PRESIDENT Linda Stephenson welcomed guests to the annual charter lunch of Darlington’s Soroptimist Club last weekend.
Held at the Blackwell Grange Hotel, the lunch celebrated 67 years of Soroptimism in Darlington and District.
Maura Regan OBE, chief executive of Carmel Education Trust and Darlington’s Citizen of the Year, was the guest speaker.
Throughout her talk she repeated the words “educate, empower, enable” which are not only her mantra, but also the key words behind Soroptimist work to improve the lives of women and girls.
Darlington Soroptimists, members from other clubs in the Northern Region and from Anglesey enjoyed a very good meal.
The toast to Soroptimist International was given by Tony Clarke, husband of Regional President Margaret Clarke, who responded to the toast.
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