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Soroptimist International
of Billings
Club # 111402
 PO Box 2322   ~ Billings, MT 59103
President Charlene Landon

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Soroptimist International of the Americas and Soroptimist International

  
“small changes make
 a large difference”  		  \ President’s Message, 2011/2012:

  Charlene Landon,  SIB President

 December 2011

     The season of reflection is upon us with old and new years’ breathing their last and first breathes.  The season’s ebb and flow and overlap into one another, “A long winter’s nap.”  As we try to spend time with family and friends amid the anticipation and preparations, we will also welcome the opportunity to decompress. When those quiet moments arrive, seize them and jealously take hold of them. Precious they are.

     Take a few solitary moments to: Look upward to the brilliant winter skies and stargaze.  Look inward and realize your own uniqueness, there IS only one you, as rare as any star. Remember your own worth, the value of your ability and your acquired knowledge. These are the gifts we share and bestow on one another every day we live and in so doing we bless everyone in our tiny universe. The rarities that make you special are no mere accident or quirk of fate.

     Christmas, a time to count our blessings, a time of sharing and giving, this is the joy of living.  May your Christmas be filled with peaceful moments and the realization that you are a gift!

NEW Club 2011 - 2012 Complete CALENDAR

 2012  January
3 ~ Board Meeting @ Mercedes Benz - 5:30 pm
Committee Financial Reports due at Board Meeting
 
& 3 ~ W&R Meeting @ Mercedes Benz - 6:15 pm
 
 10 ~ W&R Meeting @ Mercedes Benz - 6:00 pm
 
11 - SI National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness in USA
 
11 ~ Donor Forms Due
 
12 ~ Business Meeting @ Passages Noon
 
13 ~ Debut Film Screening  "Replikaaa" @ YAM  - 7:00 pm Subject 'Human Trafficking'
 
15  ~ Sun. W&R Mock Set UP @ Mercedes Benz - 10:00 AM
  
15 - SI Violet Richardson Award Applications due to Region
 
 17  ~ W&R Meeting @ Mercedes Benz - 6:00 pm
 
24  ~ W&R Meeting @ Mercedes Benz - 6:00 pm
 
26  ~ Program Meeting @ THE REX ~ 5:30 pm – Intermountain Dist
 
27  ~ W&R Set-up @ Mercedes Benz - 6:00 pm
 
28  ~ W&R Set-up @ Mercedes Benz - 4:00 pm Members
 
28  ~ 24th Annual Night of Wine & Roses
          @ Mercedes Benz – 6:00 pm Members

Feb     1        SI  Women's Opportunity Award due to Region
            7          Board Meeting @ TW II 5:30
            9          Business Meeting @ Passages Noon
          10         Go Red Lunch - Tentative
          23         Program Meeting @ _____ ~ 5:30 pm Hostesses & Location TBA

Mar                Order New Officer Pins
            6          Board Meeting @ TW II 5:30
            8          Business Meeting @ Passages Noon
          10          W&R Retreat – time & place TBA
          22          Awards Banquet – time & place TBA

April    3          Board Meeting @ TW II 5:30
           12         Business Meeting @ Passages Noon
            26         Program Meeting @ Steve & Susan Duganz' - 5:30 pm
                         Hostesses: Susan ~ Taco Fest Dinner with Basket for Raffle
                                      (Fund Raiser with charge for Tacos)
      27-29  Region Conference at Mirabeau Park Hotel in Spokane, WA

May    1          Board Meeting @ TW II 5:30
                        Committee Financial Reports Due at Board Meeting
            10        Business Meeting @ Passages Noon
            24        Program Meeting @ _____ ~ 5:30 pm Hostesses & Location TBA

June      1        SI  Club Award Form due at headquarters
               2-24         Young Artists' to hang @ Yellowstone Art Museum
              7         Board Meeting @ TBA 5:30  Installation & Dinner @ TBA 6:00
            21        Young Artist Awards Events @ YAM 6:00
            23        Annual General Retreat – time & place TBA

 

 

Soroptimist Committee News:
   Awards Chair: Belinda Holloway & CoChair Dawn Schultz
   G&D Chair: Sue Anders
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NW Region News!  See Club Newsletters on-line.
Live Your Dream  The fourth annual Live Your Dream art contest is in full swing. The deadline is December 31, which still gives clubs time to hold their own contests locally before sending entries to headquarters by the due date. In addition to schools, clubs can also promote the contest to religious groups, boys and girls clubs, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, after-school programs and community centers. Click here for the resources to spread the word.

Program Updates

Act Now!
New clothing on the market perpetuates stereotypes that it is more important for girls to be pretty than smart. Visit Act Now! and demand that CEOs make a public commitment to stop selling sexist clothing.

Club Grants
Is your club working on an outstanding project that is improving the lives of women and girls? Does it need funding? Consider applying for a 2012-2013 Soroptimist Club Grant for Women and Girls. 

Women’s Opportunity Awards
Last year, 75 percent of clubs participated in Soroptimist’s signature program, the Women’s Opportunity Awards. Let’s reach 100 percent this year! Multiple resources exist to assist with your club’s participation. Find inspiration in the 2010-2011 Impact Report, and if your club does not currently participate in this life-changing program, please consider doing so. 

Membership Resources

New Sections in Members-Only Site
Visit the newly updated program, membership, public awareness and fundraising sections of the website. These updates are in response to feedback from members, and will help you find tools, resources and information faster and more efficiently. Check out the new sections today!

Club Email Addresses—Get in the Network!
Is your club using its “@Soroptimist.net” email account? Don’t miss out on important information sent from headquarters. See the latest Membership Moment video to learn why using this email account is so important.

Start Off on the Right Foot!
Inspire members to become active, long-term members by providing a great orientation. Check out New Member Orientations that Work and resources in the New Members area of the website as a guide to welcome new members into the fold and to assist with an effective orientation!

Reduced Room Rates for 42nd Biennial Convention  The Hilton Hawaiian Village is now accepting room reservations at the special SIA rate of $199 per night plus tax ($226.78 total) for a garden view and $219 per night plus tax ($249.57 total) for an ocean view. To make reservations visit www.hiltonhawaiianvillage.com, click on “Reservations” and enter ALH into the “Group Code” field. Click here to view the preliminary convention schedule.

Club Calendar  Check out the November club calendar to keep up with all the important events and deadlines in the month ahead.

Featured Sales Item  Stay dry under this blue and white umbrella that sports the “S” logo. Features an easy push button for opening, and closes manually. Durable and compact, it measures about 16” when closed. Buy one umbrella and receive a second for half price now through November 14.

Improving the lives of women and girls,
in local communities and throughout the world.

Here is the flyer for the Northwest Conference Against Trafficking sponsored by Soroptimist International Northwestern Region and many coalition partners.  Jane Velez-Mitchell, host of “Issues” at HLN will be among the speakers.  Velez-Mitchell will also receive the prestigious Soroptimist Ruby Award presented by SI Southwest Washington and SI Vancouver.  The conference will be held in Portland, Oregon and we are asking all of you to help us get the word out!

Please feel free to send the attached flyer to your friends, family, and local media!  Human Trafficking does exist in America and around the world.  All of us need to be “Looking Beneath the Surface” and with your help on January 9, 2010, our impact and efforts to bringing more awareness to this epidemic will be a powerful message of hope and help to the millions of women, children, and folks being trafficking each and every day in America and beyond.

Thank you in advance for being a helping hand in this effort and helping to get the word out!

Soroptimist International Northwestern Region
Coalition Members and Committee of the Northwest Conference Against Trafficking www.NWCAT.org.
 

 

 

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