51 ~ Sunday, December 7, 1986 - North Shore News

LOCAL CHAPTER SUPPORTS EMERGENCY HOUSE

Soroptimists help women worldwide

ONE OF the North Shore’s
oldest clubs, the Sorop-
timists of North and West
Vancouver, continues to
work for the same principles

The Western Canada region of
Soroptimists International offers a
$3,000 award every two years for a
woman to continue studying at a
university.

Ross said members of the club

all have professional careers or
own a business. She said when a
member retires from her workplace
she becomes an honorary member
of the club.

The women who make up the

Organization
more than
and _ profes-

Soroptimist
worldwide represent
3,500 occupations
sionals.

The international club began in
1921 when 80 working women

joined together ‘‘to foster the ideal
of service.”’ *

Today there are more than
75,000 members in 75 countries
working to fulfil the needs of their
communities.

that it held when it began 36

years ago.

Longtime member Enid Ross
said she joined because she sup-
ported the community work that
the club was involved with, and
enjoyed the regular get-togethers
with other members.

These reasons were also given
for joining the club by new
member Janet Porter.

‘*E principally joined because
they support an emergency house
for battered women,"’ said Porter,
one of approximately 25 members.

The house Porter spoke of is
Emily Murphy House —- a halfway
house in North Vancouver which
provides shelter, support and
counselling for battered women
and their children.

Funds raised by the club also go
to training awards for women at-
tempting to elevate their economic
status through education. Special
consideration for these awards are
given to mature women, who are
heads of households.

The club also gives a youth citi-
zenship award to recognize
outstanding contribution by young
people in their schools and in their
communities.

Six annual awards of $5,000
each are also made to women who
wish to take postgraduate studies
in careers which will enhance the
quality of commurity life.

LOE er

NEWS photo Tom Burloy

GETTING DOWN to business, members of the Soroptimist Club of
North and West Vancouver discuss current issues. Pictured in the front
row are Wendy Hanna and Enid Ross. In back row are Gail Gatehouse,
Elspeth Croll and Arlene Hough.

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