News and Events
Soroptimist Raleigh’s latest news and events.
Happy 36th Anniversary to Us!
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...
Dream It, Be It Program
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...
Soroptimist Social Wed Oct. 25
Do you have a passion for improving the lives of women and girls? Soroptimist of Raleigh is hosting a Get-Acquainted Meet & Greet on Wednesday, October 25 at Total Wine in Raleigh’s North Hills. Join us for a fun time and an opportunity to meet a few of our...
Success Stories From Our Live Your Dream Awardees
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...
Another Successful PuzzleMania!
We were thrilled to host over 130 puzzlers at our 4th PuzzleMania event last Saturday! The winning team "Just Trying to Fit In" completed the puzzle in an astounding 46 miuntes and won the top prize of $100 ($25 for each player). We awarded prizes to the top 5...
Soroptimist Raleigh Celebrates Completion of Club Year
Members of Soroptimist of Raleigh wrapped up the 2022 - 2023 club year with a lively dinner social at Cantina 18 in Raleigh. In addition to a review of the accomplishments of the past year by President Betsy Miller, newly elected board members were installed by...
Summer PuzzleMania: Saturday August 5
Love puzzles? Join us for a FUN fundraiser to benefit Soroptimist Raleigh's Dream Programs for women and girls. In this FUN-raising event, teams of four compete to assemble an identical 500-piece jigsaw puzzle in the fastest time. There are cash prizes for the first...
Member Profile: Sarita Harkness
From Soroptimist International of Panama to Soroptimist International of Raleigh Sarita Harkness was born in Panama of immigrant grandparents. On her paternal side were Syrian Jews, from Jerusalem and Alexandria, respectively. On her mother’s side, her grandfather was...
Meet and Greet April 18
Do you have a passion for improving the lives of women and girls? Soroptimist of Raleigh is hosting a Get-Acquainted Meet and Greet on Tuesday, April 18 at Total Wine in Raleigh’s North Hills. Join us for a fun time and an opportunity to: Enjoy light refreshments Meet...