NEWS RELEASE: SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL OF PORT ANGELES – REQUEST FOR FUNDING APPLICATIONS

Club Contact: Lynn Fraser, Allocations Chair Phone: 360 477 3101

Port Angeles, WA Soroptimist International of Port Angeles is requesting funding applications.

Soroptimist International is a global volunteer organization with thousands of members in over 120 countries with a mission to help women and girls achieve economic empowerment, a commitment proven to benefit affected families and communities at large. The Soroptimist International of Port Angeles Club is now accepting applications for funding requests from non-profit and not-for-profit organizations. All funding requests should be related to the Soroptimist Mission. The requested amount should be a minimum of $2,000 and must benefit residents of Clallam County.

Please provide answers to the following questions in no more than 2 pages:

1. Description of the organization; Past Applicants may apply only for new programs/projects.
2. Include 501(C)(3) status by the IRS if applicable (not required)
3. Description of the specific program for funding and any project budget information.
4. Describe how this program helps the residents of Clallam County and/or specifically, women and girls.
5. What will happen if full funding is not received for the proposed program or project?
6. What other sources of funding have you obtained or considered?
7. Include other information regarding the organization, (including address and contact information)

** Please note where you learned about this application opportunity.

The deadline for the application is JAN/15/2025. Any questions and the completed applications may be emailed to siportangeles@soroptimist.net or mailed to: SI Port Angeles PO Box 805, Port Angeles, WA 98362

If selected during the first phase of the application review process, a representative from your organization will be invited to present your funding request at a Soroptimist meeting. The club membership will vote at a meeting following the funding presentation date. The awards will be distributed in the Spring of the application year.

We appreciate your support in our community and interest in funding participation from Soroptimist International of Port Angeles. We look forward to reviewing your application

NEWS RELEASE:
Live Your Dream Award

Port Angeles, WA – Soroptimist International of Port Angeles (Noon Club) #111116 is
seeking applicants for the Live Your Dream Award in the amount of $1,000-2,000. The cash award may be used to offset costs associated with efforts to attain higher education, including tuition, books and fees, childcare, and transportation. Recipients of the Live Your Dream Award may also be eligible to receive region-level awards that are granted through Soroptimist’s 28 geographic regions.

Soroptimist is an international volunteer organization for business and professional women who work to improve the lives of women and girls in local communities and through-out the world.

Eligible female applicants must live in the Port Angeles area, must have financial need, have primary financial responsibility for supporting her family, have a 2.5 GPA or better and attend or be accepted into an undergraduate degree program or a technical skills training program. Please apply online by searching: live your dream awards.

While not mandatory, unofficial transcripts, preferred, please send to Sally Pearson at sallypearson61@gmail.com. For more information, call Pearson at (360)797-3575.

Application deadline is November 15, 2024.