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Soroptimist Raleigh’s latest news and events.

2023 Live Your Dream Celebration

2023 Live Your Dream Celebration

Join us for our 17th annual awards luncheon featuring guest speaker Chasta Hamilton, founder of Girls Geared For Greatness. We are excited to recognize five Soroptimist Live Your Dream Award recipients at a very special luncheon, celebrating our 17th year of...

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Puzzlemania 2023 was a huge success!

Puzzlemania 2023 was a huge success!

Soroptimists International of Raleigh, NC hosted a very successful "Puzzlemania" fundraising event at Theatre Raleigh last weekend. Soroptimist volunteer members spent many hours organizing and preparing for this fun event, and the first team to finish their 500 piece...

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Dream It, Be It Workshop February 11

Dream It, Be It Workshop February 11

Dream It, Be It: Confidence, Goals, and Self-Care For Middle School Girls February 11, 2023: 1 pm- 3pm Soroptimist International of Raleigh, with Girls Geared for Greatness and Stage Door Dance, will host "Dream It, Be It - Confidence, Goals, and Self-Care", an...

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3rd Annual Jigsaw Puzzle Mania Feb. 4

3rd Annual Jigsaw Puzzle Mania Feb. 4

Love Puzzles? Join us for a FUN fundraiser on Saturday, February 4 to benefit Soroptimist Raleigh's Dream Programs for women and girls. Teams of four will compete to assemble identical 500 piece puzzles in the shortest time. Cash prizes awarded to the 1st & 2nd...

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Living their Dreams!

Living their Dreams!

Congratulations are in order! We couldn't be more excited for Khadijah Scarborough and Portia Williford! They are truly living their dreams, and we are here to cheer them on! Both Khadijah and Portia are recipients of our 2022 Live Your Dream awards.  Last weekend,...

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Our 2022 Holiday Gathering

Our 2022 Holiday Gathering

Games, door prizes, giving gifts, and welcoming guests were just a few of the things Soroptimists enjoyed at our last gathering.

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Member Spotlight: Linda Drummond

Member Spotlight: Linda Drummond

Linda Drummond was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada . She is the second of 7 children, and there was not a lot of money, but her mom made sure all the kids got dance and piano lessons. Linda was an accomplished Highland dancer and parlayed this skill into college money...

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Celebrating 35 Years of Service

Celebrating 35 Years of Service

Soroptimist International of Raleigh (SI Raleigh) is thrilled to be celebrating our 35th anniversary this month! Since our founding in November 1987, we have collaborated with other women’s organizations, governmental agencies, educators, and international and...

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Remembering Peng Mok

Remembering Peng Mok

Soroptimist International of Raleigh was saddened to hear of the passing earlier this year of Peng Mok, Cary resident and longtime friend of the club. We first got to know him when he became a significant sponsor of our Live Your Dream Awards program in 2013. He was a...

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