Bonnie Chapman

June 29, 2021
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Bonnie Chapman

Bonnie Chapman, Soroptimist International of Chico  President 2018-2019

President Bonnie’s focus was on Alzheimer’s Disease. SI Chico had a team for the 2018 October’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Bidwell Park. Members participated in the walk and volunteered at the event. We also hosted a community event in the Spring, Hilarity for Charity, to bring awareness to this disease and the impact it has on families in our community and beyond.

 

SI Chico Team

 

We raised over $10,000 for Alzheimer’s Disease

 

 

 

 

 

Our Fall Fundraiser Dueling Pianos on November 3, 2018 at Sierra Nevada Big Room  was a big success
Killer Keyz
President Bonnie opening speech

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dessert Auction was Yummy. Tartes by Chef Ann Leon
Another Dessert Auction item: Beer Cake

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guys Having Fun
Fun time by all

 

 

 

 

 

 

SI Chico took action under Bonnie’s presidency when the Camp Fire hit and put our Emergency protocol into action.  We teamed up with our sister club, SI Bidwell Rancho and set up a Camp Fire PayPal account.  SI Chico formed an Ad-Hoc Camp Fire Committee to help with the Camp Fire Survivors with any resources they may need.  Below are some of the projects SI Chico helped with during the Camp Fire disaster.  To see more photos visit our Facebook page at:  Camp Fire Photos

Cabi Pop-up Shop at B Fit
Collected Disney pins for a boy who lost his in the Camp Fire
Our Past President Natalie Conrad organized this with Heart Strings
Past President Jackie Travis presented $1000 in gift cards to the Boys and Girls Club of the North Valley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsored two tiny houses for Senior Women Survivors. One is half sponsored by SI Nara Japan
Making sandwiches for the First Responders at Unwined

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SI Chico along with SI Bidwell Rancho was the major sponsor for Girls on the Run for the Northstate for the 2018-2019 season.

Left to right: Angie Little, President Bidwell Rancho, Claire Johnson, GOTR Executive Director, and Bonnie Chapman, SI Chico President
Below are some of our other projects during Bonnie’s year:
 Community Conversation about Mental Illness
Dress a Girl Service Project for 2019

We made dresses for young girls in San Juan Puerto Rico.  The SI San Juan club distributed the dresses for us since they know the needs in their community still living in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017.

 

 

SI Objectives Committee

Chairs Gayle Aylward and Sandi Decker partnered with our sister club, SI Bidwell Rancho, and done a seven week session at Fair View High School.

 

 

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