Susan Horst, SNR Federation Program Chair and Conference Celebration of Life Coordinator, Cathy Liebow, as SITD’s Club President, Tanya Barron and Lil Schaller, as Delegates, and Jeannie Burrows, as the 5th member representing SITD, enjoyed a weekend of making new Soroptimist friendships, hearing about the results hearing about many Sierra Nevada Region endeavors as well as celebrating the awardees on Sunday.  

With almost 200 SNR members in attendance, we were humbled and honored to receive a multitude of awards on behalf of SITD: 

  • Honorable Mention for SOLT, thanks Susan 
  • 2nd place for our E-Blast/Newsletter, thanks Keri 
  • 2nd place for best practices for Membership, thanks Lisa 
  • 1st place for Website, thanks Katy & Marion 
  • 1st place for Social Media, thanks Katy
  • 1st place for Best Innovative program (for CAS), thanks Pam & Chris 
  • 1st place for overall 5 Star Award, thanks to the whole Club! 
Our 3 delegates voted to approve the By Law Amendment to add an additional Region Live Your Dream award to the Region Program Committee list and Kathy Dunbar of SI American River was elected as the new Sierra Nevada Region Governor-Elect, along with her new leadership team. Our own Susan Horst was elected as our District 5 Director for the 2024-2026 Biennium, along with new District Directors for the other 5 districts, voted on by their specific District members, almost all unopposed. We appreciate those who step up to serve. 

In addition to meeting many members from our 6 districts who are part of the Sierra Nevada Region, it was a pleasure to meet and hear from the Official Visitor and speaker, Bobbi Enderlin, President of SIA, whose focus is on empowering women through education along with Governor Stacey's new leadership team. Her vision is to see more women influencing decision-making tables. 

A great conference, and we encourage more members to join next year to experience the impact of his incredible organization doing meaningful work in an atmosphere of friendship and fun.
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