Peggy and her Soroptimist elves created a great meal served at the Loomis Senior L.I.F.E Center holiday luncheon on December 15. Thank you to all the Soroptimist elves who helped prepare, serve and clean up after the luncheon.

Member and L.I.F.E. Center Executive Director Jenny thanked Chris for helping with the gifts this year. “The shirts that Chris’ husband Bill did look amazing,” said Jenny. “The club gave each member of the center a shirt as a gift.”  The shirts were imprinted with: What Happens in the Senior Center stays at the Senior Center.

For the Prison Dream Project, committee co-chairs Shari Lynn and Becky J. with club members prepared gifts for women in Folsom prison. “Six years ago, SILB started an outreach program to the women incarcerated at the Folsom Women’s Facility (FWF),” said Shari Lynn. “This year, each woman was given a mesh pencil bag filled with school supplies, candy, treats and an inspiring message, encouraging the women to continue their educational and career goals upon their release from prison.”

Thank you to the club members who met up to stuff the bags. We also appreciate those who donated holiday greeting cards.  The cards included uplifting messages and many members signed each card.

Although we couldn’t this year, in the past, club members delivered the bags to the inmates.  “During the distribution, members of SILB were allowed entrance into FWF,” said Shari Lynn. “They were given a guided tour by the facility Captain.”

“Sadly, this will be our last year to support the women at FWF as the facility will be closing effective January 2023.  It’s been a great experience working with the female inmates at FWF.”

Happy New Year Everyone!

I would like to extend my well wishes to you for a happy and prosperous New Year, and to express my deep appreciation to all for being a part of Soroptimist International of Loomis Basin.  Our achievements for 2022 truly make me hopeful and excited about what we will do in 2023.
 
Our mission “Investing in Dreams” keeps us focused on what we have learned, accomplished and what we hope to achieve this coming year.  I appreciate all of you and value all your ideas, inputs and energy. Together we can make a difference.
 
It has been an honor to have been your President these past two years.

We Rise by Lifting Others, President Rae

Cindy has been a member of Soroptimist International Loomis Basin since 2002. She is friends with Terry, who sponsored her into our organization. Cindy grew up in Citrus Heights and her family moved to Loomis in 1990.

With her husband, Steve, she has six adopted children ranging in age from 14 to 41. They adopted the two teenage sons of their daughter in Heaven, Tasha.   Cindy chose to concentrate on the boys’ needs after their mother’s death.  Family issues have kept them quite busy, and that’s why we haven’t seen Cindy at our meetings and events this year. They also have two young grandchildren living nearby.

Cindy and Steve bought the cabinet business from the previous owners of West Pacific Cabinet Company in 1976 and have operated it ever since.

According to Cindy, one of her favorite things about Soroptimist is the friendships she’s made. “I love doing service projects together and going to conferences,” said Cindy. “You get a deeper bond rather than casual friendships, and it’s hard to match.” Cindy also said that international projects are her favorite.

• Anytime Fitness
• Becky Jansen
• Bev Proctor
• Carol Van Ness
• Cyndie Whitefoot
• Edward Jones – Sharla Caves
• Final 9
• Foothill Alarm Systems
• Hebard Insurance Solutions
• JC Bookkeeping & Financial Services
• Karin Williams
• Loomis Senior Life Center – Sheila Lee
• Marketing Action, Inc.
• Next Step Wealth Management – Heather Clark
• Rae DeGabriele
• Terry Duarte

• Saturday, February 25 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Coffee and check in begin at 8:30 a.m.
• Loomis Veterans Memorial Hall, 5945 Horseshoe Bar Rd., Loomis
• Please RSVP to: the club email or at Soroptimist Loomis Basin Facebook (@SILoomis) on the Stop Trafficking Awareness Workshop event page.

Loomis Event: Soroptimist It’s in the Bag Designer Purse Fundraiser – Style Magazine

Calendar Picks – SI Loomis Basin “It’s in the Bag” designer purse fundraiser – The Social Publication Loomis (December 2022)

Members Can Develop Their Skills

• Leadership Round Table will be open to all Soroptimist International of the Americas (SIA) members. This is an opportunity to learn how to become a better overall leader or build your skills to become a future Soroptimist leader. This annual event will be held virtually in 2023 and in Bellevue, Washington, July 27-28. 2024.

• The Soroptimist Leadership Fellows Program is a multi-year commitment (June 24 & Dec 9 virtually and July 29, 2024 in Bellevue). The Fellows Program is a certificate program that gives members an opportunity to further and enrich their leadership skills in an engaging and interactive way.