the Latin word gratus, which means “thankful, pleasing.” Officially, Gratitude Day this year is Friday, September, 21st. You might ask, “Where did the official gratitude day come from?” First celebrated in 1965, it was later officially adopted by the United

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Spotlight On Our Partner… Project Self-Sufficiency

Soroptimist International Huntington Beach enjoys a very long-standing relationship with Project Self-Sufficiency (PSS). Both organizations have complimentary missions: to improve the lives of women and their children through access to education. The following is taken directly from their website: “Project Self-Sufficiency is a community-based program in Orange County, California, assisting low income, single parents to

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Introducing Spirit….the new Soroptimist Huntington Beach Spokes-Puppy

For the last 4 years, River, our Belgian Sheepdog, has been the SI Huntington Beach Spokes-Dog.  It all began in 2014, when River and I walked 3 miles round trip from our home to the Huntington Beach Pier to raise funds to help improve the lives of women and girls for our club. That first

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We Are Proud Of Our Accomplishments That Help Improve The Lives of Women & Girls

At our last business meeting of 2017, President Marcelle read a list of what we have accomplished since our 2017-18 year officially began in September 2017 (but what really began at our planning retreat in August)! Sometimes we feel we aren’t doing enough….Sometimes we feel we should be doing more (and heaven only knows I

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