Soroptimist is a global volunteer organization that provides women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment. Approximately 76,000 Soroptimists in over 120 countries and territories support community-based global projects benefiting women and girls.
The name, Soroptimist, means “best for women”, and that’s what the organization strives to achieve. Soroptimist are women at their best, working to help other women to be their best.
Soroptimist members belong to local clubs. SI Modesto North members have worked for over 40 years in local community programs in addition to participating in the Dream Programs of Soroptimist, which help women and girls achieve social and economic empowerment. These programs include Live Your Dream: Education and Training Awards for Women, and Dream It Be It: Career Support for Girls. The Dream Programs of Soroptimist ensure women and girls have access to the education and training they need to reach their full potential and live their dreams.
NOW ACCEPTING SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS!
The Live Your Dream Awards are scholarships for women in our community. Eligible applicants can submit an application until November 15. Our club awards thousands of dollars to help offset tuition costs, purchase books, get transportation, or find reliable childcare so she can worry less about how to pay the bills and focus on reaching for dreams. Click below to apply!
MEETINGS
Until further notice due to Covid 19, Club meetings are only on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month.
Meetings are held virtually via Zoom. Please email President Carol Ehrler at carol@ambeckmortgage.com for more info or to join a meeting.
CLUB INFO
Club # 117218, District II
Chartered: April 23, 1973 by Soroptimist International of Modesto 501 (c) (3) #3899
VISION
Women and girls have the resources and opportunities to reach their full potential and live their dreams
mission
Soroptimist is a global volunteer organization that provides women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. ”
For almost 100 years, Soroptimist has worked to create a better world for women and girls. Diversity and Fellowship is one of the core values that drives our work, and we model it in our membership, the women and girls we serve, and our hiring practices. It pains us to see racial injustice and violence of any kind. While we are living through confusing times right now, where consensus is often hard to find, we remain committed to working for a more just and equal world. We urge introspection and collaboration on ways we can work together to fix systems that do not serve all of us equally. We know that many of the women and girls we serve face inequality because of their race or ethnicity, as well as their gender. We will continue to do our part and contribute positively to our communities, nations and the world by helping women and girls to reach their full potential by getting the education they need to achieve economic empowerment.
Right now, we urge calm, empathy and kindness. In the words of Abraham Lincoln, “We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.”
Black lives matter.