A year of giving

Our Soroptimist of the San Tans Club closes our year next week and here are the highlights our group of 22 accomplished.

• Collected and donated over 8,000 diapers & 19,000 pounds of food
• Organized the basic needs office, prepared food baskets for in- coming families and cleaned two shelter units at Saturday of Service at La Mesita shelter for homeless families
• Assisted the Chandler Food Bank with one of its busiest days for food donations/boxes by organizing, shelving and providing food boxes to those in need.
• Gave over $1000 for international programs including President’s Appeal, Project Sierra, and Japan disaster relief
• Gave $500 to support mammograms for local women
• Enabled two single mom’s to continue their education and be better parents WOA as well as our support for Helping Hands for Single Moms
• Recognized an amazing Ruby winner for helping other women overcome addiction holding them back from being their best selves
• Changed 1 women’s life through fistula operation
• Enabled 16 women in Africa to start a business and begin to climb out of poverty through microloans matched by the Guerrant Foundation to allow us to reach 16 women
• Purchased undergarments and hygiene supplies for 50 young women in rural Africa served by this patient center for children living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda – Aid Child
• Helped AWEE deliver support services such as childcare, transportation, work clothing & tools to help women secure employment in Arizona
• Purchased basic needs items for families at La Mesita emergency shelter (clothing, shoes, diapers, towels)
• Funded training for women and girls to get the skills they need to improve their lives including Women’s empowerment classes – Save the Children; Prevention-based Girls Circle Program – ICAN; Tuition for one woman for 200 hour work program including assessment, job readiness, on the job training, job search, career placement and follow-up – WHEAT; Earn & Learn life skills program for new mothers – Pregnancy Care Center