I am very excited. Founder Region has awarded one hundred twenty three (123) Live Your Dream Awards for 2024-2025.  Region Chair Maida and her team are fantastic and so are all of your clubs.  Every one of our clubs gave at least one Live Your Dream Award.  I can’t wait to meet the district recipients at our Region Conference. Sunday morning, May 4 will again show us a great “why” be a Soroptimist...  Read More

Pardon me if I am a bit obsessed right now.  Founder Region Conference 2025 is 3 months away-May 2-4, 2025!  What is that, only 90 sleeps?  My first Conference as your Governor. The Call to Conference is almost done and will be in your email box in the first week of March.  Be sure to get that to your club right away. That’s all I am going to say about that right now, so I leave you with a bit of ...  Read More

It is the time of year when we often try to fulfill other people’s dreams and wishes. This is nothing new for Soroptimists. That is what Soroptimist is about all of the time-building dreams.  That is what we do all year. Congratulations to all of you for the role Founder Region Soroptimist has played in building dreams during 2024.Especially at this time of year, think about making Soroptimist you...  Read More

It is the time of year when we often try to fulfill other people’s dreams and wishes. This is nothing new for Soroptimists. That is what Soroptimist is about all of the time-building dreams.  That is what we do all year. Congratulations to all of you for the role Founder Region Soroptimist has played in building dreams during 2024.Especially at this time of year, think about making Soroptimist you...  Read More

This blog is a bit later than usual. Why is that, you ask?First, there were District Meetings.  Your Region Board went from Coyote Valley (just north of Ukiah) to Honolulu. Great attendance at all the meetings.  Your District Directors came up with a great program.  Were YOU the missing piece? (If you didn’t go, you don’t know. Ask a friend.)  We were welcomed with great hospitality, enthusiasm, a...  Read More

For reference purposes, I am writing this on September 30, 2024. This is a big week. Thursday, October 3, 2024, is Founder’s Day-the anniversary of the day Soroptimist was begun on October 3, 1921, in Oakland, California. We are turning 103!Imagine those first Soroptimists and the challenges they faced. There were no Zoom meetings, no Governor’s blogs, no emails, no texts. I imagine that even comm...  Read More