INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2020 | Come and Celebrate International Women’s Day and honour 5 Outstanding
Women in Edmonton! Soroptimist International Club of Edmonton is celebrating
its 25th Annual International Women’s Day on March 08, 2020 at the Chateau Louis Conference Centre at 11727
Kingsway NW, Edmonton. We are announcing 5 Awards totaling more than
$15,000.00 to Four Live Your Dream Award Winners and 1 Joy Award. These
Soroptimist Dream programs work to ensure women and girls have access to the
education and training they need to reach their full potential and to live
their dreams. The Live Your Dream Awards are given to female adult students who
are heads of their households and attending post-secondary school or trade
school while at the same time supporting a family!
GUEST SPEAKER: Kate Quinn,
Executive Director from CEASE, the Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation. CEASE
helps persons with past or present sex trade experience lead more successful
lives with quality supports & education. Also, CEASE works to help sex
buyers stop their exploitative ways. Details: https://www.ceasenow.org
HONOURING: We are honouring 4 Edmonton
Post-secondary Students: Andrea Parry, University of Calgary, Edmonton Campus |
Amanda Robinson, Concordia University, Edmonton | Jennifer Lee, Athabasca
University | Jennifer Z, Concordia University Edmonton.
JOY AWARD: Soroptimist
International Club of Edmonton’s Joy Award is awarded this year to Josephine Pallard
from Changing Together https://changingtogether.com
| Her outstanding walk is as a woman who
leads the Edmonton Community in the reduction of harm from Trafficking and
Prostitution especially through support for immigrant women both citizens and
newcomers to Canada to overcome personal and systemic barriers that keep them
from participating fully in our Edmonton community.
Tickets are available at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/international-womens-day-celebration-fundraiser-for-soroptimist-international-club-of-edmonton-tickets-87746826119
About: Soroptimist International Club
of Edmonton is part of a larger program for women in 122 countries across the
world. The mission of Soroptimist is to improve the lives of girls & women
through programs leading to social, economic empowerment and gender equality. Visit: https://www.siedmonton.org or contact Anna Der at: siedmonton@soroptimist.net ||| Telephone: 780.903.0426.
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