CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Soroptimist International of Clear Lake will meet on Thursday, Feb. 23, for the annual awards luncheon meeting.

The meeting will begin at 11:45 a.m. at Aromas Café at Woodland Community College’s Lake County Campus, 15880 Dam Road Extension in Clearlake.

The cost for lunch is $14 and can be paid at the door or a reservation can be made by calling the number below.

Kathy Freeborn, chair of the Soroptimist Live Your Dream Award, will present a monetary award to three deserving women, Jealena Cooke, Tiara Rodriguez and Choya Murphy.

This award is given to a woman who serves as the primary wage earner for her family and seeks financial assistance to continue her education or receive training. 

Kelley Slater, Ruby Award chair, will present this award to a woman who is recognized for her effort on behalf of women and girls, helping to improve their conditions through her own personal or volunteer efforts or through professional avenues.

These awards are given every year to deserving women in Lake County. To find more about either award and how to nominate a deserving woman you know or even nominate yourself, contact President Olga Martin Steele This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and be thinking about a woman you would like to nominate in the future there are many deserving women here in Lake County.

Soroptimist is an international organization for women who volunteer to work to improve the lives of women and girls, in local communities and in the world.

More than 100,000 Soroptimists in some 130 countries and territories contribute time and financial support to community-based and international projects to benefit women and girls.

The local group meets for lunch on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month in Clearlake.

The group is currently working on the annual signature fundraiser Spring Fling slated for March 11 at Twin Pine Casino Community Room in Middletown.

Membership is open to anyone with the desire to help women and girls locally, nationally and internationally.

For more information about the luncheon or joining Soroptimist International of Clear Lake, please contact Membership Chair Wanda Harris at 707-225-5800 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , or Olga Martin Steele at 916-849-8170 (cell) or 707-998-1302 (home).