THANK YOU!
As an organizing committee, we had a vision – a convention that would highlight the best of Canadian women and the best of Soroptimist. Thanks to all of you who joined us in Montreal, we were able to put that vision into action. Each day brought information about this country I call home and the exceptional women who are its leaders. Each day also brought inspiration about Soroptimists world-wide and the significant work we do to help women and girls live a better life. Never have I been prouder to be Canadian and to be a Soroptimist!
May you all have taken home wonderful memories, renewed enthusiasm for our work and the joy of knowing that as Soroptimists, we can travel the world – and never be far from friends.
So – where will we meet again - Brighton (SIGBI) in October of 2011? The West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand (SISWP) in May 2012? Hawaii (SIA) in July of 2012? Belfast (SIGBI) in October of 2012? Berlin (SIE) in July of 2013? Istanbul (SI) in July of 2015? – the possibilities are ours to explore!
Yvonne Machuk,
2011 SI Montreal Convention Chair
(From left to right): Karima Hudda (Convention Programme Chair), Victoria Hobbs (Convention Vice-Chair), Megan Halprin (Assistant to the Committee), Yvonne Machuk (Convention Chair), Anne Goulet (Convention Treasurer), RoseMary Reid (Local Committee Chair)
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The Long Term Project concept was developed in 2008 as part of Soroptimist International’s strategic planning process and is a project that will be owned and operated by SI. This project will be launched at the SI Convention in Montreal in 2011 replacing the Quadrennial Project.
Project SIerra: A Family and A Future aims to raise £1 million ($2 million USD) to help disadvantaged women and children in Sierra Leone face their futures with confidence. Please see link below to learn more.
> www.projectsierra.org
