Sign up for Soroptimist International Grand Erie’s FREE secondary school girls event
(Brant,Brantford, Haldimand, Norfolk, and Six Nations of the Grand River is at: https://tinyurl.com/3wpnjcm3
Not Too Late to Register – 2021 Virtual Dream It Be It
2021 VIRTUAL “Dream It, Be It” Happening April 10th
Are you / do you know a secondary school aged girl? If so don’t make plans for Saturday April 10th!
Dream It, Be It: Career Support for Girls gives girls the tools they need to achieve their education and career goals, empowering them to break cycles of poverty, violence, and abuse. All girls face barriers because of their gender. Soroptimist clubs work in partnership with girls in small groups or a conference setting to provide them with the information and resources they want and need to be successful. Soroptimist International Grand Erie has been working with a dynamic group of young women, our “Steering Committee” so they can tell us what issues are most important and impactful to them.
By reaching girls while they are still young, we not only can help them stay healthy and safe in the short term, but we can reduce the number of women in crisis in the future. Putting them on a path will help them realize their dreams.
Topics We Cover
- Career opportunities
- Setting and achieving goals
- Overcoming obstacles to success
- Moving forward after setbacks or failures
2020 Live Your Dream Award Submissions Now CLOSED (Winner to be Announced Soon)
The Live Your Dream Awards offers three levels of cash awards. Eligible applicants can submit their application until November 15. Soroptimist International Grand Erie is offering one $2,000 award for our service area: Brant County, city of Brantford, Norfolk County, and Six Nations of the Grand River. Apply now by visiting https://www.soroptimist.org/our-work/live-your-dream-awards/apply-for-the-live-your-dream-awards.html Ultimately, a Live Your Dream Awards finalist has the potential to receive up to $16,000 to help offset tuition costs, purchase books, get transportation, or find reliable childcare so she can worry less about how to pay her bills and focus on reaching her dreams.
BScene Article September 2020
Why join Soroptimist? What do you get out of the experience? What keeps you coming back to this service club / sorority? One member shares her experience from the past five years. Thank you to our friends at BScene for the full page article.
DREAM IT BE IT CAREER SUPPORT FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL GIRLS
Inspiring Our Youth/Empowering Young Women
A beautiful write up about our upcoming event- have you signed your daughter up yet? Have you signed up? It’s sure to be a great event! John, the photographer from 4brant.com, thought our event was going to do great work. He shared with the girls a personal story about why our club meant something to him, and thanked the girls for focusing on themselves:).
Helping our communities
October 2018 – President Nadine presented cheques to Brant Pregnancy Centre, Six Nations Maternal & Child Centre and Haldimand-Norfolk Girl’s Power Camp
GRAND SPREE ONE OF A KIND SHOPPING EVENT
Soroptimist International of Grand Erie presents a One of A Kind Shopping Event Thursday, November 15, 2018 at the Best Western Brantford Hotel & Conference Centre 4 pm to 9 pm
25 vendors, silent auction, loonie-toonie auction, light appetizers, cash bar
All proceeds go to help women and children locally and around the world
Tickets are $25.00 per person (includes appetizers and one paddle) in advance or at the door. Advance tickets may be purchased at Passmore’s Flowers,190 King George Road, Brantford; Caradoc Townsend Mutual, 792 Old Hwy 24, Waterford, or Carstar Simcoe, 494 Norfolk St. S. Simcoe. For more information contact Kim at 226-387-1793
Gayenawahsra – Next Step Housing – Six Nations of the Grand River
With the help of a Club Grant from Soroptimist International of the Americas we were able to fully furnish a 3 bedroom unit at Gayenawahsra – Next Step Housing – Six Nations of the Grand River.
4TH WEEK ONLINE AUCTION
More fabulous items to be won on this week’s auction. Just a sample – Paris, Ontario tour and tasting, a decorative wreath for your front door (it’s Spring, time to change your decor!), doTERRA Basket of Goodies and so much more. Check it out at https://www.facebook.com/groups/164315027272162/?ref=bookmarks
Auction closes Friday, March 16 at 6 pm
