Friendship Links
Over the years we have enjoyed and benefited from a special relationship with a number of other individual clubs in the worldwide Soroptimist community who have been our Friendship Links. The aim of the Friendship Link programme is the encouragement of continuing contacts, for international goodwill and understanding, sharing of ideas and projects and discussing issues.
SI Wellington has friendship links with overseas several clubs. We correspond by facebook, email or snail mail, sharing news and encouraging each other with updates of our local activities and successes. If you want to get involved, talk to our friendship link convenor.
· SI Kettering, UK
· SI Cheltenham, UK
· SI Joondalup, West Australia
· SI Sakai (Japan)
· SI Hilversum (Netherlands)
· SI Moss, Norway
SI Harogate & Districts sigbi.org/harrogate/
SI Wellington has friendship links with overseas several clubs. We correspond by facebook, email or snail mail, sharing news and encouraging each other with updates of our local activities and successes. If you want to get involved, talk to our friendship link convenor.
· SI Kettering, UK
· SI Cheltenham, UK
· SI Joondalup, West Australia
· SI Sakai (Japan)
· SI Hilversum (Netherlands)
· SI Moss, Norway
SI Harogate & Districts sigbi.org/harrogate/
OPEN HEART - OPEN DOORs
Open Heart – Open Door will open the worldwide Soroptimist horizon!
The Open Hearts-Open Doors exchange program was established in 1995 by Heidrun Konrad, president of SI of Europe 2003-2005. Today Soroptimists from all over the world are involved in this program.
Friendship and especially friendship without borders is one of the pillars of Soroptimism. It keeps SI alive and attractive. Friendship and International Goodwill and Understanding are also essential for fulfillment of our objectives.
There are five options on offer:
Please note: Participants have to contact partners themselves
The registration form can be obtained by emailing hkhknapgo@upcmail.nl.
The Open Hearts-Open Doors exchange program was established in 1995 by Heidrun Konrad, president of SI of Europe 2003-2005. Today Soroptimists from all over the world are involved in this program.
Friendship and especially friendship without borders is one of the pillars of Soroptimism. It keeps SI alive and attractive. Friendship and International Goodwill and Understanding are also essential for fulfillment of our objectives.
There are five options on offer:
- Home Hospitality - to one or two Soroptimists or a couple
- Contact Person - guide in one’s own town
- Exchange Visit - on a professional level
- Home-Exchange: - you and your exchange partner will stay at each other’s homes for a certain period by mutual agreement
- Youth Exchange Programme for Young Relatives - e.g. daughter/son, niece/nephew, grandchild.
Please note: Participants have to contact partners themselves
The registration form can be obtained by emailing hkhknapgo@upcmail.nl.
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