Programs of Service

Soroptimists throughout the world serve their local communities and the world.

Service to our community is the primary goal for members of SI Carson City.  Throughout the year our members raise funds to help women and children in the greater Carson City area and also partner with other local organizations to serve those in need.   Members are active in various Club committees that organize our fundraising events and carry out our service programs.  

Our Committees and Their Activities

Soroptimist started in 1921 in OaklandCalifornia. It has now grown to an international organization with clubs in more than 120 countries. Its members are women working in, or retired from, a position of business management or professional responsibility. Our mission is to improve the lives of women and girls in our own communities, and around the world.

Our Carson Cityclub started in 1957. Our members have been volunteering time, money and effort ever since. We do this through our:

Foundations Committee

• numerous higher education Scholarship awards
• The Women’s Opportunity Award, for a woman head of household looking to improve her life through education
• Girl of the Month Program, to recognize local high school girls for leadership, achievement, and scholarship; and awarding a Girl of the Year Scholarship

Service Committee

• Breast Cancer Awareness and Early Detection Program - provides funding for mammograms, and subsequent biopsies when necessary, for un- and under-insured women in Carson City and the surrounding rural areas
• Ruby and Violet Richardson Awards, to recognize non-Soroptimist volunteers in our community
• Grant funds distributed to local non-profits and international organizational programs
• Holiday Cheer program, for seniors in the Meals on Wheels program

Whole Child Committee

• Backpack Attack Program - provides school and hygiene supplies at the beginning of the school year
• Holiday Cheer program, for children in foster care
• High School Cinderella program for Prom

Legal Fund - monetary support to Volunteer Attorneys of Rural Nevada, to provide legal assistance for victims of domestic violence

To do all this, we administer numerous Memorial Scholarship endowments,

often ask for help and donations from the community, plus our three big fundraisers:

• Tasting Booth and Vendor Fair at the Carson City International Chili Cookoff in the summer
• The Stroke to Help Golf Tournament in the fall
• Champagne and Shoes Ladies Night Out in the spring