Soroptimist International of Talbot County
... meets on the third Thursday from September through June at Waterview Restaurant at The Easton Club in Easton, Maryland. Contact a member, or email us if you would like to explore membership in a dynamic women's service organization.
info@talbotsoroptimist.org
Our Club Leadership
Melissa Kelly - President
Deb Keller - President Elect/Service Coordinator
Cari Corey - Treasurer
Mollie Sause - Secretary
Debbie Timms - Membership Coordinator
Brenda Wooden - Public Awareness Coordinator
Dierdra Stokes - Fundraising Coordinator
Sue Comey - Conference Delegate
Suzanne Price - Conference Delegate
Our Organization
The South Atlantic Region of Soroptimist Int'l of the Americas
...encompasses, the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. There are 30 clubs in the region with over 800 members. From the beaches of the Atlantic Ocean to the mountains of the Shenandoah’s, the South Atlantic Region of Soroptimist International of the America’s encompasses wonderful land in which to live and work and play. There is great diversity in the region from the hustle and bustle of the nation’s capital in Washington, DC to the quiet villages of western Virginia.
www.soroptimist-sar.org
Soroptimist International of the Americas
...headquarted in Philadelphia, PA, comprises 28 regions with more than 38,000 members in approximately 1,400 clubs in 19 countries and territories: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guam, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Taiwan, United States and Venezuela.
Soroptimist is an international organization for business and professional women who work to improve the lives of women and girls, in local communities and throughout the world. Almost 95,000 Soroptimists in about 120 countries and territories contribute time and financial support to community–based and international projects that benefit women and girls.
The name, Soroptimist, means "best for women," and that's what the organization strives to achieve. Soroptimists are women at their best, working to help other women to be their best.
Soroptimist members belong to local clubs, which determine the focus of volunteer work to their communities. In addition, Soroptimists participate in organization-wide programs including the Soroptimist Women's Opportunity Awards, Soroptimist Club Grants for Women and Girls, the Soroptimist Workplace Campaign to End Domestic Violence, the Soroptimist Ruby Award: For Women Helping Women, the Soroptimist Violet Richardson Award and Soroptimists STOP Trafficking. Clubs also participate in the Live Your Dream campaign, which encourages all women to live their dreams while helping others to do the same.
www.soroptimist.org
Soroptimist International
...headquartered in Cambridge, England, Soroptimist International is a worldwide service organization for women who are committed to a world where women and girls together achieve their individual and collective potential, realize aspirations and have an equal voice in creating strong, peaceful communities worldwide.
Four federations of Soroptimist International are: Soroptimist International of the Americas (see above), Soroptimist International of Great Britain and Ireland, headquartered in Cheshire, England; Soroptimist International of Europe, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland; and Soroptimist International of the South West Pacific, headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
Soroptimist International has consultative status with the United Nations' Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), which oversees UN activities and policies promoting human rights. Representatives from Soroptimist International can request agenda items, submit written statements for circulation to all members of the council, make oral statement at meetings and contribute to other UN gatherings and seminars. It is in this forum that Soroptimist representatives can advocate for the Soroptimist mission of advancing the status and human rights of women and girls. Soroptimist representatives are volunteers and work in one of the four UN centers in New York City, Paris, Vienna or Geneva.
www.soroptimistinternational.org
Talbot Soroptimists receive awards at Conference
During the Soroptimist South Atlantic Region Spring Conference, held May 4-6, Talbot Soroptimists received eight awards recognizing their commitment to improving the lives of women and girls in our local community. Three visiting Soroptimists from Dneproptrovsk, Ukraine joined the Talbot members at this year’s conference in Greenville, South Carolina.
Pictured L-R are Melissa Kelly, Delegate; Debbie Wilkens, President Elect; Cindy Whaley, Delegate; Barbie Smith; Nadiya Safronova, Ukraine; Region Governor Christy Rumbaugh; Judi Loscomb, Director; Svitlana Rotach, Ukraine and Olga Markova, Ukraine.