Soroptimist International of Austin

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Soroptimist International

Soroptimist International of the Americas

Soroptimist International of the Americas South Central Region

The Live Your Dream Campaign

Zilker Park Kite Festival

SafePlace

Mailing Address

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Soroptimist International of Austin
PO Box 26673
Austin, TX 78755-0673

Soroptimist International of Austin 2010-2011 Officers

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President — Judy Brown
President-elect — Sue Coburn
Recording Secretary — Jen Brown
Corresponding Secretary — Anita Durval
Treasurer — Debbie Shaw

2010-2011 Meetings and Events

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Saturday, August 14, 2010 — 1 PM
2010-2011 Planning Meeting @ Judy Brown’s home

Sunday, August 22, 2010 — 4-9 PM
Fundraiser @ Italian Festival - Laguna Gloria Art Museum

Monday, September 13, 2010 — 6:15 PM
Business Meeting @ St. Mark United Methodist Church*

Monday, October 11, 2010— 6:15 PM
Business Meeting @ St. Mark United Methodist Church*

Friday, November 5, 2010 through Sunday, November 7, 2010
District III Meeting hosted by SI Austin TX and SI Pasadena TX
@ Omni Hotel Southpark, Austin, TX

Monday, November 8, 2010 — 6:15 PM
Business Meeting @ St. Mark United Methodist Church*

Thursday, November 25, 2010
UN Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women

TBD — 4 PM
Holiday Party @ TBD

Friday, December 10, 2010
UN Human Rights Day

Monday, January 10, 2011 — 6:15 PM
Business Meeting @ St. Mark United Methodist Church*

Monday, February 14, 2011 — 6:15 PM
Business Meeting @ St. Mark United Methodist Church*

Sunday, March 06, 2011 — 10 AM-5 PM
Fundraiser @ Zilker Park Kite Festival

Monday, March 08, 2011
International Womens Day

Monday, March 14, 2011 — 6:15 PM
Business Meeting @ St. Mark United Methodist Church*

Monday, April 11, 2011 — 6:15 PM
Business Meeting @ St. Mark United Methodist Church*

April tbd, 2011 — tbd PM
Zavala Elementary Easter Egg Hunt @ Zavala Elementary School

Friday, April 22, 2011 through Sunday, April 24, 2011
South Central Region Conference hosted by SI Rockwall, TX

Monday, April 25, 2011 — 6:30 PM
Awards Dinner Meeting @ Texas Land & Cattle Restaurant+

Sunday, May 08, 2011
Mother’s Day

Monday, May 9, 2011 — 6:15 PM
Business Meeting @ St. Mark United Methodist Church*

Monday, June 13, 2011 — 6:15 PM
Business Meeting @ St. Mark United Methodist Church*

Monday, June 27, 2011 — 6:30 PM
Installation Dinner Meeting @ Texas Land & Cattle Restaurant+

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*St. Mark United Methodist Church
601 W. Braker Lane in the yellow
community building by the back parking lot - park in the back lot
(between IH 35 and Lamar Blvd.)

+Texas Land & Cattle Restaurant
6007 North IH 35, Austin, TX

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Thank you for your interest in Soroptimist International of Austin! The larger we become, the more of a difference that we can make together.

Our membership year is from July through June. Our annual membership dues are $105.00, and may be prorated based on the month that you join. The first year there is a $12.50 new membership fee to help cover the costs of your pin and administrative costs. Our meals fee is $55.00 annually and covers our dinner meetings in April and June each year.

We would like to invite you to attend one of our business meetings. They are held the second Monday of each month except for July, August and December at 6:15 p.m. at St. Mark United Methodist Church - for the specific location, please see our “Events” page. Please contact info@austinsoroptimist.org to let us know that you’ll attend or if you would like more information.

How We Make A Difference

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Violet Richardson Award
The Violet Richardson Award is a recognition program for young women ages 14-17 engaged in volunteer action within their communities or schools. The Violet Richardson Award is given to young women whose volunteer activities make the community and world a better place. The award is in honor of the Soroptimist founder, Violet Richardson, a woman of action, whose indomitable spirit and sense of personal responsibility were demonstrated by her life-long commitment to volunteering in her community. All awards are given for activities conducted on a volunteer basis. Volunteer projects can include, but are not limited to, projects that address social problems such as homelessness, violence, drug abuse, unemployment, illiteracy, discrimination, AIDS, and pollution. Projects may assist any group including the elderly, the disabled and mentally or emotionally challenged groups. Projects that benefit women or girls are especially valued. Topics can include, but are not limited to mentoring, sexual harassment, sexual decision making, teen parenting, careers, finances and any other projects that specifically benefit women, young women or girls. Applicants must be young women 14 to 17 years of age. Applicants must be engaged in volunteer activity. Soroptimists, Soroptimist employees and the immediate families of both are ineligible. Previous winners of the award are also ineligible. Please click here for the award instructions and application form.

Women’s Opportunity Award
The Women’s Opportunity Award program was established by Soroptimist International of the Americas in 1972 to assist women entering or re-entering the workforce in obtaining the education and skills training they need to improve their employment status. The applicant must be a female head of household, with primary financial responsibility for supporting her family; must be attending, or have been accepted to, a vocational / skills training program, or an undergraduate degree program; and can demonstrate financial need. Previous winners are ineligible to apply. Soroptimists, employees of Soroptimist, and the immediate families of both are ineligible to apply. Please click here for the award instructions and application form and click here for the reference form.

Ava Crofford Award
The Ava Crofford Youth Citizenship Award is given in recognition of the outstanding contributions made by young people to home, school, community, country, and the world. The award was established in 2000 to honor former Soroptimist Ava Crofford. Ava, a photographer, wrote The Diamond Years of Texas Photography, a history of the first 75 years of the Texas Professional Photographers Association in 1975. Please click here for the award instructions, application and reference forms.

SafePlace
SafePlace is a local organization that is a unified source of hope for women, children and men hurt by sexual and domestic violence. For the past several years, our club and individual members have made donations to SafePlace as well as participated in their annual fundraising Walk. In 2009, the Walk was replaced with the SafePlace Field Day.

Austin/Travis County Family Violence Task Force
The Task Force is made up of public, private and non-profit organizations that provide law enforcement, legal, judicial and social services related to domestic violence. The purpose of this task force is to improve the delivery of services to reduce domestic violence in Austin/Travis County. Soroptimist International of Austin representatives are proud to serve on the task force to better our community. Recently the Task Force held a workshop and our club provided lunches for the 115 attendees.

Zavala Elementary School
Soroptimist International of Austin organizes an annual Easter Egg Hunt for the kindergarten students at the school each year. Additionally, we have provided donations and volunteer assistance for their library and their HOSTS program (Helping One Student To Succeed).

History

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Our Austin Soroptimist club was chartered on March 3, 1945. Our members are women of all ages, cultures and ethnic groups. The common thread that connects us is our desire to make a difference for others through volunteer service. In 2002 we became a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

Fundraising

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To fund our awards and projects, we fundraise in various ways. These fundraisers include:

Visit us at La Piazza Italiana - the Italian Festival at Laguna Gloria on Sunday, August 22, 2010, from 4 - 9 p.m. Contact info@austinsoroptimist.org if you need more information.

Each spring, we have a refreshment booth at the annual Zilker Park Kite Festival Our specialty is fresh and flavorful popcorn. Please stop by if you’re attending the Festival!

Link your Randall’s club card to Soroptimist International of Austin, #4799. We participate in their Good Neighbor Program, which pays us 1% of groceries purchased with a linked card.

Who We Are

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Soroptimist is an international organization for business and professional women who work to improve the lives of women and girls, in local communities and throughout the world. Almost 95,000 Soroptimists in about 120 countries and territories contribute time and financial support to community–based and international projects that benefit women and girls. The Program Impact Report tells about the collective impact of Soroptimist federation programs from around the world.

The name, Soroptimist, means “best for women,” and that’s what the organization strives to achieve. Soroptimists are women at their best, working to help other women to be their best.

Soroptimist members belong to local clubs, which determine the focus of volunteer work to their communities. Club projects range from renovating domestic violence shelters and providing mammograms to low-income women, to sponsoring self-esteem workshops for teenage girls. Soroptimist International of Austin is the name of our local five county area club.

Mission & Core Purpose

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To improve the lives of women and girls, in local communities and throughout the world.

Local SI Austin Programs

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Violet Richardson Award

Women’s Opportunity Award

Ava Crofford Award

SafePlace

Austin/Travis County Family Violence Task Force

Zavala Elementary School, Austin, Texas

For more information about these programs, please read our “About Us” page.

Meeting Time & Location

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Soroptimist International of Austin meets the second Monday of each month (except July, August and December) at 6:15 p.m. The location is the St. Mark United Methodist Church yellow community building by the back parking lot at 601 W. Braker Lane (between IH 35 and Lamar Blvd.) - park in the back lot. For driving directions, please contact info@austinsoroptimist.org. We have an annual Holiday Party in December (the date is to be determined). And there are two dinner meetings each year in April and June – on the fourth Monday of those months. For more information about our recent and upcoming events, please see our “Events” page.

Soroptimist International of the Americas Programs

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Soroptimists STOP Trafficking — a project that raises awareness about the sexual trafficking of women and girls, and seeks to encourage citizens, law makers and service providers to focus on this global problem.

Soroptimist Live Your Dream Campaign — which aims to inspire women to live their dreams, and encourages them to pass their good fortune on to others.

Soroptimist Workplace Campaign to End Domestic Violence — an awareness campaign that targets domestic violence as a workplace concern.

Soroptimist Making a Difference for Women Award — a recognition program for women who help other women and girls.

Soroptimist Club Grants for Women and Girls — cash grants for innovative Soroptimist club projects.

Soroptimist Disaster Relief Fund for Women and Girls — providing funds for programs that assist women and girls after a man-made or natural disaster.