Our Club In Action!
Here's what some of our members had to say about the experience of working with the Phoenix Crisis Nursery:
"The nursery was exciting and sad all at the same time!! My heart goes out to the little ones!" ~Londa Spaulding
"The faces of our members got to me. We don’t know the stories of the children but we know they are at the Crisis Nursery for something that a child shouldn’t have to face. I love that the Crisis Nursery is a remarkably positive place. With every emotion we experienced, I saw our compassion and our commitment that we can make a difference for the kids and their families. Let’s do it! Did I say… I LOVE this club!" ~Penny Babb
"The Crisis Nursery has a lot of opportunities for SI of Happy Valley and I look forward to each of them." ~Marilyn Haney
Education Scholarships and Awards given at February Event
SIHV held it second annual awards banquest on February 19, 2009 at Arrowhead Country Club in Glendale. Our Soroptimist club joined other Soroptimist International clubs by awarding and recognizing women in three unique categories. President of Soroptimist International of the Americas, Alice Wells (right bottom) presented the awards.
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Out and About
SI Happy Valley vice president Deb Moyer enjoys a visit with Dona Lynn Worth from SI Phoenix.
Helping Hands for Single Moms
2nd Annual 5K Walk-N-Run For Success
Click here for more information about the March 21, 2010 event.6th Annual Pat's Run - Saturday, April 17, 2010
SI Happy Valley's X-Treme Team is getting into shape for Pat's Run!Join the women of Soroptimist International of Happy Valley as we participate in this signature event for the Pat Tillman Foundation. The Foundation carries forward Pat's legacy of leadership and civic action by supporting future generations through educational scholarships.
Click on the link below for Pat's Run information or contact us for information on SI Happy Valley and the x-Treme Team!
PAT TILLMAN FOUNDATION
January 2010 Meeting Events
What a wonderful Program Meeting SIHV had on Thursday, January 21, 2010! For those who decided not to venture out in the rain that night… An awesome presentation from Judy Register with Helping Hands for Single Moms. The organization is making strides in assisting local low income mothers! Thank you, Judy, for sharing.And thank you to Margie Burke, SI Phoenix, for her insight into our club’s Past, Present and Future! Margie is truly a Soroptimist inspiration! She reminded us that SIHV has done so many wonderful things in the last few years, we can look forward to many more wonderful events and programs that are helping women and girls and it’s all even better with friends, wine and chocolate!
Judy Register (with Amy Vavra, left) is a volunteer with Helping Hands for Single Moms, a Valley organization working to assist low income mothers to achieve their dream of getting a college degree. HHSM is planning its second annual "5K Walk & Run for Success" fundraiser on March 21, 2010 at ASU West. The first Run attracted more than 500 participants and brought in thousands of dollars to help the program. Information for this event is posted below as one of SIHV’s X-Treme Team options.
Margie Burke (right) is the CFO for Banner Health, a past Soroptimist Venture president of our SIA Federation, past GWR Board member, and member of SI Phoenix. She is going to talk about evaluating Past, Present, Future and How to Get There. She will use our club as a guide but the procedure will work for your own life!
2009 Leadership Training Ontario, California
Four of the members from SI Happy Valley traveled to Ontario, California to attend this year’s leadership training. Learning how each of us the ‘essential piece’ to a successful club, we attended workshops and listened to inspirational and informative speakers from our own Soroptimist back yard, from the National Association of Women Business Owner’s and from a certified trainer in “True Colors”. Our own District Director Penny Babb was ‘Solid as a Rock’ with her ‘Rock Solid Leadership’ presentation. And it wasn’t all work…it is always fun running into old friends and making new ones!
SPRING CONFERENCE 2009!
The 31st Annual Soroptimist International of the America’s Golden West Region Spring Conference was held in Albuquerque, New Mexico in May 2009 and SI Happy Valley was there! The ‘Sizzle with Service’ conference: three fun-filled days of education, sharing ideas, celebrating accomplishments and meeting Soroptimists from all over the southwest. Governor Karen Haughey presented awards and everyone celebrated the achievements of their clubs. We ‘Sizzle with Soroptimist’! “
SI Happy Valley President Deborah Moyer and Golden West Region District 4 Director Penny Babb display their sunglasses at the 2009 Soroptimist International of the America’s Spring Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The sunglasses were part of a contest/fundraiser to benefit one of SI’s international projects. Penny’s won the ‘Board Award’!
Military Care Packages Project
Si Happy Valley and local Girl Scout Troop 361 teamed up to send care packages to our women in the military. SI Happy Valley collected items that could be sent overseas and each box included a personalized card made by the Girl Scouts. The project was a great way for to say 'Thank you' to our women soldiers.
Bunco for Charity
September 18, 2009
The sounds of laughter and the scream of "BUNCO" rang out all night long! That's the best description of the first ever SIHV BUNCO event that definitely put the "fun" into our "fun-draiser." Attendees enjoyed delicious desserts and snacks while participating in our raffle drawing and taking the time to wander around the beautiful grounds of the LandscapeMart at 8028 W. Thunderbird in Peoria, Arizona. An excited Amy won the major prize for most wins, while Linda won most BUNCOs - after an exciting roll-off, Denice happily won for most losses, and Ruth proudly wore the BUNCO boa at the end of the game! Congratulations to these fun winners! And a very special thank you to personnel from the LandscapeMart who generously donated their time and wonderful site for our event.
“Trick or Treat” for Hands of Hope
Our August 20, summer community service project was a huge success with our fabulous teams competing to see who would collect the most for supplies for Hands of Hope domestic violence shelter.
GLOBAL BEAUTY DAY 2009- Benefiting Locks of Love
SI Happy Valley's Third Annual Global Beauty Day was a huge success!
Over 80 feet of hair donated to Locks of Love and lots of love was shared by all.
A special thank you to the stylists and the donors for your contribution to this event. |
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2008 SPRING CONFERENCE Spring Conference at Wild Horse Pass Resort was co-sponsored by SI of Happy Valley. With well over 400 attendees, the Spring Conference was a great success. Deb Moyer was a workshop presenter on Terrorism and introduced the Honor Guard, which generated $1504 for the Arizona 100 Club. Penny Babb was elected District 4 Director for 2008-2010. The club sold Red T-shirts and collected over $300.
2008 FALL CONFERENCE The members of the SIHV Club joined the members of the SI Valley of the Sun Club to host the 2008 Fall Conference, at the Skye Restaurant and Hampton Inn, Peoria, AZ, October 24 & 25, 2008!
There were opportunities to network with like-minded women, learn lots of information about Soroptimist International, and celebrate the joy of being a Soroptimist!
Second Annual Global Beauty Day Event
April 6, 2008, was a HUGE SUCCESS! We gathered 59 bags of hair, for a total of 1143.5 inches (95.12 feet) collected from 50 appointments all donated to Locks of Love! Our club was proud to have raised over $3350 for the Soroptimist Awards for local Community Members, including the Violet Richardson Award and the Women of Opportunity Award.
Special Recognition to the following Global Beauty Day participants:
To our hair donors - you were courageous, bold and beautiful in your decision to donate your locks! Thank you for making the sacrifice!
The Second Annual Global Beauty Day event was hosted by SIHV Club member Jenny Kauffman's "Pure Elements" Salon. The stylists at Pure Elements Salon really rocked! They cut hair for hours on end with high energy and smiles all day long! Thanks to each stylist for their contribution!
In addition, extra thanks to our awesome before/after photographer for the day....Kate Miller - thanks "Aunt" Kate for capturing the beautiful moments!
Much thanks to our sponsors: Custom Performance Mechanical, Deer Creek Animal Hospital, Mead & Associates, Pure Elements Salon, T & C Painting, Inc., and the many private donations to help make our event a huge success - can't thank you enough!
Extra thanks to The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Jamba Juice, and Paradise Bakery for keeping everyone fueled for the event!
To the Soroptimists International Happy Valley members that contributed your time by either collecting raffle items, selling tickets, doing PR, and helping the day of the event - you truly embody what a Soroptimist is - congrats to us on the completion of another major project - well done!!!
PHOENIX CRISIS NURSERY
2007 Holiday Shoe Drive
In July, 2007, the members of the Soroptimist International of Happy Valley Club discovered that the children helped by the Phoenix Crisis Nursery go through an extensive physical, and are then given clean clothing and a brand new pair of shoes. It struck many of our members that getting "new shoes" is an experience that most people take for granted, but which most of these children have never encountered.
In November, 2007, the SIHV Club members decided to hold a "new shoes" drive. The members of the SIHV Club collected 136 pairs of "new shoes" and delivered them to the Crisis Nursery staff, in December, 2007.
The SIHV Club is honored to help the Crisis Nursery and all their children.
SATURDAY OF SERVICE - HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
SIHV participated in the annual Soroptimist Saturday of Service (SOS) Event on March 7, 2009 by joining Habitat for Humanity to assist in the construction of a home that is being built solely by women!
We started in the morning with an introduction of the various volunteer groups and then had the opportunity to introduce our very own Violet Richardson Award winner as a participant in the event! Everyone wanted to talk to her about what she has accomplished at such a young age. The women who were coordinating and leading the build for "our house" were amazing!
SIHV members learned several new skills including hanging drywall and using power tools. Can you say GIRL POWER!?!?
Best of all, we made new friends, strengthened community connections, and raised public awareness for Soroptimist International and SIHV specifically!
SUSAN G. KOMEN BREAST CANCER WALK
Special THANKS to all the non-participating SIHV Chapter members who supported the six Club members, participating in the Susan G. Komen 3 Day Walk to cure Breast Cancer, with the SIHV Club fund raising Garage Sale on Saturday, October 6, 2007!The Garage Sale was a HUGE success that would not have been possible without the support of all the SIHV Club members. The SIHV Club helped make it a reality for walk participants to meet their fund raising requirements of $2200 per walker.
The SIHV Club walkers raised more than $12,000 with the help of the SIHV Club!!!
