Angelina Carty
At the Annual General Meeting held on April 26 Angelina Carty was installed as the new president for the Soroptimist International of Anguilla Club. In her address she said that the Club has much to accomplish with focus on “Educate, Empower and Enable” women and girls on the island.
The meeting included reports from the secretary, Ursil Webster, membership Pamela Connor, Treasurer, Carmencita Davis, Programme Action Linda Banks and Councillor Lana Hoyoung. Currently Anguilla holds the position of Secretariat for the Caribbean and Blondell Rodgiers is the President of SICN (Soroptimist International Caribbean Network). She said that there are seven countries in the group and during her presidency emphasis has been on human trafficking which is reportedly at a peak in the Caribbean. In Anguilla signs have been erected at the Clayton J Lloyd International Airport, the General Post Office and the Inland Revenue Department. She said that the bi-annual meeting of the SICN is due to be held on July 23 and will be a virtual meeting when Anguilla hands over the secretariat to Grenada.
Outgoing president Yolande Richardson thanked her committee and the energetic members for their support during her two year presidency. She said that it was not easy during the COVID-19 pandemic but she kept communication functioning and members were able to assist with food collection and distribution, contact tracing for COVID-19, and tree planting at the Soroptimist Centre. She wished the new president and executive every success.
The new president congratulated the outgoing president who she said did a remarkable job. She also applauded Blondell Rodgiers for managing the dynamics in her regional role. She said the Club must build on the stalwart members who preceded them. She reminded members that Soroptimism gives an opportunity to give back to the community and she hopes more people will see the value of being a member as Anguillian women and girls need help.
The new Executive includes President Angelina Carty, Immediate Past President Yolande Richardson, Treasurer Maglan Richardson, Councillor Lana Hoyoung, Programme Action Linda Banks, President Elect Carmencita Davis, Membership Pamela Connor and members Lavan Hoyoung Maglan Richardson, Ursil Webster and Evlyn Esdaille.
