News and Events

We are thrilled to report that planning is underway for our next PuzzleMania event which will be held August 10. This will be our 6th time hosting the event, and it’s been amazing to see it grow to become this diverse gathering of over 200 people. We are thankful to...

Soroptimist International of Raleigh (SIR) is pleased to announce it has selected 6 recipients—Cecilia, Shannon, Giordanna, Erica, Tamara and Mia—with its Live Your Dream Education and Training Awards for Women. Each awardee received a $2,000 cash grant and was...

What a turnout we had for PuzzleMania last weekend - over 180 puzzlers!! This was the 5th time we have held the event and it gets bigger and better every time! We loved to see people of all ages come out and play - with many teams in matching t-shirts! Over $5,000 was...

On December 2, Soroptimist members came together Saturday for our annual Holiday Angels brunch. Working with Loaves and Fishes we collected gifts and household goods for 7 families. We also inducted three new members to the club: Lashonda White, Lorraine Waller &...

We are thrilled to be celebrating our 36th anniversary this month - and we continue to work hard to empower women and girls by supporting access to education and training. To date, we have distributed over $103,000 in grants and awards to local women. In March of...

Soroptmist launched its first year-long Dream It, Be It (DIBI) program in September at Mt. Vernon Middle School in Raleigh. There are seven girls in 7th grade and 13 in 8th grade participating. The monthly workshops to date have dealt with stress, self-care and rising...

In our Live Your Dream Plus program, we follow up with our awardees for up to three years, serving as mentors to provide ongoing support. Our awardees know that there is a network of women who are ready to help in any number of ways. It also allows us to hear and...