SI Chico E-blast news & more |
Feb. 15, 2022| Volume 22 Issue 25 |
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Please take the time to read this week's E-Blast so you can stay up-to-date on happenings in our club, around the Region and around the world.
What's New: President Sara's Message, Snail Articles Due Today
What's Happening this week: College student Awards, SUDS
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Message from President Sara Beacham |
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Greetings!
Are you ready for some football? Oh, wait! Football season is over. What I should ask is are you ready for some awards season?
This Wednesday the Giving committee has been working tirelessly to present our first college awards to California State University, Chico and Butte Community College students. I have been honored to be included in some of the conversations about these young students and their accomplishments. I hope you can join us in person, and if not in person, join us on Zoom.
After this week’s program, we will head into our regularly scheduled committee meetings next week. I hope you’re all enjoying the year and getting to meet some new people. After all, we do our best work in the small committees. If you can’t remember when your committee meets, check the calendar on soroptimistchico.org. Joyce does a great job making sure that it is always updated for all of us.
See you Wednesday.
President Sara
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Butte College Scholarships |
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Anthony Ruiz
Soroptimist Graduate Scholarship
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Ani Ushikishvili
IGU Scholarship
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LAST DAY
Snail Articles Needed/Suggestions
submit all articles, due today, February 15, 2022 to Joyce Brown at
The list below was emailed out to all Officers, Co-chairs & Coordinators on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022
- President's Message recap since December - Sara
- President’s Project - Sara
- Dream It Be It Conference - Sara
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Birthday Party Celebration Recap - Jackie & Kris - Received - Thank You
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District 1 Virtual Meeting Jan. 29 - Bonnie - Received - Thank You
- Upcoming Programs from March 1- May 30 brief description - Program Coordinators
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Fur Baby & Member of the Month - Joyce - Done
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SOLT Minute - Linda Kerch (already submitted) - Thank You
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Coffee Fundraiser - Lupe & Maureen - Received - Thank You
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Adopt-A-Family - Giving Committee - Sue - Received - Thank You
- Salvation Bell Ringing - Sandi Decker
- Dress A Girl - Cyndi & Laura
- Catalyst - Carolyn
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Chico ER Articles - Joyce - Done
We welcome new members to submit an article about "Why you joined and what's it like being a Soroptimist"
All members are welcome to submit articles.
Joyce Brown, Snail Editor
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Wednesday Door Greeters Needed
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The SI Objectives Committee are looking for greeters for our Wednesday lunches. All we need is 20 minutes of your time and a smile to greet our members and guests as they walk through the door.
WE NEED YOU! It's only 20 minutes of your time and no training needed.
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You're Invited!
Join SIA for a special tea party celebrating women’s empowerment on International Women’s Day! We encourage you to sip a cup of tea and wear your fanciest hat, pearls and gloves while enjoying a festive and inspirational program featuring a variety of Soroptimist leaders and members. Program will be interpreted in all SIA languages.
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DATE: International Women’s Day – Tuesday, March 8, 2022
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TIME: 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
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COST: Free
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LOCATION: Zoom (Note: Zoom space is limited, however tea party will also stream live on SIA Facebook page during event)
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Catalyst Wish List
Catalyst (one of our Hands-On projects) has asked us to help with bed linens (sheets, pillows, and blankets) for twin beds, any color or pattern is fine. We encourage white because, if soiled, they can be bleached.
There are 3 ways to participate:
· There will be a bag or box behind the lunch table for your gently used linens or hair supplies until the March 2 Business Meeting
· Call or email Carolyn if you need items picked up
Monetary donations:
· A check or cash donation is always useful. These will be pooled to purchase twin bed sheet sets. Make checks out to SI Chico. There will be an envelope near the collection bag.
They also requested shampoo, conditioner, hair accessories. Please no travel sizes.
Thanks for your assistance!!
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February Fur Baby and Member of the Month - Audrey & Jeanne Smith
If you don’t know me yet, I’m Jeanne Smith and I really enjoy being a Soroptimist! This year, 2022 will be my 5th year; and it has been eventful! I’ve met so many new friends and been involved in so many ways to help our community! I even was able to bring dresses with me to a school in Africa! Every member is unique and gives their best to our goals.
I grew up in Orange County CA, but have been in Paradise and Chico for 47 years! So this is home. I have 2 kids of my own and my husband Don brought 2 more into my life. We share 3 amazing and driven grandchildren. We also share our home with a 3 year old, “Golden Girl” feline “Fur Baby” named Audrey! I enjoy traveling, and have been fortunate to have seen much of the world. Also, I like to gamble, any party is good, gardening, cooking, reading and believe it or not. LAUNDRY!
Here’s a little about our darling “Fur Baby”, meet Audrey!
She came to our family as a lost 5 week old Orange Tabby. It actually was the same day as the Camp Fire started! Our granddaughter Kristin and fiancé Chris found her hiding under a car on the CSUC campus. Her’s is the classic rags to riches story, she was so dirty when the kids found her; they thought she was a Gray Tabby, but a bath revealed bright orange fur. She is special in many ways, but mainly in the fact that she is a girl, only 20% of orange cats are female! I know right?
Audrey loves to sport seasonal collars, play with her toys, especially her unicorn that requires human interaction, hanging out in her cat tree which allows her to keep an eye on her “squirrel friends” and the birdies, treats and following us around the house and yard. She listens carefully when we talk to her and responds with a knowing meow. She loves her people whom she sleeps between every night, humans who come to visit, and 2 dogs Sid and Daisy.
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Dress a Girl .....…. We plan to get together at Cathy’s Sew&Vac as soon as it’s safe (those nights are so fun & productive!), but with the recent wave of Covid in Butte County, we feel it would be safer to start by individually making some dresses at home.
Let’s get started!
Please let us know how many dress kits you’d like (or if you have supplies to make them on your own, we can send you the instructions).
If you have extra fabric to donate to this worthwhile project (or if you know any seamstresses/quilters), they are always welcomed!
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If you would like to host an “after hours” event to showcase your business please contact:
Shari Maxson Hopper at:
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Remember all articles need to be emailed by 5pm Sunday to:
Joyce
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