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SOROPTIMIST FOUNDATION OF CANADA
TOUCHING THE LIVES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS
THE SOROPTIMIST FOUNDATION OF CANADA
not for profit corporation
registered charity
incorporated June 28, 1963
Canadian SI clubs are members
GOALS OF SFC
To solicit, attract, manage charitable donations
To provide educational funding
Advance human rights and the status of women
PURPOSE AND OBJECTSTo provide bursaries, scholarships and fellowships to Canadian students and Canadian schools, colleges, and universities for the advancement of education and in particular to further the appreciation of social needs, the study of community, national and international problems, the study of education and educational methods.
To provide to Canadians grants for research or recognition of achievement in the advancement of education.
To provide financial assistance for the advancement of education to projects or charitable organizations in Canada.
To solicit, acquire, accept or receive gifts, donations, bequests, or subscriptions of money, or other real or personal property.
SFC ACTIVITIES
ENDOWMENT FUND
donations into untouchable fund
generates income
funds programs
MAPLE LEAF PROGRAM
A recognition program for S.I. members’ cumulative donations
CLUB STAR AWARD CERTIFICATES
An annual recognition program for Club donations
RECOGNITION PROGRAMS
MAPLE LEAF PIN PROGRAM
CLUB STAR AWARD CERTIFICATES
CLUB STAR AWARD CERTIFICATES THE BEGINNING - OCTOBER 2005
Back Row:
Colleen Einarson, SI Winnipeg; Helen Hugh, SI Chilliwack; Flo Grant, SFC Chair, SI White Rock; Bonnie Domonchuk, ECR Treasurer, SI
Cambridge; Margaret Wootton, SFC Secretary, SI Courtenay; Nancy Crosley, SI Banff National Park; Louise Dickman, SI the Langleys.
Front Row:
RoseMary Reid, SIA Board, SI Peterborough; Margaret MacRae, ECR Governor Elect, SI Hamilton-Burlington; Sharon Fisher, WCR Governor, SI the Langleys.
MANAGING THE ENDOWMENT FUND
A comprehensive
investment policy
was adopted
by the Board in 2007
$1,079,363.48and growing!
DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS
GRANTS FOR WOMEN
4 annual, $7500 each, for a career mainly of benefit to women
SFC CLUB GRANTSMay offer 5 annual, $1000 each, for Soroptimist Club
education projects
CONTACT INFORMATION FOR GRANTS
Applications are available
on the SFC website:
www.soroptimistfoundation.ca
•Club resourceswww.soroptimistfoundation.ca/resources.html
GRANTS FOR WOMEN2007 – 2008 Winners
Erin MacKenzie Eadie
Lyndsay Marie Lovely
Trica McDiarmid
Jessica KarenBleuer
CLUB GRANT RECIPIENTS2008 – 2009
S.I. Banff National Park - $1000.00 grant for their conference ‘Live Your Dream’.
S.I. Langleys- $500.00 grant for a full day conference ‘Women’s Health’
S.I. Peterborough - $1000.00 grant for their ‘Girls Conference’
S. I Surrey-Delta - $1000.00 grant for their conference‘Live Your Dream’.
SI OF THE LANGLEYSPILOT PROJECT
TUNING INTO OUR TEENS MOTHERING
CONFERENCE
“FROM CRAYONS
TO PERFUME”
AWARD WINNING CONFERENCE
•2003 PROVINCIAL AWARD
•2004 SIA CELEBRATING SUCCESS
•2004 & 2005 COMMUNITY AWARD
PREVIOUS CLUB AWARD WINNERS
SI of Banff for their “Live Your Dream” conference for girls and their mothers
S.I. of Cambridge for their "Every Body is a Somebody" workshop
S.I. of HALDIMAND-NORFOLK for their “Best for Women Show”.
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SI of Kamloops for their “Career Choice” conference
SI of Tri-Cities project to help ``Homeless Women``
CLUB GRANT PROJECT IDEAS TUNING INTO OUR TEENS
PARENTING
CAREER CHOICES
BEST FOR WOMEN SHOWS
BODY IMAGE AND SELF-ESTEEM
LIVE YOUR DREAM
LIVING WITH LOSS
COMMUNICATION WITH MEMBERS www.soroptimistfoundation.ca
• Cornerstone web newsletter
Chairman’s Bulletin
Members resource page
•www.soroptimistfoundation.ca/resources.html
RoseMary ReidSecretary
Janet Simms-BaldwinGrants Manager- Eastern Canada
Corinne RiversChair
Cora SalvadorTreasurer
Shirley SandersonGrants Manager – Western Canada
2008 -2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Contact information can be found on the website www.soroptimistfoundation.ca
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
4th WEEKEND IN OCTOBER
WINNIPEG , MANITOBA
SOROPTIMIST FOUNDATIONOF CANADA DAY
FEBRUARY 6th
RECOGNIZE SFC DAY
Club awareness session (incorporate in business meeting as SOLT)
Internal club fundraiser (to raise awareness)
Information table in community (mall, high traffic location, College or University, Farmers Market)
Local media (Newspaper, TV)
GIVE GENEROUSLYand PROUDLY wear your
MAPLE LEAF PIN
SOROPTIMIST FOUNDATION OF CANADA
HOW TO DONATE?HOW TO DONATE?…..Go Direct
I would like to make my annual donation to
Soroptimist Foundation of Canada via
DIRECT deposits….
www.soroptimistfoundation.ca