The Soroptimists of Haldimand Norfolk are a volunteer service organization for women who contribute their time and financial support to community based projects benefiting and enriching the lives of women in need throughout the community. Our name comes from the Latin Soror and Optima meaning "The Best for Women", this is our constant goal and at the heart of all Soroptimist activities: Soroptimi
sts are women at their best, working to help other women to be their best. We work with and fund-raise for many community projects from renovating domestic violence shelters and providing mammograms to low-income women, to sponsoring self-esteem workshops for teenage girls. In addition, we participate in organization-wide programs including the Soroptimist Women's Opportunity Awards, Soroptimist Club Grants for Women and Girls, the Soroptimist Workplace Campaign to End Domestic Violence, the Soroptimist Ruby Award: For Women Helping Women, the Soroptimist Violet Richardson Award and Soroptimists STOP Trafficking. Clubs also participate in the Live Your Dream campaign, which encourages all women to live their dreams while helping others to do the same. We are not just another Service Club, but the largest international organization for women , working together through service projects to advance the human rights and the status of women. We are 100,000 members in 120 countries, with a representation as a Non-governmental Organization at the United Nations, in Geneva, Vienna, Paris and New York.