

Soroptimist International
of Thunder Bay
INVESTING IN DREAMS
ACTIVITES & FUNDRAISING EVENTS
2024 Eastern Canada Conference in North York, Ontario
SI Thunder Bay at the Soroptimist International Convention
Dublin, Ireland, July 2023
The convention was a chance for Soroptimists from around the world to: Celebrate their friendship, Discuss projects supporting women and girls, and Come together in person after two years of isolation. The theme for the 2023 convention was, "Challenge the Future" and there were speakers from all five Soroptimist International Federations. We participated in several days of seminars, workshops, roundtable discussions and post sessions. It wasn't all work! We attended a friendship evening social, convention dinner and explored Dublin and enjoyed pre and post tours of Ireland.










Member Appreciation, February 2023





Soroptimist Centennial: 100 years of making dreams a reality
Soroptimist International (SI) was founded in 1921 as a global volunteer service for women with almost 66,000 members in 118 countries worldwide. On September 18, 2021 the Thunder Bay chapter of held a celebration at the International Friendship Gardens. By then, SI Thunder Bay has been in existence for the past 70 years and what a past it's had! The Friendship Gardens was an initiative that was proposed as a Centennial project by SI Fort William-Port Arthur (now SI Thunder Bay) and the City of Thunder Bay donated the land of Chapples Park to develop the gardens.
Thunder Bay Mayor Bill Mauro and Counsellor Rebecca Johnson joined our club President Cheryl Ball, our Chair of the Anniversary Committee Karen Bortolin and Garden Committee Chair Maxine Tenander to acknowledge the collective impact our club has had on women and girls in our community and throughout the world.
SI Thunder Bay also memorialized our sisters who have trees planted in the memorial tree grove.
And, finally, after 51 years the arches of the Thunder Bay Friendship Gardens were complete and Soroptimist International of Thunder Bay are recognized as the garden owners!!
Other fundraising events and club activities







