SIA and we here at Sierra Nevada Region (SNR) want to ensure clubs are aware of these changes for the 26/27 dues season. While it may be many months from now, it never hurts to spread the word early!

By the time you read this, you will hopefully have had members attend the SDR at the

Atlantis and are returning to your meeting full of great information, ideas and sharing

how much fun they had.

What an opportunity for a SOLT Moment! Or two or three! Use their enthusiasm to encourage new members to aspire to a leadership position, or a committee appointment. Not only is your club moving forward to empower women globally but also in your own club.

Sue Chambers 

SOLT Coordinator

solt_evelynholland@soroptimistsnr.org

SNR Endowment Grants for Clubs

Does your club have a great idea for a project or program to make a positive impact in your community, but are short on the funds to fuel it? Help is available! The Sierra Nevada Region has our Endowment Fund available for clubs to apply for financial assistance..

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The Endowment Fund is a grant program that will give up to $1000

to qualifying applicants/clubs. Clubs can be eligible for the grant no more than 2 times for the same project. The grant is for a new project or a continued project. The funds for the

grant are raised from the raffle ticket sales of gift baskets that are donated from our region clubs and raffled off at the Sierra Nevada Region Conference.The application is available on the Sierra Nevada Region website.

The Endowment Committee consists of 4 region members who will review the applications for completeness and then vote whether or not to approve the request before submitting the grant applications to the Sierra Nevada Region Board of Directors for

final approval. There is still time to get your application in for the September 15th deadline! If you can't get it in by then, still apply to be eligible for the spring deadline.

The Endowment Committee and the SNR Board members look forward

to dispersing these funds. I encourage all clubs with new programs to

apply for this Endowment Grant. If you have further questions, please

feel free to contact me at endowment@soroptimistsnr.org

Kathy Erickson Erickson

The online application system is open! 

SDR is this weekend, and I’m looking forward to seeing all the Club Live Your Dream Chairs at the Live Your Dream Session (LYD). Even if you aren’t a club LYD Chair, everyone is welcome to attend this session. Perhaps you have always wanted to learn more about the LYD program. This will be a great training session for all new and experienced LYD Club Chairs. Even if you have been a Club LYD Chair in the past, you will learn some new things by attending this year's LYD session at SDR. I will be sharing our LYD successes and our new goals for the 2025/2026 Club year.  I’m looking forward to seeing you there!

Updated Program Resources

With the new club year comes updated resources! Please help us by using the most up-to-date resources, which can be found on our website. You will find the updated Club Toolkit, along with other useful, downloadable, and customizable resources.

Live Your Dream Awards Resources (English)

It’s time to start recruiting applicants! We will be sharing tips and new resources on social media and the new blog. In the meantime, check out the  Recruiting Applicants section on the website 

Please be sure to use the updated Application and Reference Forms

To help prepare you for the next award season, here is a youtube playlist with helpful videos and the link to the club toolkit.

Please visit the main club Live Your Dream Awards site for additional resources. 

The Live Your Dream online application system opened on August 1st. SIA is creating accounts for all club Live Your Dream Chairs. If your club doesn’t have a LYD Chair, the online application system will be set up with the club president's name. Please keep a lookout for the invitation email. Once you receive the email invitation inviting you to join or reactivate your club account, be sure to click on the “Join Now” button in the email to activate the account. (register for new users or log back in for returning users).

Sender: Live Your Dream Awards lydawards@soroptimist.org

Subject: "Invitation to join Live Your Dream Awards Application System"

If you do not receive it, please check your Spam/Junk folders. If you still do not see it, please let SIA know.

Everyone will need to sign a new confidentiality agreement using this link: https://soroptimist.jotform.com/program/lyda-confidentiality-agreement

Once SIA receives the confidentiality agreement, they will update the account, and you will be able to see applications that were submitted to your club.  You will be able to access your club account, but will not be able to see any applications until the confidentiality form is completed.

Please update your club's Live Your Dream Chair information on your club roster with SIA and the region to ensure the correct person receives the invitation email. 

If anyone has issues accessing their account, please reach out to SIA at lydawards@soroptimist.org.

Co-Chairs

SIA made some updates to accommodate co-chairs this year! The system will be able to accommodate up to two accounts per club. They are currently creating guidelines to help with this process and will send them to you and any listed co-chairs once the guidelines are finalized.

Best regards,

Billie Araiza

Live Your Dream Awards

Sierra Nevada Region Coordinator

2024-2026 Biennium



Sierra Nevada Region

LiveYourDream@Soroptimistsnr.org

Soroptimist International of the Americas

July 1, 2025

TO: Region Board Members

Federation Chairs

Committee Coordinators

Past Governors

Club Presidents

SNR Members

FROM: Stacey Jensen, 2024-2026 SNR Governor

RE: CALL TO REGION BOARD MEETING

WHEN: Friday, August 15, 2025

WHERE: Paradise D and E

At the Atlantis Casino Resort & Spa, 3800 S. Virginia Street, Reno Nevada

Please join the Sierra Nevada Region Board at their fifth board meeting of the 2024-2026 biennium. All Soroptimists are welcome to attend this in person SNR Board Meeting.

Any ACTION ITEMS for the board meeting must be sent to the 2024-2026 Governor Stacey by August 1, 2025, to be included on the SNR Board Meeting Agenda. (Please see the email listed below).

Please send all reports to 2024-2026 SNR Governor Stacey and SNR Secretary Maureen mason by August 1, 2025.

If you are a Federation Chair or Committee Coordinator and have no report, please let me, and

Secretary Maureen know that you have no report.

Secretary Maureen Mason

Email: snrsecretary@soroptimistsnr.org

For questions on this first SNR Board Meeting of the biennium, please feel free to reach out to Governor Stacey at snrgovernor@soroptimistsnr.org

Thank you and we hope to see you there!

-Stacey Jensen, 2024-2026 SNR Governor

Click here for the tentative Agenda

District 1 Fall Meeting

Hosted by Soroptimist International of Burney-Fall River

To: District 1 Club Officers, Members, Potential Members, SNR Governor, SNR Board

members, Committee Chairs and Representatives, SNR Federations Chairs, and SNR Past

Governors.

When: September 6, 2025

Time: 9:30 am – 2:00 pm

Where: 37006 Main Street, Burney, CA

Theme: “Fall in Love with Falls this Fall”

Whether it is the majestic Burney Falls or the tranquil setting of the town of Fall River

Mills, the only thing that surpasses the natural beauty of eastern Shasta County is the

amazing members of SI Burney Fall River.

Please join us for a fun and informative meeting in the beautiful mountains of Burney, California.

Registration Fee: $45.00

Registration Link: 2025 District 1 Fall District Meeting

District 1 Friday Night Social: September 5, 2025: TBA.

Sales and Display tables available:

$10 for Soroptimist Club tables

$25 for non-members

Sign up available with registration

Hotels: Fall River Hotel, 24860 Main St, Fall River Mills, CA 96028. [approximately 15 miles

east of Burney]

Sales & Display tables available

Click here to view the agenda

District 4 Fall Meeting

Hosted by Soroptimist International of SI Lincoln

To: District 4 Club Officers, Members, Potential Members, SNR Governor, SNR Board Members,

Committee Chairs and Representatives, SNR Federations Chairs and SNR Past Governors.

When: September 13, 2025

Time: 8:30 am – 2:00 pm

Where: The Artist’s Workshop within the Lincoln Brand Feed Compound

436 Lincoln Blvd., Ste 108, Lincoln, CA Directions

Theme: “She Believed She Could, So She DID”

Registration Fee: District 4 Fall Meeting

$45. Includes District 4 Fall Meeting with Continental Breakfast and Buffet Lunch.

Food is provided by: Rebel Hen Café Food | Rebel Hen Cafe

Friday Night Social:

When: September 12, 2025

Time: 5pm

Where: Rancho Roble Vineyard

340 Fleming Rd, Lincoln, CA 95648 Directions

Registration Fee:

Friday Night Social (optional)

$20 includes Old Towne Pizza (vegetarian option will be available) and Salad. If you don’t want pizza, you are free to bring dinner to the vineyard. Rancho Roble Wines will be available for purchase.

Registration Link Click here

Agenda: Click here

Hotels:

La Quinta Inn by Wyndham Hotels Holiday Inn

657 Red Rock Rd, Lincoln, CA, US 155 Ferrari Ranch Rd, Lincoln, CA, 95648

(279) 213-0180 (916) 644-3440

Contact:

Rae DeGabriele, D4 Director 916-316-2174

Stacy Rea Thomas, SI Lincoln President 916-521-0246

Clubs celebrating an Anniversary in the Month of August

SI Grass Valley – Aug 1, 1964

SI Rancho Cordova Gold River – Aug 1, 2009

Si Cameron Park Eldorado Hills – Aug 5, 1981