Heart of Soroptimist

By Ada Kornmeyer

51Dedicated to bettering the lives of women and girls throughout the world, Soroptimist International also offersits membership participation in a worldwide community of sisterhood. The organization has nearly 95,000members in 120 countries and territories. All volunteer their time, energy, and financial support to projects thatheal and support women and girls, and inspire them to livetheir dreams."Soroptimist" has been translated asbest for women, which is exactly what the organization strives to achieve,though it might be even better translated as "sisters of the greatest good." Soroptimists are women at theirbest,working to help other women to be their best. Soroptimistmembers belong to local clubs, which undertakeprojects that range from renovating domestic violence shelters and providing mammograms to low-incomewomen, to sponsoring self-esteem workshops for teenage girls, to providing scholarships that offerempowerment through education. Soroptimists also participatein organization-wide programs devoted tovocational guidance, environmental issues, and putting an endto human trafficking.In this uplifting collection, Soroptimists share their stories of how they came to the organization, and howmembership has enriched their own lives while giving them the joy and satisfaction of improving the lives ofothers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935448161
• ISBN13: 9781935448167
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Lost Coast Press
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.