Glasgow Lasting Legacy - A message from Kate Moore - with new images of the items for sale!
Do you know about the project?
You have the opportunity to be part of an exciting Soroptimist project that has been chosen as the Lasting Legacy of the XVIII International Convention.
How ?
Working with our partner Oxfam the project aims to improve public health for previously displaced families from communities in Central Mindanao in the Philippines. We will provide safe drinking water and sanitation facilities – improving health and quality of life. Our legacy in the Philippines will live on years after we have returned home from Glasgow. The photograph shows Health Promoters near a latrine and washroom block in Mindanao. Photo credit: Jim Holmes
What can you do?
Visit our Lasting Legacy Stall at Convention where a number of high quality items will be sold to raise the necessary funding. Purchase items for yourself and buy them to take back to your club members.
These include:
- A Leadership Book – with paintings and quotations from every Federation – which has been commissioned as a Lasting Legacy and is a ‘must have’ for every Soroptimist
- The VCD ‘One Soroptimist World' - which features Soroptimist projects around the world, and can be used as a marketing tool and in the recruitment of new members. The music on this disk is recorded by professional Soroptimist musicians.
- The limited edition Glasgow Soroptimist pin – our ‘girl pin’ comes complete with the Soroptimist emblem and everyone will want one!
- Don’t miss out on the Glasgow Legacy Bear – the little heather coloured bear with our emblem embroidered on it’s middle, comes complete with miniature Soroptimist tartan scarf.
- Beautiful Glasgow Lasting Legacy Greetings card – a limited edition art card from a design commissioned for Convention from Isle of Man artist Nicola Dixon – perfect to fit into your suitcase to take home for friends!
- Beaded key rings featuring the stunning design of the Convention ‘Armadillo’ Roof. These delightful key rings have been commissioned from a project which enables HIV-Positive mothers in South Africa to produce items at home to sustain their families.
What next?
Support the work of your Lasting Legacy Team by visiting this web site to keep up to date with the Lasting Legacy Safe Water and Sanitation Project in the Philippines. See the range of items you can purchase to turn this project into a reality which will change lives and:
Don’t miss the opportunity to visit the Lasting Legacy Stall in Glasgow to purchase our exciting Soroptimist memorabilia.
Are you curious about the quotation on the cover of the Leadership Book?
It was written by Samdromme Ewoton from Nairobi in Kenya. Although Samdromme is only nine years old his quotation on leadership is truly profound. Please take time to read what he has written for the book.
If I ruled the world:
The streets would be clean,
There wouldn't be any thieves,
There could be no wars,
There would be no rapists,
There would be more jobs for people,
There would be more hospitals,
Children would be educated,
Women would have enough money,
There would be good roads,
There would be many houses,
There would be more shopping centres,
There would be more street lights
