Summer PuzzleMania
Join us for the Summer PuzzleMania fundraiser on Saturday, August 10th at Highland United Methodist Church!
Soroptimist Raleigh: We Empower Girls & Women
Soroptimist Raleigh is a local club of Soroptimist International. Soroptimist is a global volunteer organization that provides women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment. The name, Soroptimist, means “best for women,” and that’s what the organization strives to achieve. Soroptimists are women at their best, working to help other women to be their best.
Our service projects collaborate extensively with women’s groups, governmental agencies, educators, international and statewide coalitions, and concerned citizens. In terms of our local service projects:
Live Your Dream
The Soroptimist Live Your Dream: Education & Training Awards
for Women program is our signature service project. This award aids women who are the primary wage earners for their families and are seeking to improve their economic status by gaining additional skills, training and education.
Live Your Dream Plus
In our “Live Your Dream Plus” program we follow up with our awardees for up to three years, mentoring them to afford ongoing support both non-financial as well as financial. With our Live Your Dream Plus program, our awardees know that there is a network of women who are ready to help in any number of ways.
Dream It Be It
Dream It Be It targets girls in secondary school who face obstacles to their future success. It provides girls with access to professional role models, career education and the resources to live their dreams.
Real Stories
Here are a few stories of some recipeints of the Live Your Dream Awards. Perhaps they will encourage you to take the steps to achieve your dreams, big or small.
Tamara – 2024 Live Your Dream Awardee
Tamara is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at North Carolina Central University, which she expects to receive in December of 2024. This is an important step in her journey to become a midwife. She is the mother of a 2 year old daughter. Tamara...
Erica – 2024 Live Your Dream Awardee
Erica embodies the Be, Know, Do attitude. She graduated in December 2023 with her associate degree in human services from Wake Tech Community College (WTCC), however she did not rest long. She is currently enrolled at WTCC taking a prerequisite course to attend the...
Mia – 2024 Live Your Dream Awardee
Mia is enrolled at Wake Technical Community College, expecting to graduate in May 2025 majoring in human services. She works part-time and has a 1 year old daughter. Growing up in foster care, Mia didn’t see many individuals like herself graduating or pursuing a...
News and Events
Sponsor The Next PuzzleMania
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...
2024 Recipients of Live Your Dream Education And Training Awards For Women®
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...
Having Fun With Puzzlers!
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...