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Soroptimist International of Billings |
Soroptimist Areas of Service
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Human Rights / Status of Women
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| . | • Eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls. |
| • Eliminate trafficking of human beings, especially women and girls. | |
| • Reduce the harmful effects of conflict and war on women and girls. | |
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.Education
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| • Work for universal primary education and access to lifelong learning for women and girls. | |
| • Work for universal access to quality education and training opportunities for women and girls in technology and nontraditional occupations. | |
| • Facilitate the understanding of the role and contribution of men and boys to achieve gender quality. | |
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.Economic and Social Development
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Develop programs and partnerships to eradicate the extreme poverty and
hunger of women and girls. Strategy: Empower young women to meet today's challenges. |
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| • Improve social and workplace conditions to enable women to achieve their potential. | |
| • Increase women's involvement in management and decision making. |
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.Health
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| • Actively promote awareness of women's needs and their role in combining HIV/AIDS. | |
| • Improve nutrition and access to health care and medical supplies/medicine for women and children. | |
| • Decrease maternal and infant mortality rates. | |
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Support ending tobacco use. Strategy: Lobby for the ratification and implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. |
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| • Eliminate drug and substance abuse. | |
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.Environment
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| • Improve and increase access to safe drinking water as a basic human right. | |
| • Support sustainable development that includes improved protection of ecosystems. | |
| • Increase fair distribution of food resources to those in need | |
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.International Good will and Understanding
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| • Enhance respect for all cultures and halt all forms of discrimination through increased tolerance and mutual understanding. | |
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Advocate for women's participation in the peace process, to include
reconciliation, reconstruction and the humane resettlement of refugees. Strategy: Support implementation of UN Security Council 1325. |
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Advocate for the banning of landmines, the clearance of residual
ordinances and rehabilitation of the land. Strategy: Promote the implementation of the Ottawa Treaty. |
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Community Supported Projects: |
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| • Club Identifying Project - "Baby Think It Over" teen pregnancy prevention program | ||
| • Soroptimist One-To-One - Helping individuals in our community | ||
| • Deering Clinic - Breast Cancer Screening | ||
| • Northern Rockies Radiation Oncology Center | ||
| • ZooMontana! | ||
| • Young Artist's Awards and Scholarship | ||
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The mission of Soroptimists’ Young Artist’s Program
is to promote and encourage the visual arts at the high school level. In
addition to providing art students a positive experience, Young Artist’s
Program provides them with an opportunity for recognition as an artist in
the community, while utilizing their talents for the benefit of the
community. The students art, accepted in all mediums, will be showcased at
the Yellowstone Art Museum. The Young Artist’s Program was initiated in 1996 and is open to all high school art students residing in Yellowstone County & surrounding areas. The Young Artist’s competition provides the art students the opportunity to receive financial recognition of their talents. The student winning art is then showcased at Soroptimist fund raiser "A Night of Wine and Roses", where their work is sold for the benefit of the community. Cash Prizes of $500, $250 & $100 are awarded to the students. Also $1,000 Scholarship will be awarded to
one student participating in YAP, to further their art education. All
participating teachers receive a chance on a drawing for $250.00 for art
supplies for their classroom.
Soroptimist Supported Projects over the years: |
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Northern Rockies Caner Treatment Center Bought the first linear accelerator The Century Club The Cancer Center Library š Horizon Home Built & supported by Soroptimist Bikes for the residents š Montana State Women's Prison Mother Read Program Toastmasters Felonious Forum Gavel Club District 4 Book Drive š The Family Tree Center š Senior Helping Hands š Angel Horses š The Rimrock Humane Society š Yellowstone County Spay & Neuter š Dress For Success š Women's and Family Shelter š Gateway House |
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Regional Supported Projects |
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| • Race for the Cure - Breast and Cervical Cancer Awareness and Prevention | ||
| • Imagine Life Without Violence Informational Brochure and the fact sheet. | ||
| • Grant of Friendship | ||
| • Fellowship Award - This monetary award supports women residing in the Northwestern Region who are returning to school for postgraduate study in an accredited college or university leading to an advanced degree (Masters or Ph.D.). | ||
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Violet Richardson Award:
The Violet
Richardson Award is a recognition program for young women
ages 14-17 engaged in volunteer action within their
communities or schools. It is given to young women whose
volunteer activities make the community and world a better
place. The award is in honor of the president of the first
Soroptimist club, Violet Richardson, a woman of action,
whose indomitable spirit and sense of personal
responsibility were demonstrated by her lifelong commitment
to volunteering in her community. All awards are given for
activities conducted on a volunteer basis. Projects
that benefit women or girls are especially valued. Projects
can include, but are not limited to mentoring, sexual
harassment, sexual decision-making, teen parenting, careers,
finances and any other projects that specifically benefit
women, young women or girls. This award is based
solely on her volunteer work. This award is an opportunity
to honor a girl who might not otherwise receive recognition.
She may not be the best student, the best athlete, or the
most popular girl in school, but she is committed to making
the world a better place.
Who is the Violet Richardson
Award Honoree? |
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| • Women's Opportunity Award: Soroptimist’s major service project, aids women seeking to improve their economic status by gaining additional skills, training and education. The program helps women who, as the primary wage earners for their families, must improve their employment status by entering or returning to the work force. Women’s Opportunity Awards applicants have faced severe hardships that have prevented them from pursuing and achieving their educational and professional goals. Most are single mothers and/or reliant on public assistance as their source of income. Many are domestic abuse survivors. The Women’s Opportunity Awards helps these women rebuild their lives through improved employment opportunities. See the fact sheet. | |
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• Women in Action is a joint effort with Laubach Literacy International that aids newly literate women in the United States, Latin America and the Philippines in upgrading their lives through income generation, improved education and health care. |
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• Making A Difference For Women Award: Acknowledges women who, through their personal or professional activities, are working to improve the lives of women and girls. The work of these women helps to promote the issues that are important to the Soroptimist organization. Honorees are ordinary women who have worked in extraordinary ways to benefit women and girls. See the fact sheet. |
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Venture Clubs of the Americas Venture Club of Billings |
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| • Club Giving Program: The Annual Club Campaign, Founders Pennies, Memorials and Honorariums and The Laurel Society. See the fact sheet. | |
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Soroptimist International - |
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• 2007-2011
Quadrennial Project
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President's Appeal works cooperatively with the
United Nations in addressing specific projects each year. This
is done on December 10th - Human Rights Day. |
| • Project 5-O focuses on training and employment for women in developing countries. Soroptimist International is one of the five project partners including the International Council of Women, the International Federation of Business and Professional Women and Zonta International. | |
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The Disaster Relief Fund provides grants of up to
$20,000 to assist women who have been the victims of natural
disasters or acts of war. A natural disaster is defined as a
national or international calamity that has been declared a
state of emergency due to loss of life, displacement of
residents, or loss of property. These events include floods,
hurricanes, tornadoes, forest fires, volcanic disturbances,
and earthquakes.
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the fact sheet. SIHamilton, Montana, recently received a Disaster Relief Club grant for $1,000 for its project aiding victims of the forest fires. As a result of the fires, air quality and visibility was extremely poor. See Soroptimist of the Americas magazine Vol. 74, No.2. |
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