Soroptimist in the 1970s*

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1974-1976 Southwestern Region
Governor Margaret "Maggie" Knott,
Soroptimist International of Vallejo

Theme: "Onward and Upward "

Clubs Chartered       West Maui       Fort Bragg Conferences   1975-  Honolulu - Hilton           Clubs in region:             Registration:     1976-  Santa Rosa - El Rancho Tropicana       Clubs in region:          Registration

At the Santa Rosa conference Southwestern Region was divided into three regions along district lines -District I and V, Founder Region; District II and IV, Sierra Pacific Region; and, District III and VI, Sierra Nevada Region. Later some boundary adjustments were made. Long discussions had been held over several years to determine the feasibility and wisdom of the division. The size of the region had become unmanageable by volunteers. Particularly was this true for the size of the conference, with attendance of well over a thousand precluded many sites being available.

Founder Region was established for the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Napa, Marin, Sonoma, mendocino, Lake, Humboldt, and Del Norte, and the state of Hawaii.

* reprinted from Southwestern Region's history book entitled "Out Where It All Began" written and compiled for a celebration of Soroptimist's 50th anniversary in 1971 and updated and reprinted in 1996 for the celebration of Soroptimist's 75th anniversary, prepared by the Founder Region 75th Anniversary Committee and entitled Founder Region "The Way It Was".