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RCRMC Child Abuse |
The Riverside County Regional Medical Center's Child Abuse and Neglect (CAN) Unit assists children and families traumatized by abuse. In December 2010 , Soroptimist donated over $500 in clothing and toys for the children served in the CAN Unit. In June 2011, Soroptimist donated another $500 in children's clothing and $150 in reading books | |||||||||||
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The Community Assistance Program (CAP) is a private non-profit food pantry. CAP strives to improve the quality of life for Moreno Valley residents who are in need of emergency food, clothing, and utility assistance. Soroptimist donates money and volunteers time in support of CAP food assistance program for low income and homeless residents. For more info about CAP, link here |
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![]() Cultural Heritage Center |
Cultural Heritage Center is a non-profit group in Moreno Valley that helps low-income youth with free instruction in music, drama, dance and academic tutoring. Their thrift store is the group's primary source of funding. Soroptimist donated time to sort a backlog of thrift store donations for sale. A Soroptimist and her husband, co-owners of a local glass company, donated and installed a wall of mirrors for the studio. |
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In June 2008, Soroptimist partners with African Pride in a fundraising project that provided direct aid to a village in Nairobi, Kenya that was impacted by ethnic cleansing after the 2007 election and resultant economic hardship. Soroptimist sells Kenyan handcrafts, made by one of the villagers, and sells them at Soroptimist events throughout the year. To date, over $5,000 has been raised, which helps the village with food, wheel chair equipment, and children's educational expenses. |
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![]() Touch of Home |
Touch of Home Support 4R
Military is a nonprofit community service corporation that supports
deployed military in Iraq and Afghanistan with approximately 100 monthly morale-boosting
"love packages" containing
recreational supplies and personal care items.
Soroptimist supports this project by donating a myriad of "love package"
supplies and $500 to offset postage expense. In September 2010,
Soroptimist members met to sew 150 cooling neck bands for the troops in
Afghanistan. |
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Kids Kingdom Orphanage |
Soroptimist members help support El Reino de los Niños (Kids Kingdom) orphanage near Ensenada, Mexico through monetary donations and large quantities of school supplies. The orphanage relies on charitable donations for support, and the contributions of Soroptimist makes it easier for the orphanage to funnel their meager funds to other necessities. Through e-mail, our club receives on-going feedback from the orphanage’s staff about their needs and the students’ progress. Besides creating international goodwill, it is gratifying to witness the degree that students overcome social and economic hardships to achieve their potential. |
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Riverside County Regional Medical Center Foundation |
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Born Free |
Born Free is one of the programs offered by the Riverside County YWCA which provides shelter and support to pregnant women so they can get off drugs and alcohol and subsequently have their baby born free from addiction. In additional to financial contributions, Soroptimist helps support this program by donating hand-crafted bags full of gifts and person care items for both mom and baby. |
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![]() Holiday Adopt-A-Senior |
Annually, Soroptimist gets referrals from Moreno Valley Senior Center to adopt low-income seniors for the holiday season. Members assembled gift baskets containing food, personal care items and holiday gifts. Soroptimists added the personal gift of friendship as they delivered the gift baskets and spent one-on-one time visiting with the senior shut-ins. Besides spreading holiday cheer, the program helps ease some of the loneliness felt by the elderly. |
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![]() ADV Mother's Day |
Each year for Mother's Day, Soroptimist donates hand-crafted tote bags filled with gifts and personal care items to the mothers housed at Alternatives to Domestic Violence Shelter. |
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Soroptimist |
Soroptimist Clubs around the globe
participate in "Saturday of Service" projects in their community the
first Saturday of March each year to mark International Women’s Day in a
special way. Saturday of Service is a day to emphasize and provide
visibility to our organization by raising awareness about the
Soroptimist mission to improve the lives of women and girls in local
communities and throughout the world. |
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Other Local Soroptimist Service
Projects in 2010-2011 Help For The Homeless and Seniors: Soroptimist delivered $500 in breakfast foods and pantry items to the Transitional Living Shelter when free breakfast meals were not available to the children during school breaks. Through member's personal donations, $110 in groceries is delivered each month to low-income seniors at the Moreno Valley Senior Center. |
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Soroptimist and Local Non-profits
Celebrate Community Service ![]() “Celebrating Community Service” was the theme of an awards dinner hosted by Soroptimist International of Moreno Valley on June 6 to recognize the many local efforts being made to improve the lives of women and children. This annual event was also the venue for Soroptimist to distribute a total of $8,500 to fourteen local non-profit groups who make a positive difference in our community. Recipients of cash awards included Riverside County Regional Medical Center (RCRMC) Foundation, RCRMC Child Abuse & Neglect Unit, YWCA of Riverside County Born Free Program, Riverside Area Rape Crisis Center, Alternatives to Domestic Violence, Friends of the Moreno Valley Senior Center, Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA), Moreno Valley Community College Health Scholarships, Friends of RCC Forensics, Riverside County Department of Public Social Services GAIN, Transitional Living Shelter, Michelle's Place and Community Assistance Program. In the past year, Moreno Valley Soroptimists supported 31 different local and international projects through hand-on service and cash sponsorships totaling $22,000. In the club’s 28-year history in Moreno Valley, over $212, 000 has been given back to the community. |
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Soroptimist
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Soroptimist International 2007-2011 Quadrennial Project
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In
support of Project Sierra, members of Soroptimist International of
Moreno Valley collected their loose |
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By strengthening families at risk of breakdown, helping young
children living on the streets return home and empowering
vulnerable young mothers. Project SIerra enabled more
children to grow up in a caring family environment--giving them
the opportunity to fulfill their potential.
Link here for more
information about Project SIerra: A Family And A Future. |
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Slavery's New Face:
Slavery is a harsh reality for millions of people the world over who
find themselves trapped in an exploitative and abusive system, bought
and sold like objects, and treated with no dignity or human decency.
Soroptimist is raising awareness about the complex and devastating crime
of sex trafficking, which largely affects women and girl children. |
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