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Surf City Soroptimists of Huntington Beach Bring Awareness to Modern Day Slavery

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On January 28, 2021, Surf City Soroptimists of Huntington Beach hosted an evening with Deidre Pujols to bring awareness to Modern Day Slavery. Deidre Pujols, philanthropist and founder of Open Gate International, an Orange County-based global non-profit organization that equips people from vulnerable life situations with culinary arts and life skills to continue their journey […]

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Surf City Soroptimists of Huntington Beach….Sometimes Something Small Can Have a Great Impact

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  Sometimes something small can have a great impact. Our club was blessed with a member who has since passed away but left a small trust fund for us.  Her name was Dolly Wakeham and from what I have been told; she was a spitfire.  I don’t know much about her except that she worked

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Surf City Soroptimists of Huntington Beach Celebrate a Year of Service

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Surf City Soroptimists of Huntington Beach believe in improving the lives of women and girls and live it by focusing on service. The following was compiled by our VP of Service, Leslie Miller, with a little help from her team leaders, Cathy Standiford (DIBI), Mary Chiappetta (Human Trafficking) & Terry Rose (Live Your Dream). Dolly

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Surf City Soroptimists of Huntington Beach and the 4 Pillars

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This past year, Soroptimists of Huntington Beach focused on Soroptimist International of the Americas’ 4 Pillars: Fundraising, Membership, Program and Public Awareness.  Despite Covid-19, here are our goals and accomplishments: ProgramsGoal:  Strongly encouraged to participate in SIA’s Dream Programs:  LYD, is an Education & Award for Women and Dream It, Be It, career support for

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Happy New Year from Soroptimist International of Huntington Beach

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As Soroptimist International of the Americas enters into its 99th year of empowering women & girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment, I think of the amazing women who began this journey and of their courage and forward-thinking vision. The first club, formed in Alameda County, California, consisted

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Why Gender Equality Matters for ALL 17 UN Sustainability Development Goals

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Gender Equality needs to be the norm globally not the exception and our work as Soroptimists to improve the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment does make a difference. The Sustainable Development Goals are a collection of 17 global goals set by the United Nations General Assembly in

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