Children of Peace International (COPI) is a humanitarian organization dedicated to helping the people of Vietnam develop the capability to help themselves. Through the financial and material support of orphanages, hospitals, and clinics, as well as two medical missions each year, COPI offers hope, and help, to women and children in Vietnam. Soroptimists in the Rocky Mountain region have supported COPI for several years now. You can learn more about COPI at http://www.childrenofpeace.org/.
Just prior to our Region Conference, Director binh asked the clubs to bring vitamins to be taken to Vietnam on their July medical mission trip. Of course, being the compulsive over-achievers that we are, SI of Salt Lake stepped up and volunteered not only to collect the vitamins, but to host a “Soroptimist After Hours” event to package the vitamins in preparation for the trip.
Let me say, once again, that Soroptimists all over the region are very generous. We had well over 100 bottles of various vitamins for children and adults. With anywhere from 100 to 500 tablets per bottle needing to be packaged in 30-day supply bags, the 13 Soroptimists and friends handled close to 50,000 vitamins – give or take a few. Thanks to Jodi for remembering the disposable gloves! We worked for over four hours, ran out of snack-size Ziploc bags twice, and turned over a huge tote filled with packaged and labeled vitamins.
The Salt Lake Soroptimists were joined by Michelle, a nursing student at SUU who will be going on the COPI Medical Mission, and Dawn, a Soroptimist from Cody, WY who gave up a nice dinner downtown to work with us. When a brand new member – Karma – arrived, Anita greeted her with a resounding, “You’re going to love us.”
Salt Lake Soroptimists share the love with Children of Peace International! We wish COPI the very best on their July medical mission.
Last night I officially passed the gavel to President Gabrielle. Gaby announced that her theme for the 2011 – 2012 club year would be “Angels”, and that,
