by Andre Mouchard amouchard@scng.com A new bit of technology, created by a grad student at UC Irvine and financed by one of Orange County’s leading philanthropists, soon could reshape the fight to end human trafficking. When and if that happens, it’ll be changing a world of crime, suffering and, for the moment, a lot of …
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 Women’s History Month. The theme of this year’s Women’s History Month is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.” The National Women’s History Alliance, which spearheaded the movement for March being declared National Women’s History Month, has announced the women’s history theme for 2023, “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our …
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Surf City Soroptimists of Huntington Beach empower women to live their dreams through the dream programs, the Day of Empowerment, the Dolly Wakeham Grant Program, the Dream Beyond Program, scholarships, our monthly virtual Happiness Hours and more. Originally, I was going to say that January and February were my favorite months of the year…why? Because …
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Surf City Soroptimists of Huntington Beach invite you to join them in empowering women and girls through access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment and to help stamp our human trafficking in all forms in southern California by making a donation to our club on #givingtuesday. Our success stories are …
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GivingTuesday, often stylized as #GivingTuesday for the purposes of hashtag activism, is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United States. It is touted as a “global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world” (source: Wikipedia) GivingTuesday was initiated in 2012 by Henry Timms at the 92nd Street Y in New York. The co-founding organization was the United Nations …
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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 along with other Soroptimist clubs in Orange, Los Angeles and Ventura counties are working with like-minded agencies and other organizations to put an end to human trafficking in all forms, sex and labor, in southern California.Working with Human Trafficking task forces, police departments and other organizations, Soroptimists hope to …
Mary Chiappetta, our Stop Human Trafficking Chair, is a force to be reckoned with. When she makes up her mind to support an organization or a cause, she not only jumps in with both feet but, she commits 200%! And that is the case with Kherut. Kherut empowers survivors of human trafficking by providing education, …
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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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