Port Angeles Jet Set Soroptimist Club

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Port Angeles-Jet Set

One of two Soroptimist clubs in Port Angeles, Washington, Soroptimist International Jet Set is a service club for professional women.  While we gladly welcome guests, membership requires sponsorship from a current member.  We’d love to have you attend one of our meetings, or you can email us for more detailed information.  We meet on Thursday mornings at 7a.m. at the Port Angeles Community Center, 7th and Peabody Street.

                                                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                                                                

Soroptimist Jet Set members participate in HumanTrafficking Awareness Day

The United States Senate has designated January 11 as the National Day of Human Trafficking Awareness, an opportunity to raise awareness about sexual trafficking and advocate for its victims.  In 2008, Soroptimist International joined the fight to end sexual slavery by initiating the Soroptimists STOP Trafficking project.  Sexual trafficking is the movement of people, within national or across international borders, for the purposes of prostitution or other forms of commercial sexual exploitation. A woman or girl may be a victim of trafficking if she:

  • Looks fearful or depressed and is not on her own
  • Is being closely watched
  • Does not have possession of her paperwork and money
  • Does not have any luggage
  • Shows signs of physical abuse
  • Does not speak the native language

 If you suspect someone is being trafficked, contact law enforcement personnel. On January 9 of this year, our club was represented at the Black Ball ferry terminal with flyers and rack cards prior to the 8:20 a.m. sailing to Victoria.  While noting that this transportation center was not suspect in trafficking, the “awareness” and information was shared with travelers. At 11:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. our club was represented at Memorial Park on Lincoln Street.  We joined SI Port Angeles (Noon Club) members once again bringing awareness to those who stopped or drove by the park. In addition to these two locations, flyers and rack cards were also placed with Clallam County Transit, Clallam County Courthouse, Peninsula Chamber of Commerce office, North Olympic Library, Port Angeles Senior Center, and Fairchild International Airport.  Also, Sequim High School students will present a skit, “Body and Soul” at the SI Sequim’s club meeting on February 24th at 7:00 a.m. located at the Cedars of Dungeness. Flyers and/or rack cards are available at our club meetings.  Pictured above: Jill Oakes and Marsha Robin display HumanTrafficking Awareness materials at Memorial Park on Friday, January 9th.  Not Pictured: Ruth Thomson.         

 

The Rocktopus receives finishing touches
Thank you to all who worked to complete this project.  The Rocktopus has delighted many tourists as they visited Hollywood Beach. Nice Job!