· Women’s Opportunity Award – cash grant given annually to a woman head of household seeking to improve her economic status by gaining additional skills, training and education
· Violet Richardson Award – recognizes young women between the ages of 14 and 17 engaged in volunteer action within the community and/or their school
· Making a Difference for Women Award – recognizes a woman in the community who is improving the lives of women and girls personally, professionally, or through volunteerism.

· Soroptimists STOP Trafficking – SIGG partners with other area Soroptimist clubs and the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force to raise public awareness about the trafficking of women and girls, primarily for purposes of sexual exploitation.

· Soroptimist Workplace Campaign to End Domestic Violence – SIGG participates in this annual effort to raise awareness about domestic violence as a workplace concern by placing cards with local domestic violence hotline information in local businesses and public restrooms.
· Financial support to Garden Grove area organizations such as:

 

CHOC HOSPITAL

RELAY FOR LIFE

RACE FOR THE CURE

GARDEN GROVE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL

THOMAS HOUSE FAMILY SHELTER

H.O.P.E. Caring For Kids

ACACIA ADULT DAY SERVICES

KIWANISLAND

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB

 

 

 

 

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SCHOLARSHIPS / AWARDS

-WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITY AWARD-cash grant given annually to a woman head of household seeking to improve her economic status by gaining additional skills, training and education. 

Click on link to view and fill-in application -  WOAemailapp.pdf

-MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR WOMEN AWARD-recognizes a woman in the community who is improving the lives of women and girls personally, professionally, or though volunteerism.

-VIOLET RICHARDSON AWARD-recognizes young women between the ages of 14 and 17 engaged in volunteer action within the community and/or their school.

-MISS GARDEN GROVE SCHOLARSHIP

-Mary Nyanjega Academy Scholarship in Kenya · SIGG is sponsoring two girls to attend school in Nairobi, Kenya for a year. In 2006, SIGG’s contributions enabled the completion of a project to bring running water to the school.

 

          

   

Water to School Village

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Violet Richardson award winners, Gina Nguyen and Monica Nguyen, Women's Opportunity honoree, Ana Vielman, and Dr. Laura Schwalm from the Garden Grove Unified School District.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES

· Global Fund for Afghanistan – For the last three years, SIGG has made a significant donation to this fund, earmarking the funds to plant orchards for cultivation by women heads of household in rural Afghanistan.
· Soroptimist Workplace Campaign to End Domestic Violence – SIGG participates in this annual effort to raise awareness about domestic violence as a workplace concern by placing cards with local domestic violence hotline information in local businesses and women’s public restrooms
· December 10th President’s Appeal – SIGG makes a financial donation each year to an international project selected by the Soroptimist International President.  In 2007, SIGG donated $836 to Restoring Dignity: Hamlin Fistula Relief and Aid Fund, partners with the Hamlin Fistula Relief and Aid Fund of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to provide ongoing medical care and training skills to women with fistulas that cannot be completely cured. More information is available on the SI web site at www.soroptimistinternational.org.

·Project Independence: Women Survivors of War – SIGG contributed financially to this four-year Soroptimist International Project, which provides financial subsistence, rights education, vocational training, and micro-credit loans to women survivors of war in Bosnia, Afghanistan and Rwanda. In 2005-06, members of SIGG corresponded with a group of 20 Project Independence participants in Bosnia, sending monthly letters of encouragement and support.
-Project Sierra: A Family and a Future Project SIerra partners Soroptimist International with Hope and Homes for Children to transform the lives of some of the most deprived women and children in Sierra Leone by providing support to young mothers, assisting children living on the streets and working to assist the most vulnerable families in the country. For more information, visit the Project SIerra website at www.projectSIerra.org.