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Soroptimist International
of Salem
19th Annual
Dinner Auction and Wine Tasting
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for 2011 details!
| To celebrate and benefit Soroptimist
International of Salem’s scholarship programs, Women’s
Opportunity and Violet Richardson Awards, YWCA Salem
Outreach Shelter, Mid-Valley Women’s Crisis Service,
Sable House, and other community service projects.
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Willamette
Valley Vineyards
Dinner by Willaby’s Catering
Live Musical Entertainment
To be a sponsor, donate items,
or receive ticket information, contact
Nancy Lodge 503-838-2314
pd1571@yahoo.com or
Carol Snyder 503-364-8674
snyder2858@comcast.net
Soroptimist International of Salem is a 501(c)(3)organization |
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Soroptimist International
of Salem
6th Annual
Community Baby Shower
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| A joint effort between … Soroptimist
International of Salem and Oregon Department of Human Services
. . . Providing needed NEW supplies for babies in low-income
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Drop off
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Salem Heights Community Hall, 3505 Liberty Rd. S., in Salem |
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Suggested
donation items :
Disposable diapers Baby
oil Baby wipes
Blankets and quilts
Pacifiers Socks
Knitted booties/ hats, etc. Shampoo
Bottles
T-shirts/onesies Baby
toys Pajamas |
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Monetary
donations also accepted on the day of the shower.
Make checks payable to: Soroptimist International of
Salem
Checks may also be mailed to:
SI Salem
PO Box 503
Salem OR 97308
For more information: 503-588-2748
Soroptimist International of Salem is a 501(c)(3)charitable
organization.
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ENJOY A FEW
PHOTOS
OF THE 2007 SOROPTIMIST AUCTION & WINE TASTING BENEFIT
For 2007 the proceeds of this annual event benefit
local domestic violence shelters, programs of the YWCA of Salem,
need-based college scholarships for women, and other community
service projects of Soroptimist International of Salem.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THIS EVENT IN 2008!
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UN Human Rights Day & SIA President’s
Appeal Fundraiser
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Soroptimist International
President’s Appeal 2008
Restoring Dignity: Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital & Village
The 2008 December 10 SI President’s Appeal aims to assist Ethiopian
women with (obstetric) fistulas and provide on-going care for those
who cannot be fully healed.
The Appeal will help fund the special village ‘Desta Mender’ for
long-term patients who have been shunned by their communities, and
allow for its expansion.
The Appeal will encourage dignity, self-esteem and independence for
these women.
THE PARTNERSHIP
The partnership is with the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital, set up in
1974 and managed by the Hamlin Fistula Welfare and Research Trust in
Ethiopia. This is the only facility in the world exclusively
dedicated to treating (obstetric) fistula and serves as a centre of
excellence in training. It has pioneered surgical techniques and
methods for the physical and psychological rehabilitation of women.
To date, approximately 1200-1400 women are attended to annually with
a 93% success rate, and over 24 000 women have been cured since the
hospital opened. All are treated free of charge. There are plans to
open further clinics in remote parts of Ethiopia where 4000-5000
women will be treated annually.
In addition to the hospital, village Desta Mender was established
outside Addis Ababa (central Ethiopia) for women who could not be
completely cured and therefore could not return to their village.
Ongoing care is provided and vocational skills such as crafts,
knitting, dressmaking, nursing training, catering, animal husbandry
and agriculture are provided. These women also put their skills to
good use in the local orphanage.
WHAT IS OBSTETRIC FISTULA?
A fistula is an unnatural tear or hole between two organs. Long
obstructed labors can cause a fistula to the birth passage, bladder
and sometimes, the rectum. As a result a woman may leak urine or
excreta constantly. In Ethiopia, these women are shunned and
rejected by their communities because of their smell.
It is estimated that 1:20 pregnancies suffer obstruction or severe
difficulties in childbirth. Access to modern health aids such as
ambulances and helicopters, birth choices, medical equipment,
medicines and facilities ensures a high rate of health and survival
for both baby and mother. It has also led to the decline of fistulas
in the western world. In the developing world, however, women are
faced with 3 overwhelming factors: poverty, remoteness (rural), and
being female. As a result of difficulty in getting to hospital or
medical care, women may spend days without medical access, greatly
increasing their chances of labor difficulties resulting in (among
many other things) fistulas.
HOW TO DONATE:
Make check payable to SI
Salem, noting in the memo “President’s Appeal 2008,” and mail to SI
of Salem, P.O. Box 503, Salem, OR 97308. A combined check will be
sent to SIA Headquarters in Philadelphia.
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New Quadrennial Project launched July 2007:
Project SIerra is a four year
partnership between Soroptimist International and Hope and Homes for
Children which will transform the lives of some of the most deprived
children and women in the world. The goals for this project in
Sierra Leone, West Africa are:
Improve the health and life chances of thousands of deprived women
and children living in abject poverty
Promote stability and self-reliance in post conflict society
Provide education, training, small business and life skills support
to enable families to become self-sufficient and support their
children
Build the capacity of local childcare models of excellence that can
be shared with other countries in Africa
Enable more children to grow up in a caring family.
Additionally, Project Sierra will
actively contribute to the UN Millennium Development Goals. Each
child and family’s needs are individually assessed and access to
food, education and healthcare are provided accordingly. More
information can be obtained at
www.projectSIerra.org
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