Soroptimist International of Greenville

Description

Soroptimist International is a worldwide volunteer organization for businees and professional women who work to improve the lives of women and girls, through service projects in local communities and throughout the world to advance human rights and the status of women. About 95,000 Soroptimists in more than 120 countries and territories contribute their time and financial support to community-based projects benefiting women and girls.

Since 1972 the major Soroptimist program has been the Women's Opportunity Award - an annual cash grant for women seeking to improve their economic situation through additional education and training. World-wide the program has disbursed about $17 million in cash grants to about 25 ,000 women worldwide. In 2005-2006 alone the program honored 1052 women with this prestigious award.

Soroptimist International of Greenville is a 501(c)(3) chartitable organization, located in the beautiful foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Upstate South Carolina.

SI/Greenville's major programs are the Women's Opportunity Award, the Violet Richardson Award, The Soroptimist Ruby Award:For Women Helping Women, The Greenville County Women's Hall of Fame, and many more community focused programs.