March 2010

Calendar of Events:

Thurs Mar. 4th —- Business meeting

Thurs Mar. 11th —- Program Meeting -- Sara Randall with PDI non-profit dental surgery center will share how they provide treatment for children from low income families with severe tooth decay

Thurs Mar. 18th —-Annual Awards Luncheon 11:30am to 1:30pm at the Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel for presentation of the following awards: click here for more info

• Ruby Award (formerly Making a Difference for Women Award) honoring CHANDRA SLAVONIC
• Women’s Opportunity Award honoring YICHING BELL
• Violet Richardson Award honoring MICHELLE STONE

Sat Mar. 20th —- Saturday of Service. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! Calling all members and friends

• We need strong shoulders to install and move sand to a children's sandbox at The Living Room (for homeless women and children)
• All materials for the sandbox were shipped, so we just need to put the parts together and fill it up!.
• Call or e-mail Gerry or Helen if you can help and think about whom you can bring along to lighten the load.

Sat Mar. 20th —- Expanding Your Horizons – 18th Annual Conference @ Sonoma State to encourage 7th and 8th grade girls
to consider careers in science and other non-traditional areas.

How Members Can Help:

The following items are on a “wish” list for our Soroptimist House residents. If you can help, please call Carolyn Aloia!

Currently Needed	Always needed:
Knife Sharpener	Coffee (such as Yuban)
DVD player	Paper towels
	Toilet tissue
	Facial tissue (eg: Kleenex)
	Canned goods—Tuna, soups, etc