We Are Soroptimist
A global volunteer organization that improves the
lives of women and girls through programs
leading to social and economic empowerment.

Coming October 12th
SOUP'S ON

Start planning for Soup's On 2019
October 12th, 5-8
We are looking for Sponsors
Donations of cash, wine, auction items, time
all help us to serve more women and girls with our scholarships and grants

Live Your Dream Awards

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2018 Live Your Dream Award winner with family, friends and Soroptimists at our Paint & Pour Party. Held at Social Goods with Artist/Teacher Sepha Nisbet as our fearless painting leader.
Soroptimist International of Chehalem Valley honors local woman with Live Your Dream Award of $1,500 cash grant for educational expenses.

Soroptimist International of Chehalem Valley, part of a global organization that works to improve the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment, will present a $1,000 Soroptimist Live Your Dream: Education and Training Awards for Women (formerly the Soroptimist Women’s Opportunity Awards) to help a local woman improve her economic situation.

Our LYD winner will advance to the Soroptimist District and/or Region level, where recipients can receive up to an additional $5,000. The program culminates with three finalist $10,000 awards. The Live Your Dream Award provides more than $1.6 million in cash grants to head-of-household women in need each year. Since the program’s inception in 1972, approximately $30 million has helped tens of thousands of women achieve their dreams of a better life for themselves and their families. A study conducted by The Fels Institute of Government, a research and consulting organization based at the University of Pennsylvania, confirmed the efficacy and impact of this program. It improves the recipients’ quality of life; builds their confidence; strengthens their self-determination and makes them want to, in turn, help others. Helping women in this way has the demonstrated effect of leading to stronger communities, nations and the world.

The Live Your Dream Award provides women who serve as the primary wage earners for their families with the financial resources to offset costs associated with their efforts to attain higher education or additional skills and training. The award can be used for tuition, books, childcare, carfare or any other education-related expense.
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The Chehalem Valley club is part of Soroptimist International of the Americas, a global organization that works to improve the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment. The club’s members join with almost 80,000 Soroptimist members in about 120 countries and territories to contribute time and financial support to community-based projects benefiting women and girls. Soroptimist, a 501(c)(3) organization that relies on charitable donations to support its programs, also powers LiveYourDream.org—an online community offering offline volunteer opportunities in support of women and girls. For more information about how Soroptimist improves the lives of women and girls, visit www.soroptimist.org. © Soroptimist International of the Americas. 

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Welcome to SI Chehalem Valley
Please contact us via email and one of us will get right back with you.
Upcoming Meetings are also listed on our Calendar

Member Meeting
6:00 to 7:30 pm
First Thursday of the Month
First Federal Community Room
121 N Edwards (across Edwards from The Coffee Cottage)

Board Meetings
6:00-8:00 pm
Third Thursday of the month
All members are welcome, please let the secretary know you want to join the meeting.

sichehalmevalley@soroptimist.net
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2018 Dream It, Be It
Career Support for Girls

We had great feedback from the girls and the Dream It, Be It program was well attended for a first time event.  We will be continuing this program and will post as soon as we have the next workshop. 
A Huge thank you to all the women mentors that attended the lunch and spent some time with the girls. 
2019 Information coming soon