Soroptimist International of Vacaville
  • HOME
    • UP TO DATE - Blog
  • ABOUT US
    • Our HIstory
  • APPLY!
    • College Scholarships
    • Soroptimist Live Your Dream Awards
    • You Make A Difference Award
    • Violet Richardson Award
  • PROGRAMS
    • Honoring Women In Aviation
    • S-Clubs
    • Mary Harris Reading Program
    • CARE-oling
    • Dream Maker Program
  • MEMBERS ONLY

Up to Date!

Joy Swank's Account of the STEPS Session on Wed, Mar 6th

3/8/2013

1 Comment

 
Our STEPS meeting was so incredible today, I can not wait until next week to tell you all what happened, I have to tell you now. Our first speaker was wonderful, cheerful, positive and her message of Choose Your Attitude was well received.  WE all ended up in a circle, arms around each other singing! Very uplifting,  and then our second speaker came forward. She was  a former student and started to cry and give the most moving message of agony and hope to everyone.  This girl survived molestation, rape, attempted murder,  drug use, miscarriage, abandonment by men and finally had a child of her own and realized it was time to make positive changes.  She made it clear that she made some bad choices and once she realized that she turned her life around about a year and a half ago.  She returned to school and got a job with Blake-Austin.  She is raising her eight year old daughter on her own and making her life a success. She sobbed at many parts and we were all affected by her story.  I thanked her and told her she would never know how many lives she changed today.  Later she told me she was so scared, then surprised by how many people came up to hug her.      She told me it was scary but also EMPOWERING! Wow,   it was so moving. She made a difference today,  as did Suzy Mitchell with her positive attitude exercise. I am so grateful Desiree brought this project to us and we were smart enough to proceed with it.  We are making a difference in lives! Hugs to all
1 Comment
President Clara
3/8/2013 02:14:45 am

Thank you Joy for your amazing account of this special session. How very brave of this young woman to share her experiences with the girls. Her success is so inspiring and I'm sure the fact that she shared so openly has given hope to our STEPS girls.

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    November 2022
    August 2022
    June 2022
    March 2022
    November 2021
    August 2021
    June 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    January 2021
    November 2020
    September 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    June 2018
    March 2018
    August 2014
    July 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    July 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013

    RSS Feed

Picture
Facebook   |    Instagram

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 6054, Vacaville, CA 95696-6054
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. 

  • HOME
    • UP TO DATE - Blog
  • ABOUT US
    • Our HIstory
  • APPLY!
    • College Scholarships
    • Soroptimist Live Your Dream Awards
    • You Make A Difference Award
    • Violet Richardson Award
  • PROGRAMS
    • Honoring Women In Aviation
    • S-Clubs
    • Mary Harris Reading Program
    • CARE-oling
    • Dream Maker Program
  • MEMBERS ONLY