LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Eight Lake County women recently attended the Soroptimist Founder Region Conference in San Ramon.

Founder Region is the birthplace of Soroptimist and includes clubs from Alameda to the Oregon border, California coastal cities to Hawaii, Guam and the Marianas.

There were a total of more than 400 attendees from all these areas.
 
Highlights of the conference were workshops on helping women veterans, leadership in local Soroptimist clubs, sharing the light of Soroptimist service and the giving of awards.

Soroptimist Clear Lake Member Fawn Williams purchased and delivered $500 worth of items needed by deployed military women.
 
The Founder Region was able to give six women doctoral candidates – five at UC Berkeley and one form U of Hawaii – $10,000 each to aid them to pursue their dreams.

Monetary awards also were given to women who have changed their lives and now work to help others better their lives.  Teens were given awards for outstanding voluntary work in their communities.
 
Much fun was had by all who attended as well as a few tears of joy shed upon hearing the life changing stories of the women and girls Soroptimists were able to help.

Soroptimist is a cause related philanthropic federation of clubs working to improve the lives of women and girls locally, nationally and internationally.

Soroptimist International Clear Lake meets twice monthly on the second and fourth Thursdays at Howard's Grotto in Clearlake Lunch is $12 and all interested women are invited to attend and learn more about the organization.  

Please contact President Wanda Harris for information at tel 707-987-9027 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .