PuzzleMania VIII
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Soroptimist Raleigh: Empowering 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 Dream programs are at the heart of what we do.
Our Programs
Live Your Dream
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.
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
These are the real stories of recipients of the Live Your Dream Awards. We hope they will encourage you to take the steps to achieve your dreams, big or small.
Krystal – 2023 Live Your Dream Awardee
Krystal is pursuing an associate degree in early childhood education at Stanly Community College. She works full-time and is a single parent of 3 children. Her oldest daughter is 20 and working, but due to mental health issues continues to live at home. Her middle...
Portia – 2022 Live Your Dream Awardee
Portia is currently pursuing an associate degree in nursing at Wake Technical Community College. She works part-time while getting her education and raising two children ages 3 and 7. There have been many struggles Portia has dealt with during her journey, from...
Khadijah – 2022 Live Your Dream Awardee
Khadijah is currently pursuing her associate degree in nursing at Wake Technical Community College and has one more semester to go. Growing up, Khadijah lacked the resources she needed. Both parents were in the street life dealing drugs and therefore, her young life...
News and Events
Live Your Dream Award Recipient Earns Degree
Congratulations to Tamara Moore, one of our 2024 Live Your Dream Award recipients, on earning her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from NC Central in December 2024. Tamara had already put herself through four years of college while working worked full-time,...
PuzzleMania VII: Feb 1st
Join us at our 7th PuzzleMania fundraiser benefiting local women and girls through Soroptimist International of Raleigh Dream programs. REGISTER TODAY AT EVENTBRITE >> What is PUZZLEMANIA? Only the most popular fundraising event for Soroptimist International of...
Holiday Angels 2024
Soroptimist members gathered together on Saturday, December 7 for the annual Holiday Angels brunch. This tradition is a great time to catch up with other members and reflect on the past year. Club members also got together and purchased gifts from the wish lists of...