What SWOOP offers to women involved in our projects makes SWOOP membership nearly self-perpetuating.  SWOOP seems to strike a chord with women who want to “give back” to their communities in a very “hands-on” way.  As SWOOP’s numbers grow, its reputation spreads.  When people in other areas learn about SWOOP, they exclaim, “We need a SWOOP in our community!”  By 2004, individuals and groups in other cities in North Carolina, as well as in several other states, and even in Canada had expressed an interest in starting SWOOP chapters.  Therefore, the SWOOP board decided to license its first chapter in Wilmington, North Carolina, with other chapters soon to follow. 

SWOOP now receives, on average, five to ten emails per week from women asking to join.  SWOOP is open to all women, regardless of race, sexual orientation, color, religion, creed, political beliefs, age, national origin, linguistic and language differences, socio-economic status, height, weight, marital status, or (dis)ability. 

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