Soroptimist International of Grass Valley celebrated its service to the community and charities throughout the world with a special event on May 15, catered by Jim E’s at Club 141 in Grass Valley. All funding furthers the purpose of improving opportunities and empowering women and children. Honored with vocational scholarships were Scye Eagle, Jacqueline King and Jaquelyn Nelson. Hayley Pritchard received the Violet Richardson Award for volunteer service that included a donation to her volunteer charity, NEO. The KARE Crisis Nursery, started by Soroptimists in 2000, recognized the tireless efforts of Executive Director Lynn Woerner and presented an annual donation to help children and families. The Salvation Army was awarded a grant to purchase a new slide and wood chips for the children’s play area at the Booth Family Center, which offers homeless families a safe haven in which to rebuild their lives. The Cinderella Project received a grant to help support its efforts to provide a prom experience for high school youth. A grant was also given to The Karing Closet, which provides community supported clothing and needed items for foster children and families in crisis, and Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Nevada County received funding for its match support activities for children and their one-on-one mentoring volunteers. The Women’s Outreach Committee presented the annual Women’s Opportunity Award of $750 to Sonja Evridge. This program provides cash grants to women who are working to better their lives through additional skills training and education. Women’s Outreach gave a $1,000 grant to the Nevada County Diaper Project, whose mission is to provide diapers for the children of our community whose families cannot afford to purchase them. NEO was granted $825. NEO provides opportunities for young people to reach their full potential by giving them the skills and confidence to make healthy choices and to successfully navigate adolescence. Lunch@The Crossroads at the Grass Valley United Methodist Church received $750 for its program. Meals are served once a month and are free to community members. In support of Gold Country Community Services, the Women’s Outreach Committee presented a grant of $750. The High Noon Café serves lunch at the Nevada City Senior Apts. Meals are also delivered hot and ready to eat to homebound seniors. The International Goodwill and Understanding Committee highlighted its contribution of $700 to Soroptimist International of Kiev, Ukraine, to assist with its program for children with vision problems. HEART, a humanitarian organization dedicated to empowering the people of Africa to survive the HIV/AIDS pandemic, was awarded $400. The Kalala Muzeu Health Clinic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is a humanitarian project for children and families severely affected by forced displacement, received $100. A donation of $500 was made to Doctors Without Borders for the children affected by the conflict in Syria, and in response to the disaster of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, the IGU committee sent $750. In total, $11,833 was contributed to nonprofits, club projects and those in need locally and internationally by Soroptimist International of Grass Valley.
Posted on: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 20:49:27 +0000
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