Soroptimist Seeks Applicants--Deadlines Approach

Fort Collins Soroptimist looks forward to reaching eligible applicants for our annual women's awards. Deadlines for application are between December 15 and January 1 with recognition in February. 

Soroptimist Women's Opportunity Awards help women (with primary financial responsibility for their families) obtain the skills-training and education necessary to improve their employment status and standard of living for themselves and their family. Women's Opportunity Awards are for women who are attending, or have been accepted to, a vocational training program, or an undergraduate degree program for a first degree. These cash awards may be used for any expenses related to educational pursuits and are not tied to scholarship. Fort Collins Soroptimist will present one $1000 award and one $500 award to deserving northern Colorado women. Local recipients advance to region competition for cash awards and ultimately a chance at one of three $10,000 federation awards. Applications must be received on or before December 15, 2013. 

Soroptimist Violet Richardson Awards is a recognition program for young women ages 14-17 engaged in volunteer action within their communities or schools. The award is given to outstanding young women whose activities make the community and world a better place. Fort Collins Soroptimist recognizes outstanding volunteers and their organizations with matching cash awards. One local recipient will advance to regional competition and a chance for additional recognition and ultimately a $2500 contribution to the girl’s volunteer organization. Applications must be received on or before December 31, 2013.

Email sifortcollins@hotmail.com for applications.

SIFC Fall Fundraiser in Full Swing

It’s that time again. Yes, the annual nut, candy, butter braid and bean products sale of Soroptimist International of Fort Collins is in full swing. 

Our fall fundraiser is very important to our Club’s donations to worthy local organizations. The money we raised in past years helped women and girls through domestic violence prevention and recovery initiatives including Crossroads Safe House, SAVA (Sexual Assault Victim’s Advocacy); education and career advancement initiatives including Project Self-Sufficiency; and quality of life projects including Hearts and Horses, PVH Navigator Program, and Women’s Resource Center (health care assistance for low-income women). We also support many very impressive global service projects through our international affiliation, such as Children of Peace (Vietnamese orphanages), Help Uganda (education) and Soroptimist International of the Americas Disaster Relief Fund.

We offer local awards, including Women’s Opportunity Awards (offering funds to women heads of households), Violet Richardson Award (for teen girls engaged in volunteer activities), and our Living Her Dream Award.


Last year we added products from The Women’s Bean Project which helps women move along the path toward personal and economic self-sufficiency. So if you prefer healthier eating rather than sinfully delicious pastries, nuts and candy, ask about this great program and take a look at the products we can get for you. They even have gift baskets!

We hope you will purchase from us what you might have bought from grocery or specialty stores. Our prices are competitive and the products very fresh. We use them for client appreciation gifts, for holiday parties and baking. We also sell butter braids, which are festive loaf-style pastries that come frozen. A real bargain at just $12 each, they can be prepared easily and come in six flavors: Bavarian Cream Cheese, Blueberry Cream Cheese, Cream Cheese, Cherry, Apple, Cinnamon, and Raspberry. We also sell Caramel Rolls.Thanks for helping us support women and girls in our community.

Thanks for helping us support women and girls in our community. Contact any member, or email sifortcollins@hotmail.com to order.

Butter Braids will be delivered before Thanksgiving!