Governor Donna Keating
2014 – 2016
Donna joined Soroptimist International of Guelph in January 2003. She was President of our club from 2007 – 2009, Governor Elect of Eastern Canada Region (ECR) Soroptimist International of the Americas (SIA) 2012 – 2014 and was installed as Governor of Eastern Canada Region at the 43rd SIA Convention , July 23-26, 2014 held in Vancouver, BC.
We are extremely proud of
Donna and wish her “All the Best” during the next two years.
SIA 43rd Biennium Convention
Attending
the SIA 43rd
Biennium Convention which was held in Vancouver, BC July
23-26, 2014 are club members Aline Chan, Governor Elect Donna,
Keating, and Flora Francis. The red Pashmina scarves being worn were
to support Canadian Women for Women Afghanistan. SI Peterborough
sold scarves to all the Soroptimists in Eastern and Western Canada.
It identified us as Canadian Soroptimists at the opening Friendship
dinner.
SI Kyoto – Miyako
Friendship lunch.
Donna Keating, Flora
Francis, Chieko Morita and two other Japanese Soroptimists had lunch
together on Saturday July 26, 2014. We exchanges gifts from our
clubs.
Chieko had a Canadian
Japanese interpreter through whom we were able to communicate. SI
Kyoto- Miyako main project is domestic violence. 
The members wear a
Purple Ribbon which is a symbol of no-violence for women. The club
won First Prize in “Soroptimist Celebrating Success” for 2014 in
Center Region of Japan.
The club also sells “blue
scarves for pins”. Both Donna and I were happy to be given one.
They were told about our
support of Wyndham House and mentioned our Christmas gift bags.
Wyndham House
The picture shows SI
Guelph Soroptimists who helped at the Wyndham house Patio Picnic
Party held on June20. 2014. They are Nancy Brough,
Lynda Twomey, Dianne Farr, Aileen Kirkham, Natalie Inniss, Sharron
Watson, Flora Francis and a friend.
