SOROPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL of LOS GATOS-SARATOGA AWARDS LUNCHEON

Winners of the 2004–2005 awards at the Luncheon on April 28, 2005

Violet Richardson Award (From left to right top row): Anna Norman, Los Gatos High School; Wendy Schieu Saratoga, High School. (From left to right bottom row): Soroptimist International Los Gatos-Saratoga President Heather N. Durham, Violet Richardson Los Gatos Chairperson Jackie Hopkins, and Violet Richardson Saratoga Chairperson Kathy Liccardo. Both Anna and Wendy have participated in community service while maintaining a high GPA. They both received monies for their efforts in their community and also for the charity of their choice.

(From left to right): Soroptimist International Los Gatos-Saratoga President Heather N. Durham, Promise Worldwide CEO Jaya Basu and Pompy Bhattacherjee Chairperson with Promise Worldwide.

Women's Opportunity Award Soroptimist International Los Gatos-Saratoga President Heather N. Durham, WOA recipient Edelia Lopez and SI Los Gatos-Saratoga WOA Chairperson Helen Bright. Edelia Lopez is a business major at Evergreen Valley College. She has two little girls that she supports that are 5 and 9 years old, she is transferring to San Jose State University Fall 2005. She received a check for $2,000.00 for her educational efforts and her achievements.

Saturday of Service 2005 Saturday of Service Day this year was on a Sunday for the Soroptimist International Los Gatos-Saratoga club. We decided that we would like to help Tsunami victims and extend our time and money to *Promise Worldwide in their efforts to help in India. We obtained a booth at the Farmers Market in Los Gatos. We received donated foods from Marin Foods; SI member Shari Khasrovi-Panahi was instrumental in this, and we sold the food for 100 percent profit of $500+. All this money went to Promise Worldwide.