 To further their education, four college students from Vacaville have earned $7,500 in scholarships from Soroptimist International of Vacaville, it was announced in June.
Victoria Joyce, Caitlin Winn, Sarah McElwain and Tyanna Cordero were honored during a Soroptimist luncheon in downtown Vacaville June 28. Joyce is currently enrolled at California State University, Channel Islands, and is majoring in environmental science and resource management with a minor in political science. She received a $2,500 scholarship. She hopes to one day work with a nonprofit organization that focuses on environmental conservation and restoration. She is a 2016 graduate of Will C. Wood. Winn attended Solano Community College this past semester and plans to attend Pacific Union College starting in the fall. She received a $2,500 scholarship. She is majoring in nursing/physical therapy with a minor in psychology and foreign language. Her career goal is to be a nurse in an emergency room or pediatric recovery. She is a 2016 graduate of Heritage Peak Charter School. McElwain is currently a senior at California State University, Sacramento, where she is majoring in communications. She received a $1,000 scholarship. She is pursuing a career in corporate management. She is currently employed at Chipotle, where she is applying what she is learning in college in a daily basis. She is a 2014 graduate of Will C. Wood. Through the organization’s STEPS (Soroptimists Teaching and Empowering for Personal Success) program, Cordero received a $1,500 scholarship and a computer tablet to use as she pursues her education at Solano Community College. She is a 2017 graduate of Country High School.
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 2018-19 New Board of Directors Are Ready to Make Incredible Things Happen With a theme of “When women Invest in Each Other, Incredible Things Happen!” Vacaville resident Beth Rowe has taken the reins as president of Soroptimist International of Vacaville for the 2018-19 term. The nonprofit international organization dedicated to making the community and the world a better place for women and girls selected Lisa Hilas to take on the role of vice president/president-elect, Chantel Reyes as recording secretary, Nancy Bennett as corresponding secretary, Denise Suihkonen as treasurer and Suzanne Clark as assistant treasurer. Serving in the one-year director role will be Bridgit Strachan, while Linda Johnson will take the two-year director duties. The one-year delegate will be Faye Sheppard and two-year delegate will be Colleen Berumen. The one-year alternate delegate is Clara Oakes and the two-year alternate delegate is Vera Gleason. New officers were installed during a special ceremony at the Saturday Club in Vacaville on June 12. Soroptimist International of Vacaville was chartered in 1960 and will celebrate its 58th birthday on Aug. 20.
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Mailing Address: P.O. Box 6054, Vacaville, CA 95696-6054
Phone: (707) 474-8863
Club Email: sivacaville@soroptimist.net
Soroptimist International of Vacaville, Inc., Club #115332 | Federal ID# 94-6130798 501(c) (3) is a non profit organization, charitable contributions support its programs.
Copyright: All materials posted on this site are subject to copyrights owned by Soroptimist International of Vacaville and/or other individuals or entitites. Any reproduction or retransmission of all or part of any document found on this site is expressly prohibited, unless Soroptimist International of Vacaville or the copyright owner of the material has granted its prior consent.