Service salute: Soroptimist award helps women pursue career goals.Female heads of household seeking to improve their employment status may look to Soroptimist International of the Americas, Philadelphia, for assistance. Since 1972, the organization's Women's Opportunity Awards have provided cash awards that recipients may use for "any expense related to their educational pursuits," including tuition For tuition fees in the United Kingdom, see . Tuition means instruction, teaching or a fee charged for educational instruction especially at a formal institution of learning or by a private tutor usually in the form of one-to-one tuition. and books, child care, transportation, and housing. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Local Soroptimist clubs give Women's Opportunity Awards in amounts that they determine to any number of women. Winners at the community level are then eligible to receive one of 28 regional awards. Geographic regions in North, Central, and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. as well as Asia each grant one $5,000 first-place award and two $3,000 awards. The 28 first-place regional recipients become eligible for one of three $10,000 finalist awards. The organization estimates that $15 million in awards has assisted about 20,000 women since the program began. Only residents of the organization's 19 member countries and territories are eligible. And applicants must demonstrate financial need and be enrolled in or have been accepted to a vocational program Noun 1. vocational program - a program of vocational education educational program - a program for providing education or an undergraduate degree “First degree” redirects here. For the BBC television series, see First Degree. An undergraduate degree (sometimes called a first degree or simply a degree program. ANNIVERSARY Ten years Pet Sitters Noun 1. pet sitter - someone left in charge of pets while their owners are away from home critter sitter custodian, keeper, steward - one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals International: www.petsit.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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