A member of an organisation working to improve the lives of women and girls in Gore says they have quietly made their mark in the community. Soroptimist International Gore is part of a United Nations-linked global federation, established in California in 1921, with bases in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Great Britain and Ireland and Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Southland has groups in both Gore and Invercargill. Member of 44 years and past president of Soroptimist International Gore Jeanette McIntyre said the organisation’s name came from the Latin ‘‘soro’’, meaning sister, and ‘‘optima’’, meaning what is best. ‘‘It’s [about doing] what’s best for women,’’ she said. New member Karen Bellew said the group was about bringing people together. ‘‘It’s tapping into that ability to show that everybody can help other women and have that sisterhood.’’ The Gore group was established in 1980, and today has about 30 members from around the district.…