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Welcome to
Farmington Valley Soroptimist Club
Email Address:
sifarmingtonvalley@soroptimist.net Club Officers:
Committees:
Fundraisers:
Fall (Oct/Nov) - Wreath Selling
Spring (March) - "Passion for Fashion" Show
Spring (April/May) - Shredathon
Ongoing - Women's Self-Defense Workshops
Service Projects:
My Sister's Place, Hartford, CT ~
SIFV has provided financial, in-kind and service assistance for the
last few years. Currently club members provide childcare services
while the mothers attend mandated life skills and other training
sessions. We have found this to be personally gratifying and the
organization greatly appreciates our assistance.
Prudence Crandall Center, New Britain, CT ~
In 2009, SIFV was able to assist PCC, the oldest domestic
violence program in the State of Connecticut in several ways:
- Assistance for the Janet Pfeiler Advancing the Status of Women grant
application. PCC received the $2,000 award in April, 2009 at the Northeastern
Region's Conference.
- Submitted a Soroptimist Club Grant for Women and Girls application
to SIA Federation to help support its "SIFV & PCC Partners to
Eradicate Domestic Violence" project. $7,000 was awarded to SIFV for
this endeavor and the project is underway.
- Donated $5,000 to PCC from fundraisers to name a two bedroom
emergency shelter residence.
In 2010, we are providing assistance to the Prudence Crandall
Center via:
Donating Emergency Kits containing personal care/hygiene items for
women and infants coming to the Emergency Shelter without these
necessary items.
The
SIA Federation awarded our club $2,500 in July 2010 to support our
endeavors with this project! In 2010-2011, 120 women's kits and 30
infant's kits will be given to PCC. -
Financially via proceeds from our fundraisers and through procured grants.
PCC Emergency Kit Photos:
These are photos of 26 Women's Emergency Kits
and 8 Infant's Kits that SIFV made in February 2010 for the victims
of domestic violence that arrive Prudence Crandall Center's
Emergency Shelter with no personal care items.
The women's kits
contain items such as deodorant, shampoo, soap, toothbrush,
toothpaste, etc. The infant's kits contain diapers, baby wipes, baby
wash, lotion and diaper rash cream. The goal is to provide 2-3 days
of personal care items to these clients.
PCC - Twin Bed Delivery Photos
In November 2009, SIFV purchased 21 twin beds for Prudence
Crandall Center. This purchase was made possible as part of the
Federation grant awarded for our project "SIFV & PCC...Partners to
Eradicate Domestic Violence". These are photos of the delivery truck
and beds being delivered.
Thanks to Bedding Barn for their
cooperation in helping us get these much needed items to PCC and for
arranging for free delivery & setup!
Self-Defense Workshops, Canton CT
This community service project, sponsored by the women of SIFV and
members of
Yu's Academy for Martial Arts, is free of charge. However,
attendees have generously donated money and helped us raise almost
$1000 to date to help our service projects which improve the lives
of women and girls in our local community and throughout the
world.
Photo of students and teachers at
Yu's Academy
for Martial Arts in one of our Self-Defense Workshops for women. The
men were very brave to get suited up so we could really hit them
hard! Thanks to Yu's Academy in Canton, CT for allowing us to
conduct these vital workshops to help women learn basic skills to
protect themselves!
ESL to Burmese Refugee
Population, Hartford, CT
Members teach English to this population and
help families move into apartments,
get people connected with government or nonprofit programs and
take a group trick-or-treating on Halloween. Recently the Simsbury
Rotary assisted SIFV by purchasing the Rosetta Stone software
to aid in teaching English to this population.
SI Friendship Link,
Pakistan
SIFV has created a "friendship link" with an SI club in
Karachi, Pakistan. We provide correspondence and are in the process
of providing some financial assistance to this club to help them put
girls through school. It costs approximately $40 to sponsor one
girl. We sponsored ten girls in 2010 and plan to grow our
relationship with this club with future support.
Women's Opportunity Award
Each year SIFV awards a female head of household pursuing higher
education to improve her employment opportunities an award that
she may use as she wishes while she is enrolled in school. In
2010, this award will be $2,000. This is a signature project of
Soroptimist and the SIFV club embraces it - as shown in the amount
we award.
Violet Richardson Award
Each year SIFV presents a young woman between the ages of 14 & 17
an award for her outstanding community service. An award is also
given to the institution she volunteers with. In prior years,
we've also had a runner-up for this award. In 2010, the total
amount that will be awarded by SIFV to the young women and the
institutions is $500. Again, this is one of the Soroptimist
signature projects.
Membership
Do you live in the Farmington Valley
and want to learn more about our club? Then contact us! We'd love
to have you as a guest at an upcoming meeting or event!
Membership Chair:
Kathleen Oyanadel,
(860) 614-5676
President:
Tracy Scala, (860)
299-5113
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Chartered Nov. 17, 2004
Meeting Date:
First Monday of each month except on holidays.
6:30pm
SIFV Receives Grants to
Aid Domestic Violence Victims
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