1. South Central Region
2019-2020
Lynette Benge, SCS Chair

2.  As Soroptimists, celebration is an important part
of our culture. We celebrate when we gain new
members and have successful fundraisers. We
celebrate our global diversity and the friendships
we make that last a lifetime. Most importantly,
we celebrate when one of our Live Your Dream
Award recipients completes her education and
when girls who’ve attended Dream It, Be It are
newly inspired by possibility.
 Our organization’s rich history and bright future
lends to celebration.

3.  The Soroptimists Celebrating Success Awards
are our way of honoring the extraordinary
work of local club projects that improve the
lives of women and girls or that promote
Soroptimist as an organization that improves
the lives of women and girls. This award
celebrates the best practices of Soroptimist
clubs in the four pillar areas supporting the
SIA strategic plan: fundraising, membership,
program and public awareness.

4.  For 2019-2020, clubs in our region
submitted a total of 35 entries in the
following categories: 13 entries for
fundraising, 3 for membership, 13 for
program and 6 for public awareness.
 Eighteen clubs submitted at least one entry.

5.  The Fundraising category recognizes
fundraising projects that are successful,
creative, involve the local community and
promote a positive image of Soroptimist. The
2019-2020 Soroptimists Celebrating Success
Awards region finalist in the fundraising
category goes to:
SI Greater St Louis, Mo
for their project
Blacklight Bingo

6.  The next category, Membership, recognizes
projects that enhance the club membership
experience thus leading to increased member
participation and satisfaction. The 2019-
2020 Soroptimists Celebrating Success
Awards region finalist in the membership
category goes to:
SI Amarillo, TX
for their project
Membership Drive Blueprint

7.  The Program category recognizes club projects
that improve the lives of women or girls by
addressing issues that affect their economic,
social or political standing, and focuses special
attention on projects related to our signature
Dream Programs: the Live Your Dream Awards
and Dream It, Be It. The 2019-2020 Soroptimists
Celebrating Success Awards region finalist in the
program category goes to:
SI Hutchinson, KS
for their project
Women’s Show & Free Family Health Care

8.  The last category, Public Awareness, recognizes
projects that have successfully raised awareness
for the club and its project thus leading to an
increased public profile of Soroptimist and our
mission. The 2019-2020 Soroptimists
Celebrating Success Awards region finalist in the
public awareness category goes to:
SI Liberty, MO
for their project
Ladies Lunch Out & Spring Style Show

9.  Congratulations to all the recipients. These
region finalists are automatically advanced to
the federation-level judging. The Soroptimist
Board of Directors review the region finalists
from all 29 regions and select the top entry in
each of the four categories.

10.  Our sincere thanks to all clubs that submitted a
Soroptimists Celebrating Success award entry. If
your club did not submit an entry this year, I
encourage you to do so by July 1, 2020 for the
2020-2021 Soroptimists Celebrating Success
Awards. Participation in the program is an
excellent way to share the successes of your
project with your fellow Soroptimists throughout
the federation. Working together, the clubs, the
regions and the federation can celebrate the
outstanding work clubs are doing to increase our
collective impact and shape the Soroptimist
Future.