http://www.soroptimistdaf.ca Women at their best helping other women achieve their best! Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:06:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This year we were officially part of the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce's Mini Putt Challenge as a tournament within their tournament. Not only were we eligible to win their recognition awards, SI DAF awarded the top 4-some and most honest (worst) four-some with recognition plaques! Our club had 3 four-somes (if ... http://www.soroptimistdaf.ca/inaugural-gold-tournament/ This year our club returned to the Dundas Golf and Country Club for our annual awards dinner. It was with great excitment that we met our recipients: Ruby Award: Leanne Kilby, Executive Director, Elizabeth Fry Society, Hamilton Branch. This newly named award, formally titled Making a Difference for Women, is in recognition ... http://www.soroptimistdaf.ca/awards-dinner_2010/ Dear Sisters of Soroptimists The following is a quick update on the Flamborough Women's Centre activities/new programs. We want to update the Soroptimists every quarter on the success of our programs and the wonderful work done by our counsellors to support women in the Flamborough community. We very much appreciate your ... http://www.soroptimistdaf.ca/fwrc-update-may-2010/ This year, we're trying something new - Thursday May 20th is Trivia Night! Come join us to see if your Team can get all the answers & Win! We'll be grouping you up in teams of eight (8) or BYOT (bring your own team). No previous experience required. Your $25 ticket price includes ... http://www.soroptimistdaf.ca/trivia-night/ SI Hamilton-Burlington, one of our sister clubs, partnered with the Hamilton Public Library to sell off recent discards. This gigantic semi-annual book sale has bargain prices of 25c to $5. The tables were restocked continually and divided into fiction, paperbacks, children and teen books, music, hobbies, health, biographies, wide print ... http://www.soroptimistdaf.ca/spring-book-sale-2010/ This year’s YWCA celebration will be held on Tuesday May 4th, 5:30 pm at the Hamilton Convention Centre. Award recipients, as well as all nominees, will be honoured for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the community. Tickets are $75, or $750 for a table. Call for reservations » http://www.soroptimistdaf.ca/women-of-distinction/ We were delighted to have program co-ordinator, Kim Thompson and Dianne Chesebrough, a graduate of the Encore program, as our guests. With careless abandon of our chairs, we were up and performing Zoomba dance moves, stretches and draining the lymph from our upper body. The lymphatic system is a complex network ... http://www.soroptimistdaf.ca/ywca-encore-program/ Soroptimist member Blanca Pena was recently featured in the Flamborough Review: When Blanca Pena learned that a group of local nurses was going on a medical mission to Kenya this spring, she couldn’t wait to sign on as a volunteer. “This is something I’ve been waiting for all my life,” said ... http://www.soroptimistdaf.ca/kenyan-connection/ We'd like to extend our sincere thanks to Joan Sturch and Dian Kuzyk.  They joined us this last month at the Dutch Mill & Country Market to share their adventures on the Friendship Grant in Australia. We were dazzled and amazed by the beauty of the countryside and the generosity of ... http://www.soroptimistdaf.ca/friendship-grant-australia/ To honour the women of our club on International Women's Day, recognized annually on March 8th, at the last meeting each of our members was given a red carnation by Vice-President Shirley, after being grilled on a "did you know" cross-word about the rich history of this day. Here's an ... http://www.soroptimistdaf.ca/international-womens-day-2009/