Jackie DeMartini of Newcastle, Calif., is serving a one-year term as secretary/treasurer of the Board of Directors for Soroptimist International of the Americas, Inc.® (SIA), a global women’s volunteer organization that provides women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment. As secretary/treasurer, DeMartini will participate in strategic…
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Thanks to Sharon O’Donnell and her board for their leadership this past unprecedented year. During introductions at the installation, everyone made heartfelt comments about how much the friendships and being part of this club, mission and community meant to them. On July 22, the Loomis Basin club held officer installation at the Loomis Library Park.…
DetailsWith our Tostada Bingo fundraiser canceled, we are still trying to support our scholarships and grants to the Loomis Community. Order custom masks and your donation will support Loomis Soroptimist scholarships, senior LIFE center, Loomis teacher grants and education projects with Koinonia foster group homes. Please specify size: Adult (over 12), Child (5-11), or Toddler…
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Our club is adding to the “We Love Loomis” campaign by sewing cloth masks for our community. After sewing Masks 4 Millions for local hospitals, club member Rae DeGabriele suggested our club make masks for community members and help support local businesses. As businesses open up, the club is contributing to the local economy and…
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Nancy Vigran, Loomis News reporter, asked several Soroptimist International Basin club members to participate in the “Word on the Street” column published on April 16, 2020. Vigran asked members: What are you doing to maintain good mental health during these difficult times of the Coronavirus and Stay-at-Home orders? Read their answers in the Word on…
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The club meeting held on the third Wednesday of the month often features a speaker on personal growth, a community project or other educational topic. In April 2020, the club hosted its first online webinar with guest, Sondra Lee. She delivered a program on how to Activate Your Superpower. Lee is a speaker, teacher, and…
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Soroptimist International Loomis Basin has been making a difference in Loomis since 1974. Two major fundraisers, It’s in the Bag Designer Purse Event and Tostada Bingo, provide funds for our Teacher Grants, Community Service award and Live Your Dream award. Our club strives to give women and girls resources and opportunities to reach their full…
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Our club is sewing Masks 4 Millions and they are being distributed to local hospitals by @DaysForGirlsRocklinCaTeam We are in need of elastic for the Masks. If you have 1/4″, 3/8″ or 1/2″ flat elastic that you can donate, please mail it to: Loomis Soroptimist P. O. Box 1141, Loomis, CA 95650. Elastic can…
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Our club recognized those who are improving lives in our community through education at the annual awards ceremony where nearly $7000 was distributed as student awards, teacher grants and support for community projects. The club is part of a global Soroptimist International (SI) organization that helps women and girls achieve their individual and collective potential,…
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On January 29, Sierra Makerspaces welcomed our club to work in the sewing lab at Hacker Lab powered by Sierra College in Rocklin. We cut and sewed material to make washable sanitary pads so that girls don’t miss school when they have their periods. You can help: We need donations of 15 more yards of…
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