Midland Arden (MAR) Soroptimists step up their donations of blankets for girls and women in Ethiopia treated for birth fistula by Hamlin Fistula Hospital in Addis Ababa. 40 blankets collected on our 50th anniversary of our MAR Club meetings on 27 September 2025.

Brilliant presentation by Jane Clarke MBE on our ‘Waste to Wellness’ Programme Action project for regional award of joint 1st prize by SIGBI President Ruth Healey, alongside Rose Hutchinson of SI Stratford.

Thank you to #Soroptimist sisters, friends and family supporting our Afternoon Tea in aid of Black Country Food Bank with wonderful hospitality from our Programme Action Lead Linda & Paul Sanders in their beautiful garden to saxophonist accompaniment. A profit of £1220 was achieved for our charity!

A quiet moment after the rain, when nature pauses and takes a breath. #Skarðsfjörður #Iceland 🇮🇸 #landscapephotography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #ThePhotoHour #StormHour #EastCoastKin #Scape 📷 #BlueSkyArtShow #Smooth

Soroptimists of Stourbridge and District plan their July Day of Action filling bags of HOPE from all our club members for our women’s refuge 🌹

Our #Soroptimist offering to Eco flower and craft festival at Wordsley’s Trinity Church this weekend, blankets ready for next week’s Hamlin Fistula UK collection for Ethiopia women and girls treated for birth fistula. Thank you to all our knitters!

#Soroptimists take action:

After #WorldHealthDay 7 April, our Fourth Edition Women’s Global Health Awareness Quiz is available for a modest donation to Soroptimist International of Stourbridge & District for our health charities.

Global and regional causes of maternal deaths 2009–20: a WHO systematic analysis - The Lancet Global Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... Sharing these thoughts for all women and girls for Mothers Day 30 March

I am worried about Myanmar, especially Mandalay, after a 7.7 earthquake today.A state of emergency has been declared in Bangkok with people trapped after a skyscraper under construction collapsed.Myanmar is incredibly vulnerable amid severe internal conflict.I hope the major parties offer help.

Sir Gareth Southgate, former England football manager, quoting a mother on the Richard Dimbleby Lecture: “One of the most impactful things we can do for women is focusing on improving young men.” #SIGBI #SoroptimistBristol #RichardDimblebyLecture #StandingUpForWomenAndGirls

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#Soroptimist member Ann Middleton with member of SI Bilston Lesley Coley making Easter rabbits at King’s Award winning Alzheimer’s cafe in Wolverhampton. Thanks to ASDA for providing some materials.