Angels Camp, CA— Women who serve as the primary wage earners for their families and seek financial
assistance to continue their education or receive training can now apply for the Soroptimist Live Your
Dream: Education and Training Awards for Women. Applications are available at
www.soroptimist.org/lyda-appy or by emailing momamia892@gmail.com. The application deadline is
November 15.

Soroptimist International of Calaveras County will provide cash awards to its award recipients ranging
from $1,000 to $4,000, who will then advance to the Soroptimist Sierra Pacific Region level, where
recipients could receive up to an additional $5,000. The program culminates with three finalist $10,000
awards.

Recipients can use the Live Your Dream Award to offset costs associated with their efforts to attain higher
education or additional skills and training. This includes tuition, books, childcare, transportation, or any
other education-related expense.

The Live Your Dream Award provides over $3 million in cash awards to head-of-household women in need
each year. Since the program’s inception in 1972, more than $40 million has helped tens of thousands of
women achieve their dreams of a better life for themselves and their families. A study conducted by The
Fels Institute of Government, a research and consulting organization based at the University of
Pennsylvania, confirmed the efficacy and impact of this program. It improves the recipients’ quality of life;
builds their confidence; strengthens their self-determination and makes them want to, in turn, help others.

Helping women in this way has the demonstrated effect of leading to stronger communities, nations, and
the world.

Founded in 1947, SI Calaveras County’s club is part of Soroptimist International of the Americas, a global
volunteer organization that provides women and girls with access to the education and training they need
to achieve economic empowerment. Soroptimist, a 501(c)(3) organization that relies on charitable
donations to support its programs, also powers LiveYourDream.org—an online community offering offline
volunteer opportunities in support of women and girls. For more information about how Soroptimist
improves the lives of women and girls, visit www.soroptimist.org.