Soroptimist Club of South Lake Tahoe holding Giving Tuesday fundraiser instead of annual wine tasting

Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe (SISLT) normally holds its annual Evening of Food & Wine Tasting each November, but due to COVID-19 concerns, it was canceled for 2021. This year was going to be a special one too, the 50th annual event.

This is normally SISLT’s biggest fundraiser, and without it, the non-profit organization is unable to raise the necessary funds to support causes throughout the community.

SISLT was established in 1958 and strives to be a powerful source to recognize and serve the greatest needs in our community. Some of the club's accomplishments:

- SISLT donated $79,000 to help start Live Violence Free (formerly the South Lake Tahoe Women’s Center)
- Gave in excess of $295,000 in scholarships
- Donated $25,000 for the grow domes at Sierra House Elementary School to enable children to get firsthand experience with nature and biology
- Established “A Fighting Chance” anti-abduction program in honor of Jaycee Lee Dugard
- Donated $325,000 to renovate the South Lake Tahoe Middle School softball field so the girls have a place to play that is on par with the boys.

SISLT is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting women and youth throughout our region and is managed 100 percent by volunteers. In 1921 women were not permitted to join all-male community groups, so a group of women in Oakland, California formed an organization to help women and children. They called it Soroptimist (meaning Best for Women). Since then, the organization has grown to about 1,300 clubs in 21 countries throughout the world.

SISLT is reaching out to the South Lake Tahoe community on Giving Tuesday with a request for donations to help them continue to serve the community. C
A little contribution can’t change the world, but it can change someone’s world.

Please visit https://www.sislt.org/donate-soroptimist-lake-tahoe/ to help them continue to help others. If you'd rather mail-in donations, they can be sent to SISLT, PO Box 2179, Stateline, NV 89449.