COMMUNITY OUTREACH – Do you ever wonder where the time has gone? Is your plate full and you hardly have time to just sit? If this is the case, then you need to come to the Community Outreach and 65th Anniversary of Soroptimist of Sequim event. Our own Dr. Monica Dixon will be presenting a talk titled, “Walking the Tightrope:101 Ways to Manage Motherhood AND Your Sanity.” You are invited to join us on May 8th, at 6 PM, at the Dungeness Valley Lutheran Church. Click here for a printable poster.

SEX TRAFFICKING – You may recall the wave of anger that rose last year against Craigslist demanding that it stop hosting ads for sex with children. The result was that Craigslist shut down their adult section. The power of regular folks making a stand against something that is wrong can be very dramatic. And, now, we’re being asked to help shut down a website called Backpage.com which makes $22 million a year from ads for prostitution. Please go to change.org to find a petition asking Village Voice Media, the owner of Backpage.com, to shut down its sex ads.

SCHOLARSHIP NOTEBOOK REVIEW – One of the most exciting and rewarding events for the Awards & Scholarships Committee is our yearly Scholarship Notebook Review Night. On Wednesday, May 2, we had the opportunity to read all qualifying high school girls’ Scholarship Notebooks and determine who will receive our seven $1,000 Scholarships. We will invite the awardees and their parents/guardians to attend our Program Meeting on May 22. That same evening is the High School Scholarship event, and we will have a representative from SIS present the awards. It is amazing to read the accomplishments and the future plans of so many young women here in Sequim.

GRANT OF FRIENDSHIP – Soroptimist of Sequim will soon willkommen our Grant of Friendship visitor, Andrea Sachs from Saxony (former East Germany). She will be in Area 1-Northwest region for approximately 3 weeks and has provided a “bucket list” of things she’d like to see and do. The nine clubs that will host her visit are busy making plans so Andrea will leave with a lifetime of memories. Andrea will be with to Sequim on May 11 and will be here for the VIP Luncheon and Irrigation Festival parade.

VIP LUNCHEON – On May 12th we will host the VIP Luncheon for visiting royalty as they wait to join the Irrigation Festival parade.

SEE’S CANDIES - See's Candies are available at Artisan Creative Consignment, 609 W. Washington, in the JC Penney Plaza in Sequim. Stop by to soothe your chocolate craving.