Saturday Of Service In Lautoka A Success

The Saturday of Service for Soroptimist Clubs was celebrated in Lau­toka last week.

This event is celebrated worldwide on the first Satur­day of March every year where the members carry out hands-on service within the commu­nity

The members of the Soropti­mist International (SI) Lauto­ka held their hands-on service by planting vegetables and root crops for the Jasper William High School Hostel students at the hostel gardens last Sat­urday.

SI Lautoka treasurer Zareena Bi said it was a unique oppor­tunity to raise awareness about Soroptimist International as an international organisation of women.

“This is a continuation of our service from last year when we planted cassava for the stu­dents,” she said.

Ms Bi said they were also grateful to Mr Atish, a vegeta­ble farmer in Buabua for pro­viding them with the seedlings for planting.

Interestingly, the head girl of Tilak High School, Palvi De­wan, who recently joined the club, was also part of the team.

Meanwhile, clubs are required to select a hands-on service project that focuses on women and girls and can be carried out on the Saturday prior to March 8.

Projects should reflect the goals and objectives of the SI Strategic Plan.

Some examples of successful projects include painting and doing other re­pairs in a domestic violence shelter, setting up a one-day health care clinic for low in­come women; or holding an educational workshop on non-traditional careers for girls.

Edited by Susana Tuilau

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