LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Members of Soroptimist International of Clear Lake, or SICL, were busy over the holidays with many projects to support women and girls.

They made 88 blankets and supplied 21 sleeping bags for “Totes for Teens,” and held an ugly sweater event for the teen moms at the Nest in Lakeport a long-term residential program for homeless pregnant and parenting youth ages 18 to 21.

The group also raised money at the president's appeal luncheon to donate to the women of Nepal, and presented funds to enable three students whose homes were lost in the Clayton fire to attend and participate in a choir trip to Disneyland to work with the Disney director, choreographer and conductor. The funds for the choir trip were made possible with the help of donations for fire victims from a sister club, Soroptimist International of Calistoga.
 
Soroptimist is an international organization for women who volunteer to work to improve the lives of women and girls, in local communities and in the world.

More than 80,000 Soroptimists in about 120 countries and territories contribute time and financial support to community based and international projects to benefit women and girls.

The group meets for lunch on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month in Clearlake.

The group will next gather for a luncheon business meeting on Thursday, Jan. 12. The group meets at 11:45 a.m. at Howard's Grotto in Clearlake. The cost for lunch is $13 and can be paid at the door.

Membership is open to anyone (male of female) with the desire to help women and girls locally, nationally and internationally.

For more information about joining the group or to make a reservation for the luncheon, please contact Membership Chair Wanda Harris at 707-225-5800 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , or club President Olga Martin Steele at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .