Soroptimist International Greater Las Vegas · Dream It, Be It DIBI has been scheduled for Friday, May 4 . DIBI 2 for high school sophomores next fall. THT Angel Tree Voluntary member

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Vol 5 Issue 6 Page 1

“Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right" Oprah Winfrey

Soroptimist International of

Greater Las Vegas Since 1968 Empowering disadvantaged women and girls to live up to their potential

Inside this issue

Page 2 SIA Convention

Page 3 Committee

sources WOW moments

Page 4 Our friendship

link update

Page 5 Embracing

Project

Page 6 Teens Helping

Teens

Page 7 Breakfast

Buddies

Page 8 SIA branding

update

Birthdays

Jan 8 Kathy Jan 14 Sue Cavaco

Club Meeting 1st & 3rd Thur. Desert Pines Golf 11:45 am, lunch $19 Dec 7 Business Dec 21 Ornament Grab Dec 30 Board 10 am Jan 4 Business

Other Meetingsl SNR Region conference, April 27-29 2018, Atlantis Reno SIA Federation Convention, July 30-Aug 2, 2018, Yokohama Japan SI International Convention, July 2019,

Annual Ornament Grab

December 21 11:45—1:00

Desert Pines Golf

SIGLV once again celebrates the holiday season with a fun filled ornament grab! Fun, food, cheers, and moans mark our year end celebration! Wrap your ornament, no names please. This meeting will also feature recognition of the Soroptimist International Presidents Appeal. All members worldwide contribute towards a global project. Give up one thing for one day and contribute the $$$ saved to the SI Presidents Appeal.

The International President's appeal 2017-2019 supports projects that educate, empower and enable women and girls, ensuring they have

Together we are #VegasProud

10/1/17

President's Message I don’t know what happened to November. Time does truly fly. So here I am in December checking my lists-don’t care who has been naughty. A little naughty is acceptable. And so what do I give to fellow Greater Las Vegas club members? During these past six months a small but mighty group of Soroptimists known as us have been busy doing what Soroptimists do, help women and children.

It is particularly rewarding to see club members who because of various reasons can’t attend meetings or events still doing what they do best from home. The amount of work directed toward helping women and children has been outstanding and it has been rewarding to see the “can do” smiling attitude. So what do I have to give each of you

during this very special holiday time? I am wrapping my gift to each of you up in a

pretty red bow and I hope you will like it and use it –so here it is—I pledge to each of you my gift of time. I wish each of you the best of times as well as blessed times during this very special season.

By uniting the four Soroptimist Federations, ‘Women, Water and

Leadership’ seeks to reach the goal of raising £350,000, (US 469.038)

over two years, empowering at least 500 women to be self-supporting

and to enable and educate at least 100 women to move into leader-

ship.

Web issue

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SI Greater Las Vegas 3411 Frontier St

Las Vegas, NV 89102 E-mail:

[email protected]

Facebook:

Soroptimist International of

Greater Las Vegas

Website:

soroptimistgreaterlasvegas.org

Answer phone:

702-876-0454

MEETINGS: 1st and 3rd Thursdays: 11:45 am,

Desert Pines Golf Club, 3415 Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, NV 89101

E-Newsletter published on the 10th of each month and sent via your preferred email.

Committee Contact Lois Sagel

[email protected]

Sierra Nevada Region (SNR)

www.soroptimistsnr.org

Soroptimist Int. of the Americas

(SIA)

www.soroptimist.org

Soroptimist International (SI)

www.soroptimistinternational.org

SIGLV 2017-2018 Board President: Alicia Davisson President-Elect: Esther Gregurek Vice President: Nancy Hippert Secretary: Catherine Bellver Treasurer: Ann Taylor Director: Shirley Hancen Two-year delegate: Dawn Walker One-year delegate: Susie Magit

November 16 joint meeting with SI Las Vegas Valley. Met Governor Vicki, Gov Elect Lane and DD Sarah

Stars, Dreams and Wishes, the theme of our 45th Biennial Convention, has a deeper meaning in Japan. Each year, since 755, Japan has celebrated the reunion of the lovers Orihime (Vega), the weaver star and patron of silk farming, and Hikoboshi (Altair), the cowherd star and agricultural messenger. The Milky Way separates the lovers who can only meet once a year. In Japan, their reunion is celebrated by Tanabata or Star Festival and occurs in July and August each year. People write their hopes and wishes on long colorful strips of paper, which create beautiful displays of multi-colored streamers. The festival is celebrated across Japan and in other cities such as Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Los Angeles, California. Soroptimists in our 21 countries and territories only have the opportunity to meet face-to-face every other year. Start making plans to join us for this exciting celebration in Yokohama, Japan, from July 30 to August 2. Be a part of our festival to celebrate our stars, explore our dreams and make wishes for the future. We promise you a colorful and inspirational event. Keep up to date with convention news and read five reasons to come to Yokohama. And please be sure to use hashtag #SIAConv2018 when sharing any convention news.

And a healthy, happy New Year!

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Board Action: NOV Disaster donation specified for US Virgin Islands has been directed to the Norther Calif fire disasters as no clubs are located in the US Virgin Island. No word received yet from Puerto Rico. Club recognized SI Hawthorne 60th with a $50 donation.

Sweet Fantasy Sweet Fantasy

tickets and solicitation letter are prepared. Parking at the event will be $10 and tickets @ $35. Kim asked all of us to think about ticket sales and donors. Mark your calendar: The Hard Rock Café on the Las Vegas Strip, February 11, 2018.

Senior Share: Breakfast Buddies The once a month senior breakfast is usually the 3rd Friday., 8:30-11:30 am

at East Valley Family Services. Members are welcome to serve and socialize.

Dream It, Be It DIBI has been

scheduled for Friday, May 4 . DIBI 2

for high school sophomores next fall.

THT Angel Tree Voluntary member participation is encouraged. A list of 13 students is available. Members can adopt a student fully, or contribute to any part of their wish lists. Kim, Dawn, Diana and a club friend have adopted four. WOW

Break These Chains Live Free Art Contest Voting Now Open

GO to the Break These Chains Live Free Facebook page and "Like" your favorite piece of ART in each category to help pick the winners of the Break

These Chains Live Free ART CONTEST! The theme, Human Trafficking - The Ugly Truth, reflects, through art, the dehumanizing of one’s body and soul. The panel of judges narrowed down, from 53 entries, the top choices in each category (Category 1: ages 14-15 and Category 2: ages 16-18). The artwork in each category with the most "likes" as of January 20 will take top honors.

Enjoy the P I X you up Photo? Send your favorite “happy picture” for future editions.

WOW Moments!

Celebrating Barbara's successful surgery and return home. On the medical list, Kim is scheduled for neck surgery Dec 27. Wishing her a quick recovery! Lets all step up and support her efforts on behalf of Sweet Fantasy. Her recovery time is 4-6 weeks! .

SIGLV “Plant a Pine” annual project / Melissa with Smokey and Woodsy Owl Oct 1991

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Meet our Friendship Link: SI Tynemouth, Whitley Bay and District , Northern England.

NEWS FROM THE NORTH OF ENGLAND Members of SI Tynemouth, Whitley Bay and District send warm greetings to Sister Soroptimists in

SI Greater Las Vegas. A great deal has been happening over the last few weeks and we would like to share some of our highlights. Our Safari Supper in August was such a success that we are thinking of making it an Annual event. It stands out as a great example of team work and the kind of friendship that money can't buy. Our members were so generous with their time, effort and imagination and went all out to make it a colourful spectacle. The seaside theme, - we face the North Sea - was hardly going to be Caribbean in climate but we had Hula dancers, pirates, beach belles, and all the enthusiasm to compensate for the lack of temperature. Three houses, three courses of wonderful Caribbean food and a

rum punch with quite a kick! The most important outcome being that together we raised good money for our causes. The Club is in the Region of Northern England. Our very successful ongoing work on the trafficking of women and girls includes lobbying and supporting the special Police Unit set up to rescue the women and catch and prosecute those responsible. This work is endorsed by the specialist officers involved and by Dame Vera Baird QC Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria. Vera has subsequently become a Soroptimist herself in nearby Newcastle. One of the most successful outcomes of our lobbying against trafficking in the fashion industry was the creation of the Global Blanket - a patchwork quit made specially by our members and with the help of two of our local politicians, was taken to the Prime Minister at 10 Downing Street, London. We know how to get a good photo opportunity!

The Global Blanket is a visual petition and the target is to get one million signatures worldwide by 2019.

The Northern Region President asked all members in the Region to sign and decorate a five inch square . Each of the 12 clubs have done this and the blanket was presented to the Prime Minister on the UN Anti Slavery Day.

We are supporting the petition as we believe -

Human Trafficking must be stopped

Consumers have a huge collective voice and together we can make change happen

Exploitation of workers must be stopped

Ethical fashion should be promoted

As Soroptimists we fully support the UN Sustainable Goals and our voice at the UN is crucial -for making the world a safer and more equal place for women and girls

PIX: Top-presenting to parliament Lower: Club with local politician

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EMBRACES THE EMBRACING PROJECT

Alicia and I met the crochet club at Sunrise Library yesterday evening. It turns out the crochet club consists of adults and children of all ages coming together to be involved in the creative world of crocheting. There is one senior and her daughter in the picture who are experts when it comes to crocheting. Some are beginners and some are more advanced. We received 45 scarves for the Embracing Project. I was also given an opportunity to speak to the group about Soroptimist and emphasized the profound impact a handmade work of art would make these young teenage girls feel. LEAH

We our proud to partner with The Embracing

Project (TEP) to provide monthly classes for the

young teenage girls they serve. The November

program was on self care presented by SIGLV

Member Dawn Walker.

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120 hand made blankets, 91 hand made scarves, 65 store scarves, chap stick, 172 pr mittens/gloves, 72 beanie hats, fifty $5 McDonald gift cards, 48 pr thermal socks, 170 pieces candy, 200 candy canes, 24 bottles water, 36 jars peanut butter, cosmetics, water bottles, gift bags for packing, and more! Big street outreach Dec 15!

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the capacity, experience and education needed to manage water resources and gain careers in water related professions.

Last month, members

volunteered to serve food

and socialize at Breakfast

Buddies’ annual

Thanksgiving meal.

Breakfast Buddies is part

of East Valley Family

Services (EVFS) Senior

Share program. We help sponsor the once a month senior

breakfast at EVFS.

Senior Share November 17

Celebrating Thanksgiving with good food, good

friends and a good time!

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AN UPDATE FROM SIA PRESIDENT DAWN MARIE

Regarding board action related to the importance of branding by all members by using the SIA “S” Logo. Many members/club/regions expressed concern to the board about eliminating the almost 100 year old Soroptimist Lady logo. This is an excerpt from a letter sent to all SIA governors. “After looking at all sides of the issue, your SIA Board agreed not to rescind their motion made in January 2017 associated with agenda item 11.J. Your SIA board agreed to continue to clarify uses of the SIA “S” logo, adopted 13 years ago; uses of the SI “emblem”; use of “S” logo jewelry and SI “emblem” jewelry; and the need for brand-unity

across the SIA federation. · Use of the SIA “S” logo is authorized and encouraged on all club and region stationery, websites, bulletins, banners, flags, programs, educational materials, badges, decorations, and printed matter for region conferences, district meetings,

workshops and any other official SIA function. It is also permitted as a decoration on cakes or confections for official Soroptimist celebratory events. · Use of the SI “emblem” is authorized on pins and on materials originating from Soroptimist International (headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom), or prepared by Soroptimist members serving in positions at the Soroptimist International level.

· Use of SIA “S” logo jewelry is authorized alongside SI “emblem” jewelry. We hope members will commit to SIA’s greater branding goals by wearing “S” logo jewelry—especially in public.

In my mind, this is not an “us versus them” issue. It is a working together issue. Your Board agrees we are on a good course in strengthening our SIA brand. We need brand strength to be successful at achieving our big goal. We need to commit to helping our members understanding by embracing our brand unity; we are honoring and respecting our history and legacy, while also building our future upon it.” In Soroptimist unity,

THT Outreach Friday, Dec. 15

Teens Helping Teens will be handing out blankets and winter survival kits at their monthly outreach on Friday

December 15, 2:30 pm, at the

northeast corner of the parking lot at Siegal Suites, 3825 Cambridge St. Las Vegas, NV 89119. Adult are needed for set up and as chaperones. Come see the teens in action

as they help teens in need.

Sweet Fantasy Tickets

are available now. Please contact Prez Alicia

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