Westcliff and District WIZO is a social group affiliated to WIZO.uk. They
have an extremely varied programme, including some evening but mostly
daytime meetings with speakers in members’ homes. Celebrity luncheons in
the Synagogue Hall, Antiques Road Shows, Musical Soirees, smaller luncheons
with speakers, outings to Art Galleries, and Stately Homes. Recent outings
have been to National Portrait Gallery, Clarence House, The Whitehall
Banqueting Hall and Frogmore in Windsor. Our Celebrity Speakers have
included Maureen Lipman, Thelma Ruby, Ruth Leon (Mrs Sheridan Morley) and
June Kenton of Rigby and Peller.
They try
to appeal to the 40 plus age group and have a membership of over 230, 90% of
whom are women. Our meetings are warm, friendly and informal, and
membership is £12 per person. There are discounts for all functions if you
are a member.
We raise
a total of £12,000 yearly, including organising the Jewish Women’s Week
Campaign locally, which raises on average £6,000 annually.
These
funds go towards the British WIZO’s
Projects in Israel which include Family Help Centres, Creches, The Rebecca
Sieff Centre in Jerusalem, Rape Crisis Centres and Homes for Battered Women
and Golden Age Homes. WIZO is an international non-political voluntary
charity, raising funds for deprived women and children in Israel regardless
of colour or creed. New members are warmly welcomed.
