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Erin Webb, 2010-11 SIGG Club President

Garden Grove Soroptimists Welcome New President and Officers

OnOn July 1, 2010, the members of Soroptimist International of Garden Grove (SIGG) celebrated and officially

insinstalled their new officers for the 2010-11 year. Their new President is Erin Webb, Senior Planner for the City

o of Garden Grove. Her goal is to continue the Club's focus on engaging members in meaningful leadership and

engaging in working at all levels - local, national, and international - to improvie the lives and women and girls.

Other incoming SIGG officers include: MaryAnn Hamamura, Former Director of the Community Developement

Department, City of Garden Grove, elected to President-Elect; Carolyn Morris, Former City Clerk for the City

of Garden Grove, elected to Secretary; and Kathy Bailor, City Clerk for the City of Garden Grove elected to

Treasurer.

Incoming SIGG Directors include: Cathy Standiford, who will take on the role of Membership Director in

September at the end of her term as Governor of Soroptimist Internatioanl of the Americas; Stacy Margolin,

Administrative Analyst for the City of Garden Grove, and Executive Director of the Miss Garden Grove

Scholarship Organization, as Fundraising Director; Lori Smith, Fire Marsahl for the City of Santa Ana, as the

Programs of Service Director; Mallory Vega, Executive Director for Acacia Adult Day Services, as Public

Awareness Director.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO CATHY STANDIFORD-SIA PRESIDENT!

Catherine Standiford assumed the office of SIA President on September 1, 2009, and will serve in that position through August 31, 2010. We are so proud and supporting you every step of the way!

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SI GARDEN GROVE

Soroptimist International is a worldwide organization of women in management and the professions, working through service projects to advance human rights and the status of women.

Founded in 1987, Soroptimist International of Garden Grove (SIGG) is part of Soroptimist International of the Americas (SIA). Its mission is to improve the lives of women and girls, in local communities and throughout the world. Garden Grove members join with almost 95,000 Soroptimists in about 120 countries and territories worldwide, to contribute time and financial support to community-based projects benefiting women. The Garden Grove club helps mentor teenagers in the Garden Grove Unified School District teen mothers program, and works to raise awareness of human trafficking in the local community. For the past three years, SIGG also has helped fund the establishment of orchards for tending by women in Afghanistan. For more information about how Soroptimist International of Garden Grove improves the lives of women and girls, call club President Stacy Margolin at (714) 741-5168.

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