Meetings
Program meetings are held the second Tuesday of every month at 6:00 p.m. Meetings are always open to guests. Keep your eyes open for Special Events held at other times throughout the year. See calendar below for details.
November -
NOVEMBER 8th ~ Special Monthly Meeting by Invitation. "Get Gorgeous Party!" Limited space. RSVP early. Receive a personal Punchbowl invite still a few seats available;
NOVEMBER 28th - Festival of Trees decorating party;
3 WEEKS until DEC 1st - Final push for VIOLET RICHARDSON grant applicants.
December -
No Meeting on DEC 13;
DECEMBER 15th All grant applications and nominations are due.
DECEMBER 17th Holiday Party at Betty's in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Special plans TBA.
Please contact us at soroptimist@gmail.com or (864) 640-1532 if you are interested in attending a meeting or need help with directions. Guests are welcome to arrive early for socializing and networking anytime after 5:30 p.m.
Location
Unless otherwise noted starting again JANUARY 10th, 2012 meetings will be held at:
Interim Healthcare Offices (Map it here)
Pelham Road & Hyland Road, Greenville, SC
From Greenville: Turn Right off I-85 at Pelham Rd exit - Hyland will be 1st (L) after ScanSource & Gerber Childrensware
From Spartanburg: Turn Left off I-85 at Pelham Rd exit - Hyland Road will be 1st (L) after ScanSource & Gerber Childrensware
From Hwy 14 - Hyland Road is off of Pelham (on R) after you pass Eagle Zone (on L) the first street After Interstate Blvd (on R)
Turn onto Hyland Road and Interim is midway down street on your (R).
Events
NEW!! See calendar of scheduled events below. Volunteer opportunities are listed, too. Visit our meetup.com calendar & activity website for statewide activities to bring awareness, advocacy and action in support of the worldwide fight against human trafficking!
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Speakers
If you would like to make a presentation to SI Greenville members at an upcoming meeting please contact our Speaker Committee Chair, ATTN: Speaker Topic at soroptimist@gmail.com. We still have a dates available in January - February - April - May - June. Thank you for your desire to keep the community informed.
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Future EVENTS
Greenville Soroptimist 60th Anniversary
April 2012
Festivities TBA
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Annual EVENTS
Soroptimist Book Check Station
3rd Saturday, August, annually
7:30AM to 4:00PM
Greenville Literacy Assoc. Book Sale
A Huge THANK YOU to all our wonderful community volunteers this year (2011) at the Literacy Book Sale. We couldn't have done it without you. Your cheerful faces, enthusiasm and creative ideas made the day a Sitting success!!
Take a load off your hands, cart or back while shopping at the Really Great, Really Big, Really Cheap Book Sale. Allow Soroptimists to check-in your first selection of purchased books while you shop for more. We continue to have very successful Book Check Stations each year since we've started in 2007 and the popularity of the Stations is growing!! Continue to support Greenville Literacy - drop off your old books throughout the year! Get ready to restock your home, home school, educational, professional or work library for next year.
Have you cooled down for the summer and become a "fan" of Soroptimist? Find out how...We need community volunteers to help host our book check stations! Contact us at soroptimist@gmail.com to be added to our volunteer roster.
International Day of Peace
September 21
SC STOP Human Trafficking Meetup Group
SC STOP Human Trafficking Meetup Group members observe the International Day of Peace in various ways each year. Visit The SC STOP Human Trafficking website for more details as the date gets closer. Group or individual events are encouraged. RSVP to participate by signing up and join meetup.com through the group link above.
Soroptimist Upstate Women of Distinction Celebration Tea
Greenville, SC
Sunday - Women's History Month (March 2012)
2:00-5:00PM
New this year, with 100's of our closest friends, we are combining the Soroptimist Tea into what will now be our annual Women of Distinction Celebration Tea. A time specially set aside to honor the Soroptimist cash grant program awards finalists and the Women's Hall of Fame inductee(s). What an exciting Sunday afternoon this will be!! Ladies. girls. teens. young women. grandmothers. mothers. daughters. sisters. friends. aunts. cousins. BFF's and even the Facebook or Twitter gal friends you've been wanting to meet, too! Every woman is invited to join in helping us celebrate the deserving women from among our midsts.
To all followers of our annual Soroptimist Tea: Remember your Hats! We invite all attendees to wear your special occassion Hat and be prepared to entertain and just be entertained! The wilder, the fancier, the better chance you have to be asked to strut your stuff. Come ready for a unique & fun silent auction with exciting items like you've never seen before. Even better than past years!!! Soroptimist will also be celebrating 60 years of service to the Upstate community.
WOD Celebration Tea tickets: $30 each from your local Soroptimist member or online tickets will be available in January 2012. Contact soroptimist@gmail.com for early ticket reservations and be kept up to date as event details unfold. Watch for posters all over the Upstate this January.
Award finalists being honored: The Soroptimist Violet Richardson Award, The Soroptimist Women's Opportunity Award, The Soroptimist Ruby Award: For Women Helping Women, and The Greenville County Women's Hall of Fame induction. Applications and nominations are still being accepted. Questions regarding any sponsor opportunities, grant programs or awards may be directed to soroptimist@gmail.com.
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| Soroptimist Book Check Station @ GLA Really Great, Really Big, Really Cheap Book Sale - 2nd Saturday annually in August |
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Past HAPPENINGS
Click here to revisit past news, events and community outreach activities
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