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