March Events
Ipswich and District Club have had an action packed month this month:
On March 9th we were invited to help mark International Women’s Day at Suffolk County Council, Endeavour House, Ipswich. The Club had a stand at the event and some members were able to attend talks.
The day included a welcome and introduction by
Andrea Hill - Chief Executive of Suffolk County Council as well as aspirational talks from:
§ Raegan Delaney - Headteacher, Nayland Primary School
§ Assis Carreiro - Artistic Director and Chief Executive, Dance East
§ Bridget Taylor - Chief Executive, Customer Service Direct
§ Sue Lowndes - Head of Fostering and Adoption, Suffolk County Council
§ Hilda Turner - Chairperson, ACE.
We were delighted to meet so many interesting men and women on the day and also to raise our profile as a vibrant and active club in the region.
March 11th we held an evening of entertainment and cerebral challenge in the form of a women’s themed quiz night at the Ipswich and Suffolk Club, Northgate Street. The quiz raised more than £500 towards our quadrennial project – Project Sierra and was attended by 60 women from a variety of businesses and professions. In fact, the event proved so successful, we have been asked when we will be running an event of its kind again ….. Watch this space!
March 14th a number of club members took time out of their busy weekends to hand out flyers at Asda, Ipswich, promoting the “Moonlight Walk” being held in May here in Ipswich, in support of St Elizabeth’s Hospice.
March 14th Club representatives attended our regional meeting to find out what has happening around the region in other clubs and to feed back on our own recent events.