by Betsy Miller | May 25, 2021 | Events, News
WOW! After over a year of zoom meetings, masks, and social distancing it was incredibly special that we could host our first ever (but certainly not our last) fundraising walk/run. With options to run/walk wherever you wanted (“virtual”) or participate “in...
by Betsy Miller | Apr 13, 2021 | News
Soroptimist International of Raleigh, a local club of the global volunteer organization Soroptimist® that economically empowers women, awarded four recipients—Bertha, Kayla, Latisha, and Shanetta—with its Live Your Dream: Education and Training Awards for Women. Live...
by Betsy Miller | Mar 11, 2021 | News
For any volunteer group, growing and retaining membership membership is challenging – but especially so during a pandemic. For Soroptimist Raleigh this was no different. We asked our membership committee chairs Sarita Harkness and Pat Lynch to talk about how...
by Betsy Miller | Dec 17, 2020 | News
On December 5, the Soroptimist Christmas Angels gathered, outside one member’s home, in small staggered groups and fully masked, in order to collect all the gifts and do a bit of socially-distanced celebrating. Oh the challenges of 2020! This year, we were...
by Betsy Miller | Dec 2, 2020 | News
Wow! Thanks to your incredible generosity, this year’s #GivingTuesday was an amazing success! We exceeded our goal and raised a total of $1,450. Because of your support, we can help women improve their lives. We invest in women’s education because it transforms...
by Betsy Miller | Nov 23, 2020 | News
To help others see the impact of these awards, we wanted to share an in-depth story of one or our Live Your Dream award recipients. Meet Star, a budding urban planner and mother of two who received her award in 2019. A New Start In 2017, Star fled an abusive...