Soroptimist International of Europe

19th Soroptimist International Convention, Montréal, Québec, Canada

For more information click on www.si-montreal2011.org

Newsletter 1, January 2010

Dear Soroptimists,

Northwestern Region of Soroptimist International of the Americas, which includes Washington, Alaska, Oregon, Montana and the Idaho panhandle, is offering a Grant of Friendship to one or two Soroptimists or a Soroptimist and her partner from outside the United States. The Grant is for a 2-3 week period beginning in April 2012. This Grant will include the Soroptimist Northwestern Region Conference, April 29 through May 1, 2012 in Spokane, Washington. Visitors will be responsible for their own travel expenses to and from the United States. Lodging, meals, hospitality and travel between clubs will be provided by the Region. Spoken English is required. Interested Soroptimists should request an application by April 1, 2011.

Please address inquires to:

Gale Smith, Chair,Grant of Friendship, NWR, SIA PO
Box 10664 Eugene,
Oregon 97440 USA
Tel: 541-514-1301
E-mail: galesmith2140@comcast.net

Please include the letters GOF in the email subject line.

8th European meeting and frienship days "The power of Optimisme" October 15th 2010

The five Spanish Clubs working together have great pleasure in inviting all our Soroptimist sisters to come along and participate in this event to be held in Mijas, a typical white village set in the hills above the blue Mediterranean. This land of the Alhambra in Granada and Pablo Picasso’s birthplace in Malaga, promises warm weather and an even warmer Andalucian welcome.

So come and make new friends, meet up with old acquaintances, join in on our meeting on ¨the power of optimisme", development and progress¨ and enjoy! Bring your partner and stay for a few extra days – once here you will find it difficult to leave. 

Please visit our website www.si-es.org for more details and registration and remember airlines have wonderful deals if you book your flights early!! We look forward to your company and being able to say BIENVENIDA A ESPAÑA!

We are pleased to welcome you to the inauguration of SI Antakya, Turkey along the banks of the Orontes River, where civilizations have met for thousands of years.

Oya MISTIKOGLU

President of SI Club of Antakya,Turkey

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The Soroptimist of Turkey, in commemoration of Müfide Ferit Tek, has offered this year the Müfide Ferit Tek Scholarship to its European Soroptimist sisters with a view to present and to promote Turkish culture and traditional arts.

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11-18 september 2010: 8 days boat and bike trip

The Dutch Soroptimist club Gouda is organising an exciting boat and cycle-trip in the Western part of the Netherlands. This excursion gives you the opportunity to get to know this captivating part of the Netherlands in the company of other Soroptimists.

For more information see our website (www.soroptimist.nl, club Gouda) or contact Elly Hoogveld: veldhoog@xs4al.nl

Dear members,

You are invited to participate at the Charter Ceremony of the Club Dryades (Union of Greece).

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The Soroptimist Friends from the San Marino Single Club are expecting you on 3/4/5 September 2010

“Together in the Oldest Republic in the World” – full immersion in the national feast for the 1710° birthday of the republic, the “Together for Rwanda” Soroptimist meeting and the trip to Venice to visit the Rwanda pavilion at the Biennial of Architecture.

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For more info: www.soroptimist.sm E-MAIL: sanmarino030910soroptimist@gmx.org

Dear members,

Directly attached hereunder you will find the programme of this year’s edition of a “Week in the Aeolian Islands” which the Club is going to organize for the fifth time. It always has been a delightful occasion of meeting and finding friends. In the occasion of the conference on Monday there will be an interpreting service Italian/English/Italian. I hope you will feel attracted by the programme and perhaps honour us with your presence.

With my kindest regards,

Renate Müller-Bagehl

President of the Club Lipari – Isole Eolie

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The president and members of Soroptimist International Club Bruxelles doyen look forward to your presence in July and August 2010 every Wednesday from 12:30 to 2:30 pm for the 3rd consecutive year in the lounge of hotel The Dominican.

For more informations please contact :

Marianne Palamides, Bruxelles Doyen President Tel : 0477 61 16 63 email : sorop.palamides@gmail.com

The Austrian Union is pleased to announce the 2010 international Youth Croisière from 3rd-17th July. This SI/E event gives 12 Young people between the ages of 16 and 20 the opportunity to tour parts of Austria and enjoy true Soroptimist hospitality and friendship. Participants can be children, nieces and nephews or just friends of Soroptimists.

The hosting Clubs will cover accomodation, boardm admission fees as well as travels between clubs. However, travel expenses to and from Austria (Vienna is the point of arrival/departure) will be at the expense of participants. They also will be responsible for any medical/dental expenses during the visit. Spoken English is required.

Applications should be in English and include the applicant's background and affiliation with soroptimists, as well as occupation (if applicable), interests and favourite leisure activities. Please also mention reasons for wishing to visit Austria and wether the applicant has already received a friendship grant .

Apart from postal and emails addresses and the home telephone number, please also submita recent photograph. Deadline  for receipt of applications is 31st March 2010. Preference will be given to first-time applicants.

For more information and/or applications, please contact Angelika Harsant, IGU Coordinator, Austrian Union, Schiedermayrweg 4, A-4020 Linz/Austria. Her email address is jaharsant@aon.at

Dear Sisters,

We would consider an honour to invite you to the Charter Ceremony of a new club in Trabzon on 18-21 June, 2010. We will be happy to meet you in Trabzon at the most beautiful season for the northern Turkey. You will have a chance of getting acquainted with the world known museums, monasteries and plateaus.

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Dear Soroptimist Sisters,

We will be very glad if you could join us in the opening ceremony of Balat Culture House on the 17th June 2010 in Istanbul, which will be honoured by the attendance of SI President Hanne Jensbo and SI/E President Eliane Lagasse. Balat Culture House is one of the biggest Projects of Turkish Soroptimists, which is restoring a ruin house into a Soroptimist Culture House. Given the vast range of skills and other competencies which can be developed in women, our mission is to train them, such as teaching them professional cooking, running our own Soroptimist Cafe by the products of our Culinary Institute, opening several art exhibitions and organising different activities. We look forward to seeing you in Istanbul and share our joy with all of you.

For more information please contact: Yasemin Ozes / Union Secretary

E-mail: ozesh@superonline.com

Mobile number: 0090- 532 352 20 12

Dear Friends,

My club of VERSAILLES organize in June (17-18-19th) a friendship weekend with its sister clubs. It will be very interesting for us to meet us together at this moment. If you are free and if you wish, it's necessary reserving your room very quickly. Friday afternoon, we will visit the beautiful Monet's garden in GIVERNY (near Rouen). Saturday morning, we can take a quick time together to think about our Soroptimist work. Then it will be possible for you to assist at the different spectacles of Versailles. The Castle of Versailles is a very great tourist attraction. Sunday, we will visit Paris and take our lunch together. I am looking forward to seeing you in France. You will find the program and the registration form of reservation attached.

Rina DUPRIET, SI/E Vice President

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It is still possible to register!

The 19. Nordic Soroptimist Meeting in Bergen, Norway 11-13 June 2010

Important themes, great speakers, reception hosted by the Mayor of Bergen in the beautiful King Håkon’s Hall, inspiring cultural performers, excursions hosted by the soroptimist clubs of our district to lovely Voss, Lysøen and to the home of the composer Edvard Grieg; Troldhaugen.

– but most of all

AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SOROPTIMISTS FROM HOME AND ABROAD! REGISTER FOR THE 19. NORDIC SOROPTIMIST MEETING IN BERGEN 11-13 JUNE 2010!

Read more and register on: www.soroptimistnorway.no/nsd2010