Soroptimist North Atlantic Region – Empowering Women and Girls

NAR Upcoming Events & Important Dates
Empower Her, Transform the World

Jan 2 – Feb 15 – Time period for club officers to submit convention fee relief requests
For info concerning SIA convention relief instructions for clubs that meet the criteria. (Click here)
Jan 6 – SIA Federation Board candidate votes due
Feb 1 – Pillar Power Award applications due
Feb 15 – Club LYD reports due to region
Feb 25 – April 30 – SIA President-Elect electronic ballot voting
March 9 – 20 – 70th annual United Nations Commission for the Status of Women (UN CSW70)
March – Women’s History Month
March 1 – Walk for Women campaign
March 1 – SIA Int’l Women’s Day campaign
March 8 – Int’l Women’s Day
March 10 – Int’l Women’s Day virtual tea party
March 15 – Region LYD awardees due to SIA
March 15 – mandatory club convention fees are due
April 1 – SIA club grant applications due
April 1 – Governor’s Cup Award Application due
April 1 – Spirit of Soroptimist Awards due
April 18 – May 18 – Renew club D&O insurance
April 24-26 – NAR Spring Conference (SC26) at Double Tree Washington Meadow Lands, 340 Racetrack Rd, Washington, PA 15301, Super Hero/ Super Heroine theme where We are Everyday Heroes!
June 23 – Leadership Roundtable
June 30 – Program reporting due for DIBI & Accelerator projects
June 30 – Club Giving and Founders Pennies due for 2025/2026
July 22-25 – SI Convention in Iuncheon, South Korea
Aug 1 – Nov 15 – LYD on-line portal open

For NAR Spring Conference : Please see information on region board nominations.

NAR 2026-2028 Board of Directors Job Descriptions and Candidate Form

2025 NAR Leadership e-Learning
2025 NAR Org Chart

Upcoming NAR Grants and Awards

Region Board Nominations – These were due on December 21. (Download Candidate Form)

However, If any new candidate wishes to run for an office and a nomination has not submitted , he/she may still run by doing the following: At the Spring Conference he/she will need to supply a hard copy of their Candidate Form for each delegate for either their district or the whole region, depending on role.

Pillar Power Awards – These are due on February 1, 2026. (Note: There is also a change in the period in which the programs must be held. The programs must be held and completed between January 1, 2025, and December 31, 2025, to qualify for this round of awards.)
Download application
Download program details

Ethel F. Lord Fellowship Grant -It is due on February 1, 2026.
Download description | Download application

Spirit of Soroptimist Award – These applications are due on April 1, 2026.
Download application

Governors Cup Application – This is due on 4/1/2026.
Download application: PDF | Word | Excel

SEE WHAT EVENTS ARE HAPPENING AT A CLUB NEAR YOU!
VISIT THE CLUB & LOCAL EVENTS LINK.

Links to Social Media

NAR has two Facebook sites – one public, Soroptimist International of the Americas North Atlantic Region , and one private SIA North Atlantic Region Private Members Group for NAR members only. If you are on FB, simply ask to join. For the private group, you need to provide your Soroptimist member ID. (If you don’t have it, just ask your club president, club treasurer or membership since we can look it up for you.)