Dame Jenni to be guest at global conference

WOMEN from across the Commonwealth will gather in Harrogate for a conference held by Soroptimist International with broadcaster Dame Jenni Murray in attendance.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Aug 2014, 04:03 BST

The 80th Federation Conference of Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland will be attended by delegates from the Caribbean, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, the Seychelles and the Gambia at Harrogate International Centre in November.

Others who have registered include delegates from America where the first Soroptimist
club was founded in 1921 in California, plus India, Pakistan, Malta, the Channel Islands and many other places in the Commonwealth.

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Soroptimist International is a women’s volunteer movement working to transform the lives of women and girls.

There are 80,000 members living in 130 countries and territories.

Soroptimist International Harrogate and District President Andrea Trimmer said: “The theme of the conference is Women Leading Change Together and we will be discussing many important issues that affect women and girls today.

“Women who are interested in joining our club are very welcome to register for the conference
and come to listen to Dame
Jenni Murray and the other speakers.”

The conference will take place from November 6 to 8.

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