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What We Do


SITM supports women and children locally and throughout the world. Here’s a glimpse at some of the projects SITM is involved with:


    LOCAL     |     FEDERATION     |     INTERNATIONAL


Local

Women’s Scholarships

Each year SITM awards approximately $35,000 to undergraduate women who are re-entering college and to women graduate  students.

See the Scholarships page

Thanks to Youth

This annual fundraising luncheon awards over $10,000  in youth scholarships to high school seniors. This luncheon also recognizes young “unsung heroes” in our community with shopping sprees. Applications are distributed to local elementary, middle, and high schools.

Happy Dollars

SITM members share events in their lives and give happy dollars at weekly meetings. Happy Dollars go to the Dee Ann and Jo Ann Roberts scholarship fund which is earmarked for education majors.


Federation

Live Your Dream

The Soroptimist Live Your Dream Awards (formerly the Women’s Opportunity Awards) assists women who provide the primary source of financial support for their families by giving them the resources they need to improve their education, skills and employment prospects.  In addition to providing the primary financial support for their families, eligible applicants must be enrolled in, or have been accepted to, a vocational/skills training program or an undergraduate degree program and must demonstrate financial need.

The Live Your Dream program provides women with cash grants to offset costs associated with their efforts to attain higher education and additional skills training. The program helps women improve their economic status by preparing them to enter or re-enter the workplace. Competition begins at the club level with local awards set by participating clubs. Region Awards of $3,000 and $5,000 per honoree are funded by the Soroptimist International of the Americas Federation.

  Visit Soroptimist.org for more info


International

Nepal Dormitory

In partnership with the people of Thulipokhari, Nepal, SITM helped build and now maintains a dormitory for girls who previously had to walk two to four hours one way to reach classes at the Janata Sudarsham Multiple Campus. Funds are raised through SITM’s semi-annual garage sales and through donations of members and others to provide room and board and school tuition for the girls.

See the Nepal Removing Barriers page

Nepal Micro Lending Program

SITM provides short-term, low-interest loans to villagers towards the purchase of water buffalo, goats, chickens and bee hives to improve their ability to farm their land, produce food for their families and provide income-generating opportunities.

See the Nepal Micro Lending page

Soroptimist International, Soroptimist International of the Americas, and Sierra Nevada Region

SITM participates in numerous national and international projects through SI, SIA, and SNR.

See the Who We Are page for more info

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