Friday, October 17, 2008










Women's Opportunity Awards -
FIVE $1,000 awards to be given away!

Are you a single Mom or a woman with the primary financial responsibility for your household?
Are you enrolled in school or vocational training to better your life?
Do you need financial help to reach your goal?


If you answered YES to these questions - or you know of a woman who fits this description - you should know about the Soroptimist Women's Opportunity Awards!

This year Soroptimist International of Hood River is presenting FIVE $1,000.00 cash awards to eligible women! These awards are NOT a scholarship; they can be used for babysitter, gas money or books! But you've got to apply in order to be considered for these awards. You can pick up a hard copy of the application at the Hood River County Library or you can print the 6 page application at the top of this post. (You will need to print TWO copies of the Reference pages.)

The deadline for the submission of applications is December 1st, 2008. Completed applications must be mailed to:
Soroptimist International of Hood River (SIHR)
Post Office Box 51
Hood River, OR 97031

A local area winner may be selected to compete for a regional $3,000.00 award!

If you need help filling the application out or have other questions about the awards, please contact June at 541-387-7062.

JOIN SIHR!
Send your name, address and phone number to SIHR, Post Office Box 51, Hood River, OR 97031 or email Carolyn at carolyn@bci-grp.com or call 541-386-3990.

Monday, October 13, 2008


WINE, WOMEN & WOW!

Ordinary women working together to do extraordinary things.

Soroptimist International of Hood River invites all Gorge women to an "after hours" event to be held Wednesday, October 29th, from 5pm to 7pm at The Pines Tasting Room located at 202 State Street in Hood River. There will be a no-host wine bar and complimentary hors d'oeuvres will be served.

This is a great opportunity to meet other interesting and involved women; a chance to promote your own event, project or program and ask for help with it; an excellent way to find out what's going on and learn how YOU can get involved!

If you'd like to reserve space to promote your own organization, project or event, contact Lisa Hargrave at 541-386-4785 or lhargrave@virtualpremise.com - space IS limited, so be sure to reserve YOUR spot as soon as possible!

One of our inspirations for this event was that evocative quote by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (Women's History professor at Harvard University): "Well-behaved women rarely make history." Please join us for an evening of "misbehaving"!

JOIN SIHR!
Send your name, address and phone number to SIHR, Post Office Box 51, Hood River, OR 97031 or email Carolyn at carolyn@bci-grp.com or call 541-386-3990.

Friday, October 3, 2008



Iron Jawed Angels - Special One-Time Show Only!

Soroptimist International of Hood River is proud to present a one time showing of a moving and thought-provoking film every woman should see.

Oscar-winner Hilary Swank stars in a fresh and contemporary look at a pivotal event in American history, telling the true story of how a pair of defiant and brilliant young activists took the women's suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote.


Make a point of being at the Skylight Theater in Hood River on Saturday, October 11th. This special showing will start promptly at 1:00pm, but come early and enjoy lunch and perhaps even win the raffle that will be drawn at 12:50pm just before the film starts.

This is a Private Party limited to 100 guests only - you MUST have a ticket to attend! Tickets are available at BCI Group on 307 Oak Street; to reserve yours, call Carolyn at 386-3990. A $5.00 donation will be requested at the door of the theater the day of the event.

JOIN SIHR!
Send your name, address and phone number to SIHR, Post Office Box 51, Hood River, OR 97031 or email Carolyn at carolyn@bci-grp.com or call 541-386-3990.




























Eat Dessert First a Sweet Success!

Eat Dessert First raised more than $800 for Helping Hands Against Violence and drew 36 bakers, nine each in the pear and apple categories and 18 in the baked fruit dessert category.

Monica Halici won the pear pie division; Leslie Sullivan won the apple; and Juliana Dolan won the baked fruit dessert. Each baker took home a $500 prize, donated by local businesses and organizations.

Kate Brownback, Hood River Soroptimist and Event Chair, was quoted by the Hood River News saying, "It was a great day; it felt like America. We so loved doing this and look forward to doing it again next year. It was a perfect day for it and alot of fun."

Many Thanks to our Event Sponsors!

Sponsor for the pear pie division was the Columbia Gorge Fruit Growers Association; apple pie sponsors were Shortt Supply and Billy Sullivan/Simple Works; and the Hood River Heights Business Association sponsored the best baked fruit dessert division.

Other sponsors included: Pacific Northwest Federal Credit Union, who contributed financially; Your Party and Rental Center donated the tables (delivering and picking them up!); Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital provided the ice cream; 10 Speed Coffee provided the coffee and Jamba Marimba played for free throughout the event. The City of Hood River and ODOT issued event and street closure permits at no charge; the Health Department charged only a nominal fee for a food event permit.

Photos by Denise Rehse Watson / www.PhotosensitivePortraits.blogspot.com

JOIN SIHR!
Send your name, address and phone number to SIHR, Post Office Box 51, Hood River, OR 97031 or email Carolyn at carolyn@bci-grp.com or call 541-386-3990.