Soroptimist in the 1980s*

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1982-1984 Founder Region
Governor Patricia Daniels,
Soroptimist International of Santa Rosa
1984-1986 SI/A Vice-President
1986-1988 SI/A President-elect
1988-1990 SI/A President
1995-1997 SI President

Theme: "Gifts of Soroptimism"

Regional Board   Lieutenant Governor: Del Nickerson   Secretary:  Lorraine (Hanna) Komor   Treasurer:  Carole Steele   Directors District 1:  Mary Wilson     District 2:  Joan Aldrich     District 3:  Viola Gottschalk     District 4: Norma Rhoads Mecum Clubs Chartered   Big Foot Country Dublin   Castro Valley Moraga   San Ramon The Delta Conferences   1983 -  Oakland - Oakland Hyatt     Clubs in region:  65           Registration: 459     1984 -  Maui - Intercontinental     Clubs in region:  69       Registration 453

During this biennium there was phenomenal growth in the region. In the first year of the biennium every club exceeded the 20% goal of growth as they did again in the second year.

At our second conference, in Hawaii, Madeline Bordallo, First Lady of Guam, was the keynote speaker. In recognition of her contribution to the women of the Pacific Rim, she was awarded the regional Woman of Distinction award. Another highlight was the moving, beautiful Memorial Service on the beach. From there an outrigger canoe took leis, dedicated to each woman who had died in the last year, out to place them on the ocean surface to float until the tide took them on out to sea later in the day. The installation banquet outside on the lawn near the ocean on Saturday evening was beautiful with each officer given a lei, representing an island in the Hawaiian chain and the duties of her office.

The internationality of our organization was emphasized through participation in the projects adopted at this time:

• Chiapas Clean Water, SI/A
• Barbados Child Care Centers and Tonga Nursing Center, SI
• Senegal Water Project, SI
• International President's Appeal Day on December 10 initiated by SI President Catherine Salt in Los Angeles the summer of 1982
  

  * 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".