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The following award programs help further Soroptimist's ideals of awareness, advocacy, and action. They are awarded annually at our Live Your Dream Award ceremony.
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Apply for one of our awards today!
Are you a young woman between the ages of 14 and 17 who volunteers in your community or school?
If you are a young woman who believes in the power of volunteer action, then you may be eligible to win a Soroptimist Violet Richardson Award. Deadline is December 15th.
Violet Richardson Award Application
The Soroptimist Women’s Opportunity Awards give women the resources they need to improve their education, skills, and employment prospects. Eligible applicants must be women who provide the primary financial support for their families, and who are enrolled in or have been accepted to a vocational/skills training program or an undergraduate degree program. Deadline is November 15th.
Women’s Opportunity Award Application
Women’s Opportunity Award Reference Form
For more details, including where to send your application, please contact mpaton2009@gmail.com.
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Soroptimist Ruby Award: For Women Helping Women
(formerly the Soroptimist Making a Difference for Women Award) |
Formerly the Soroptimist Making a Difference for Women Award, the newly-named Soroptimist Ruby Award: For Women Helping Women recognizes and honors the first federation president, Ruby Lee Minar. A ruby is also a deep red gemstone associated with wisdom, importance, vitality, strength, vivacity, power and love: all words embodying the strong and compassionate women who are our award recipients. The Soroptimist Ruby Award honors women who have worked to improve the lives of women and girls through their professional and/or volunteer work. The program begins at the local-level where clubs recognize a woman in their community. Clubs submit their entry to the region-level where the region selects a woman to honor at the region conference. At the federation-level one woman is selected to receive a $5,000 donation to her favorite charitable organization.
Soroptimist Ruby Award: For Women Helping Women resources
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| Soroptimist Violet Richardson Award |
The Soroptimist Violet Richardson Award is a recognition program for young women ages 14-17 engaged in volunteer action within their communities or schools. The award is given to young women whose activities make the community and world a better place.
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| Soroptimist Women's Opportunity Award |
The Women’s Opportunity Awards program was established in 1972 to assist women with primary financial responsibility for their families to obtain the skills training and education necessary to improve their employment status and standard of living for themselves and their family. During the 2008-2009 club year, more than US $1 million in club, region, and federation funds were awarded to more than 1,000 women in SIA’s 19 member countries and territories. The women receiving these financial awards may use them for any costs associated with their educational efforts, including tuition, books, child care, and transportation.
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