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F ebruary
2018
Vol 5 Issue
8 Page 1
“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.”
Maya Angelou
Soroptimist International of
Greater Las Vegas Since 1968 Empowering disadvantaged women and girls to live up to their potential
Inside this issue
Page 2 SIA & email
Page 3 Committee
sources WOW moments
Page 4 Sweet Fantasy
Page 5 Teens Helping
Teens
Page 6 Look at us!
Birthdays
Feb 10 Ann Feb 19 Misty Mar 7 Esther Nar 11 Claire Mar 16 Leah Mar 24 Dawn
Club Meeting 1st & 3rd Thur. Desert Pines Golf 11:45 am, lunch $19 Feb 1 Business Feb 15 Speaker Feb 24 Winter District Mtg Mar 3 Board 10 am Mar 8 Business Mar 10 LYD Awards April 22 SIGLV 50th Party
Other Meetingsl
SNR Region conference, April 27-29 2018, Atlantis Reno SIA Federation Convention, July 30-Aug 2, 2018, Yokohama Japan SI International Convention, July 2019,
Together we are #VegasProud
10/1/17
Program Speaker February 15
Tracey Banner
Speaking Rep
Lorian Home Health
“Handling Stress in
Today’s World”
Guests welcome 11:45—12:45
F ebruary
2018
Vol 5 Issue
8 Page 2
“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.”
Maya Angelou
SI Greater Las Vegas 3411 Frontier St
Las Vegas, NV 89102 E-mail:
Facebook:
Soroptimist International of
Greater Las Vegas
Website:
soroptimistgreaterlasvegas.org
Answer phone:
702-876-0454
MEETINGS: 1st and 3rd Thursdays: 11:45 am,
Desert Pines Golf Club, 3415 Bonanza Road, Las Vegas, NV 89101
E-Newsletter published on the 10th of each month and sent via your preferred email.
Committee Contact Lois Sagel
Sierra Nevada Region (SNR)
www.soroptimistsnr.org
Soroptimist Int. of the Americas
(SIA)
www.soroptimist.org
Soroptimist International (SI)
www.soroptimistinternational.org
SIGLV 2017-2018 Board President: Alicia Davisson President-Elect: Esther Gregurek Vice President: Nancy Hippert Secretary: Catherine Bellver Treasurer: Ann Taylor Director: Shirley Hancen Two-year delegate: Dawn Walker One-year delegate: Susie Magit
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SIA headquarters has been working on several large technology projects. One of the projects is an upgrade to the software for our membership database system. This upgrade took effect on January 9, 2018.
All members and clubs who login to the website on or after January 9, 2018, to make donations, add new members, interact with SIA member directories, or any of our tools that are behind the login will need to change their passwords. Take these steps: (1. Click “forgot password” here:( https//members. Soroptimist.org/SIA/
sign_in.aspx?ReturnURL=2FSIAClub_Roster%2FClub_Main.aspx) (2: enter your member ID number (Username) (3. You will be sent an email to the email we have on file-this is time sensitive! Please click the link. (4. Enter a new password with at least 7 characters including at least 1 number. If you have any questions or problems with the login process after January 9, 2018, please contact SIA membership services assistants at
Soroptimist Orientation and Leadership Training (SOLT)
Fifty Years! How we have changed! How we have matured! We are indeed golden. Our history is important, but our future is more important. It is time to engage younger generations in our membership. Right now in our country there is a “Me Too” revolution. However, “Me Too” isn’t just a plea for inclusion, equality, and personal safety. It also implies that women be participants equally in all facets of our society, in all conversations about issues, in all political and social actions. We must listen well, be informed, understand our own biases, develop logical positions, and then speak up. And we must use our experience, our knowledge, and our wisdom to engage the next generation and the one after that. We need to remember the women on whose shoulders we stand, who built our roads and bridges so that our journey will be easier than theirs. Then, of course, we must clear paths for those who hopefully will stand on our shoulders in the future.
REMINDER TO MEMBERS TO CHANGE THEIR SIA LOGIN
Leah ,Brooke Allen-
Bernstein,and Daria Kalafut,
Girls on the Run
F ebruary
2018
Vol 5 Issue
8 Page 3
“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.”
Maya Angelou
Business Action items: Jan Ruby Award recipient Rosemary Flores. BTC: Club donated $300 for art contest prizes. Winners where displayed at Sweet Fantasy.
SNR Winter District 6 meeting will be in Las Vegas at Sarah Walker’s home on Feb 24. Cost is $10 for lunch. 10:30 am—2 pm. Contact Pres Alicia.
Awards: The lunch will be held at Desert Pines Golf Course on March 10. Mark the date.
SIGLV Birthday Party: SIGLV 50th anniversary party will be on April 22 at Nancy Hippert’s home. Looks like we’ll have a FIESTA! Be there! Time TBA.
Senior Share: Breakfast Buddies The once a month senior breakfast is usually the 3rd Friday, 8:30-11:30 am at East Valley Family Services. Members are welcome to serve and socialize.
Break These Chains Live Free Art Contest The theme, Human Trafficking - The Ugly Truth, reflects, through art, the dehumanizing of one’s body and soul. The panel of judges narrowed down, from 53 entries, the top choices in each category (Category 1: ages 14-15 and Category 2: ages 16-18). Final voting took place on Break These Chains Live Free Facebook page. The contest finalists become part of a traveling exhibit. Currently, last year’s art exhibit is
finishing up its traveling exhibit in Carson City .
WOW Moments!
. Wow, after weeks in a monster neck brace 24/7, Kim has graduated to part time use. Its been 7 weeks since surgery and she returns to work on Thursday. What a long road to recovery, A huge shout out to SIGLV for the very successful Sweet Fantasy event held at the beautiful Hard Rock on the Strip. And a super shout out to Teens Helping Teens who brought 30 volunteers to help with everything from parking directions, to raffle donations and tickets, to
helping guests. They were awesome! The Sad news is the loss of Kim’s and everyone’s favorite Pup, Gigi. She had a full and happy life. Sad.
WOW! Congrats to Misty Chadwick and Russ Hightower on the occasion of their marriage!! Much love, happiness, laughter and success from SIGLV!
F ebruary
2018
Vol 5 Issue
8 Page 4
“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.”
Maya Angelou
Soroptimist Intl of Greater Las Vegas annual Sweet
F ebruary
2018
Vol 5 Issue
8 Page 5
“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.”
Maya Angelou
Angel Minddie with trunk of toys and 4 more adoptions
Angel Minddie’s colleagues adopt twelve Teens for Angel Tree
Teens Helping Teens continues to service more than 100 homeless, sheltered, and displaced teens in our community each month and have been busy distributing Winter Survival Kits and homemade fleece blankets. Cold nights are still a concern. Donations are welcome. If you know someone who would like to sponsor items, Kathy has the donation letter.
Needs:
McD $5 gift cards, or any fast food. Backpack food items of all kinds. Hand sanitizer, tissues, chap stick, female sanitary supplies, warm socks, beanies & gloves/mittens.
Upcoming: Spring/Easter, then
GRADUATION events!
From SIA Live Your Dream Blog 2/18
How Mentoring Transforms Teens Lives
The BENEFITS: For both the mentor and mentee,
mentoring establishes a positive and close-knit relationship
that provides benefits to both parties.
For the mentee, it’s a chance to learn valuable knowledge,
develop strategies for overcoming challenges and learn the
confidence to ask for help. Mentoring programs are especially
fundamental for teenagers who frequently face educational
challenges, uncertainty about their futures, peer pressure and
questions around self-worth. Having a mentor in these
situations gives teens an alternate perspective and a source of
wisdom and reassurance.
Other long-term benefits of being mentored include:
healthier lifestyle choices
improvements in academic achievement
increased self confidence and self esteem
better behavior
more secure relationships with adults
optimism about their own abilities
Mentoring offers benefits for the mentors as well. It’s an
opportunity to share their experience and advice, develop their
interpersonal skills, and build up their confidence in advising
others. Mentoring also provides a high sense of fulfillment from
making a positive difference in someone’s life.
Components of Mentorship
Youth mentorship contains four main components. The first component is imparting decision-making skills. The mentor aids the mentee in making decisions by providing new strategies and advice that the mentee is unaware of as a result of having less experience of the world. The second component of mentoring is the establishment of positive, trust-based relationships. The mentor is thinking in the best interests of the mentee, and the mentee trusts the mentor to share their current challenges. The third, poignant element is comprehending and building upon individual strengths in order to put them to better use in the mentee’s life. The final element of mentoring is the development of life and social skills, whereby the better outcomes based on improved concepts instill a sense of confidence. This builds more secure foundations for the mentee’s life and their future. As someone that has had experience of mentoring, I have to
say that it is one of the most rewarding things I have done. I
was involved in a yearlong peer-mentoring scheme at school,
which involved mentoring a younger student in academics and
school life. Throughout the duration of the year, the student I
was mentoring had shown a clear improvement in their
attitude towards studying, and subsequently was achieving
Yahoo, It’s going to be Siena’s 18th birth-
day the end of February. SIGLV has been
working with her and Savannah, for four
years doing good deeds as THT. What an
accomplishment, we’re proud of her!
F ebruary
2018
Vol 5 Issue
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“I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life’s a bitch. You’ve got to go out and kick ass.”
Maya Angelou
