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THE ZONTA TREE

ZONTA INTERNATIONAL - THE ZONTA CLUB OF BRAMPTON-CALEDON – Since 1974 DISTRICT 4 AREA 2 CLUB 0754

2014 -2015 OFFICERS

PRESIDENT

Haydee Kocchiu

PRESIDENT ELECT Kimberlee Johnston

PAST PRESIDENT Dr. Doreen Thompson

TREASURER Marion Reeves

SECRETARY

Chau Ghent

DIRECTORS Ellen Blahitka (2015)

Director (2015)

Elizabeth Bindon (2016)

Janet Omoro (2016)

NOMINATING COMMITTEE Lynda Noll

Dr. Doreen Thompson

Christiane Deschenes

EDITOR Elayne McDermid

[email protected]

DISTRICT 4 GOVERNOR

Joanne Raymond

[email protected]

LT. GOVERNOR

Lori Robinson

AREA 2 DIRECTOR

Linda Orme

The Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon

P.O. Box 93111

499 Main Street South,

Brampton, ON, L6Y 4V8

BUSINESS MEETING 2nd Tuesday Monthly

Clinton’s on Main 190 Main Street South,

Brampton, ON

Next Meeting Tuesday, January 13th

at 6:30 PM @ Clinton’s on Main

In this Issue

Zonta International

Foundation .............................. 2

ZI District 4............................. 3

Committee Reports ................. 3

Club History in Brief .............. 6

Minutes of November 11, 2014

Business Meeting .................... 9

Minutes of December 9, 2014

Business Meeting .................. 12

Agenda for January 13, 2015

Business Meeting .................. 14

Treasurer’s Reminder

Dinner Dues February-June

$140

Please advise Shirley Ellison at 905-458-4294 by FRIDAY, JANUARY 10th NOON, if you

are UNABLE to attend. A

meal will not be ordered for you. This will save the Club

some $$. LET HER KNOW IF YOU ARE BRINGING A

GUEST

http://www.zontabramptoncaledon.com/

mailto:[email protected]



Zonta International Foundation

Since the program’s inception, ZI has awarded 1,438 Amelia Earhart (AE) Fellowships, totaling more than

US$8.6 million, to women from 70 countries. The AE Fellowship of US$10,000 is awarded to 35 Fellows around the globe each year. The Fellowship is awarded to women of any nationality pursuing a Ph.D./doctoral degree who demonstrate a superior academic record in the field of aerospace-related sciences or aerospace-related engineering. Amelia Earhart Fellowships are made

possible by generous contributions to

the Zonta International Foundation

Amelia Earhart Fellowship Fund

Donate to the Amelia Earhart Fellowship Fund. Keep the number of women in aerospace-

related science and aerospace-related engineering fields soaring.




ZI District 4

2015 Spring Workshops SAVE THE DATE

Area 3 and 4

April 11, 2015 Hosted by Zonta Club of Niagara Falls, ON

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Area 1 and 2

April 25, 2015 Hosted by Zonta Club of Woodstock

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Area 5 and 6

May 2, 2015 Hosted by Zonta Club of Erie

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Committee Reports

SERVICE, ADVOCACY, MEMBERSHIP and FELLOWSHIP & PROGRAM

Club President’s Report to District 4 for June-November 2014 Information provided by Committee Chairs Janet Omoro (Service), Ellen Blahitka (Advocacy), Kim Johnston (Membership) and Liz Bindon (Fellowship & Program)

BIENNIAL GOAL 1 – SERVICE 1. During the last 6 months did your club focus on any service project? If so, please

explain. Project Achieve Awards A total of 15 awards were given out. 9 awards were given out in October, and 6 in November.

Project Achieve recognizes the outstanding achievement and/or greatest improvement of a Grade 11 female student in a science subject. Our goal is to encourage young women to continue their studies in the Sciences. Letters were sent to secondary schools in Brampton and Caledon. The Science Awards Department from each school provided awardees’ name, date and time of the awards ceremony. The Awards Committee Chair prepared cheques and Club members were called upon to attend the award ceremonies to present the awards. Z Clubs and Golden Z Club




Club members acted as liaison and visited the Z Club in a number of high schools. 2. Was the focus in line with Zonta’s mission and vision?

Yes, the focus of Project Achieve Awards and Z Clubs, while geared towards Youth Development and Education, is in line with Zonta’s mission and vision.

3. Did your club cooperate with any other like- minded organization on this service

project? If so, please explain. Project Achieve Awards and Z Clubs are ongoing initiatives of the Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon undertaken in collaboration with participating high schools in Brampton and Caledon.

BIENNIAL GOAL 2- ADVOCACY 1. As a club did you initiate advocacy actions in cooperation with like – minded

organizations during the last 6 months? If yes, please describe the action and with whom you cooperated? Participated in both of the Area 2 Zonta Says No Award presentations: Argos and Principal Mr. Timothy Powell-McBride of Westdale Secondary School in Hamilton

2. As a club did you initiate any advocacy actions during the last 6 months? If so, describe. Sent out email blasts with facts and information each day through the 16 Days of Activism. Have started plans for our IWD breakfast to be held on Friday, March 6, 2015. We are partnering with White Ribbon and our guest speaker will be a representative of White Ribbon.

BIENNIAL GOAL 3 – RESOURCES 1. Describe the level of active participation of your members in your club endeavours?

Successes Our success is being able to present interesting speakers for our business meetings. Each month our Fellowship & Program committee posts in The Zonta Tree a profile of the speaker. This is to encourage our members to invite potential new members to our meeting and invite them to stay for our dinner and interact with our members. Speakers: September - Denyse Churchill, Acting Education Coordinator, Peel Art Gallery Museum and Archives (PAMA). This was very interesting especially for our new members as Denyse pointed out our club many years ago had commissioned a sculpture titled Sisters for the gallery. She updated us on its status and also pointed out the Archives houses many of our clubs records. October - Jasmine Chong, Fundraising and Communications Coordinator, Victim Services of Peel. Jasmine talked about the South Asian Family Enrichment (SAFE) Program delivered by Victim Services. November – Zonta Birthday Month. It was fitting to have as our speaker, District 4 Governor, Joanne Raymond. She updated us on International and District news and gave




an overview of Zonta. This was fitting as we had a number of new potential members at this meeting. December - Christmas party at Clinton’s On Main. Member Chau Ghent (Flora All Occasions) provided supplies for us to create our own Christmas center piece. We also had a surprise Christmas gift exchange. It was nice to see that five of our Zonta boys attended this event. All of our members are invited to submit their ideas for speakers and our social events. Challenges

Our challenge is being able to engage interesting and relevant speakers for our business meetings.

2. Recruitment and retention are vital to Zonta and a club’s success. Please describe the above as it pertains to your club to date. Successes

Held a new member orientation session for members installed in the last year

Connected each member with a mentor, in addition to their sponsor

Revisiting the value of the Brampton Board of Trade (BBOT) Membership

A member of the committee attended a BBOT Networking workshop

President is sending out monthly calendar updates so members know what is being done each month and how they can help

Challenges

Volume of email for members – how to ensure that messages are received

Strategies to implement “get to know you” Bios – so members can get to know each other

Save the date! Tickets

released in January

INTERNATIONAL

WOMEN’S DAY Annual Breakfast

Friday, March 6th, 2015

Featuring White Ribbon

White Ribbon is the world’s largest movement of men and boys working to end violence against women and girls, promote gender equity, healthy relationships and a new vision of masculinity

ALL NET PROCEEDS WILL SUPPORT ZONTA CLUB OF BRAMPTON-CALEDON’S ZONTA SAYS NO TO VIOLENCE AGAINST

WOMEN CAMPAIGN PROJECTS




Club History in Brief

Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon - History in Brief District 4, Area 2, Club # 0754 Chartered in November 1974 SOM Club: Zonta Club of Mississauga Information Meeting held at Caledon Golf Country Club: November 1973 Charter Presentation: November 1974. President: Irene Biggs Meetings

Business meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month except for July and August. Our meetings consist of a speaker, dinner, followed by the business portion. We recognize important dates in the Zonta calendar: Amelia Earhart, International Women’s Day, and Zonta’s birthday. Our December meeting is a social and June is our annual general meeting and social. Club Board and Committees The board consists of President, President-Elect, Treasurer, Secretary, and four Directors. The board meets monthly on the 4th Tuesday, except for July, August and December. The Past President also attends board meetings. The Nominating Committee is composed of 2 annually elected members plus the immediate Past President who is automatically appointed as the Chair of the Committee. Current standing committees are: Service, Advocacy, Membership, Fellowship & Program and Public Relations. The President-Elect is the chair of Membership. Directors act as board liaisons and chairs for the other standing committees. Committees meet on needs basis. Special committees:

Project Achieve Awards

Z Clubs/Golden Z Clubs

International Women’s Day

Women of Achievement

Golf Tournament

40th Anniversary Celebration

Membership

The number of members have fluctuated from 18 to 45. In 2014, Brampton-Caledon has 24 members, 15 Z Clubs and 1 Golden Z Club. Advocacy projects

Every year our club has organized a very successful International Women’s Day breakfast. The City of Brampton and the Town of Caledon has presented proclamations to our club annually honouring March 8th Zonta International Women’s Day.




Service projects

Local service has included women’s health, education in prevention of violence against women, support of women’s shelters and education awards given to young women. Select projects include:

Z Clubs/Golden Z Clubs – Sponsorship and support.

Birthing Kits - Joining with other Zonta clubs and friends of Zonta and Z-Clubbers to complete 1000 birthing kits to send to third world countries.

Project Achieve Awards - This project supports young women in secondary schools who have gained high academic achievement in science.

Shirley Ellison Award - Given to a Z-Club member who has demonstrated excellent service in their community.

Barbara Fendley Taylor Memorial Bursary - This is an educational award for a foster child selected by the Children’s Aid Society.

Young Women in Public Affairs Award.

Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship.

Donations to Zonta International Foundation every year.

Donations to Breast Cancer services at the local Hospital.

Donations to Mental Health services for women at the local Hospital.

Donations to local women’s shelters every year.

Fund Raising

Bingo has been our greatest revenue source, followed by numerous fund raisers such as Cash Lotteries, golf tournaments, fashion shows, Women of Achievement Galas, silent auctions, pancake breakfasts, trade shows, card parties, sale of Hummel Greeting Cards and travel brushes. Close to $700,000 CAD has been returned to the community. Area Activities

The Club has been represented at all area meetings since charter and has hosted workshops. Area Projects

In 2014, all six Clubs in Area 2 introduced the Zonta Says No Award to be awarded annually to an organization and to an individual. The award to an organization was presented to the Toronto Argonauts, a CFL football team at a game event on October 25th. The team was honoured for their “Huddle Up” bullying prevention program as well for their Argo Cheerleaders program, “Make the Call. This event also included a Zonta information booth. The award to an individual was presented to Hamilton’s Westdale S .S. Principal, Mr. Timothy Powell-McBride. He has served as a Status of Women representative within his teaching profession and speaks to male students and student leadership forums about their responsibility they should take to end this violence.

District Activities The Club has always been well represented at district conferences. Many of our members have served on the board: Kathleen Douglass, Governor; Shirley Ellison, Z/Golden Z clubs Co-Chair; Elizabeth Bindon, Amelia Earhart Co-Chair, Z/Golden Z clubs Co-Chair; and Jessie Bannerman, Secretary. Lori Robinson is currently the Lt. Governor.




District Projects

The Club has supported the Birthing Kits project in 2010, 2013 and 2014, completing 1,000 kits each year.

International Activities

The Club has been represented at all International Conventions since charter. We have had various members on the board: Kathleen Douglass, International Director and Bylaws Committee and currently is a member of the Nominating Committee and the Leadership Development Committee; and Lori Robinson, Chair Z Club and Golden Z Club Committee. Zonta International Foundation

The club has contributed a percentage of the funds raised to Zonta International Foundation as have individual members. The club has supported the YWPA and the Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship by funding local awards and by contributing funds to the international programs. Prepared by Margaret Geare, Elizabeth Bindon, and Haydee Kocchiu. December 2014 Archival material is stored at the Peel Archives (PAMA)




Minutes of November 11, 2014 Business Meeting

ZONTA CLUB BRAMPTON-CALEDON BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES

November 11, 2014 Location: Clinton’s on Main, 190 Main Street South, Brampton

Agenda Item Key Points Moved/ Seconded

Carried

Call to Order

6:35 PM

Welcome Guests

Kathleen D.’s guest: Amrit Kaur, Managing Director, Brampton Business Executive Suites

Shirley E.’s guests: Collette and Susan Robin, Vita Centre For pregnant and parenting youth

Speaker ZI District 4 Governor Joanne Raymond

Program

Remembrance Day

Speaker

Grace, Dinner, Happy

Bucks

Poem: “In Flanders Fields” by Dr. Kathleen A.

Speaker: ZI District 4 Governor Joanne

Raymond. Update on ZI and District 4

Business Meeting Regrets

7:30 PM Jan L., Elayne M., and Lori R.

Declaration of Conflict of Interest

No declaration of conflict of interest reported

Approval of Agenda

Motion: Agenda be approved as distributed

Ellen B./ Dr. Doreen

T.

Carried

Approval of Consent Agenda Minutes of October

2014 meeting Correspondence

Folder

Motion: Consent Agenda be approved as distributed

Shirley E. / Willa W.

Carried

Business arising from Minutes Contact software –

Ellen Blahitka

Item deferred to next meeting

President’s report Club Calendar

Area 2 Zonta Says No

Community

Organization Award to

Haydee distributed Club Calendar to all

members

Reports on Area 2 Zonta Says No Community

Organization Award to the Toronto Argonauts

Football Team and on Every Member







Carried

the Toronto Argonauts

Football Team

Every Member

November support the

Zonta International

Foundation (ZIF)

November support the Zonta International

Foundation (ZIF) were published in The Zonta

Tree November 2014

Treasurer’s report Dinner Dues Report

Expiration of $5900

GIC at end of October

2014

Happy Bucks – Funds

raised at October 2014

meeting

Dinner dues: 2 outstanding

GIC issued Oct 29 2014 for $5,992.42 at annual interest rate of 0.8%. Maturity Oct 28 2015

Happy Bucks funds raised at October meeting: $20.00

Committee reports 40th Anniversary

Luncheon - Dr.

Kathleen Armitage-

Peddle

Service Committee –

Marion Reeves and

Janet Omoro

o Project Achieve –

Jessie Bannerman

o Z/Golden Z Clubs –

Shirley Ellison

Advocacy Committee

– Ellen Blahitka

Membership

Committee – Kim

Johnston

Fellowship & Program

Committee – Elizabeth

Bindon

Bingo fundraiser –

Elizabeth Bindon

40th Anniversary Luncheon - Dr. Kathleen A.

reported: 75 attended, made approx. $600,

committee debriefing meeting on Nov. 20th, etc.

Service Committee – Marion R. and Janet O.

will host a teleconference meeting to work on

Service Budget

Project Achieve – Report from Jessie B. is

published in The Zonta Tree November 2014

Z/Golden Z Clubs – Shirley E. reported: 7

active and 5 non active clubs. Shirley will focus

on the 5 non active ones this year. Need 2

more members on the committee. 8 new

schools to work on next year. Mini conference

on March 5th

Advocacy Committee – Ellen B. encouraged

members to go to the presentation of the

inaugural Zonta Says No Award to an individual

on November 25th in Hamilton

Membership Committee – Kim J. provided

status report

Fellowship & Program – Liz B. provided status

on Christmas Party planning

Bingo Fundraiser – Liz B. reported: application

has been forward to the City







Carried

New business Delegate for BBOT

2014 AGM on

November 27, 2014

Ruth B. volunteered to be the Club’s Delegate at the BBOT 2014 AGM

AOB Kathleen D. proposed to have a talk about IWD and WOA at the next meeting. Maybe try to make IWD a bigger event

Announcements and Dates to Remember

November 13, 2014 – UN Briefings, UN Tour

and lunch at UN Headquarters in NYC $110

November 27, 2014 – BBOT 2014 AGM from

7:30-9:30 AM at the Pearson Convention

Centre. Keynote speech by Mayor-elect Linda

Jeffrey $35

Send the names of Zontians recommended as candidates for Zonta International Office, Directorship and Nominating Committee membership to the District Nominating Committee: November 2014

Submit Club history to District Historian: December 2014

Motion to extend/adjourn Meeting Adjournment

8:35 PM Motion: Meeting be adjourned

Willa W./ Chau G.

Carried




Minutes of December 9, 2014 Business Meeting


December 9, 2014 Location: Clinton’s on Main, 190 Main Street South, Brampton


Carried

Call to Order

6:38 PM

Welcome Short Business Meeting. Christmas Social to follow

Regrets Ruth B., Elayne M. and Marion R.

Approval of Agenda

Motion: Agenda be approved as distributed

Kathleen D./

Shirley E.

Carried


No declaration of conflict of interest reported

New business IWD event – Advocacy

Committee

Kathleen D. proposed IWD breakfast event on Friday, March 6th. Speaker from White Ribbon. Make it a fundraising event. Less expensive venue Motion: The Club supports IWD as an advocacy & fundraising event IWD Committee: Kathleen D., Ellen B., Margaret G., Lori R., Christiane D., Jan L. and Lynn W. .

Kim J. / Margaret G.

Carried

AOB None

Announcements and Dates to Remember

December 2014 - Submit Brief Club history to District Historian

March 5, 2015 – Z Club Mini Conference hosted by Harold M. Braithwaite S.S.

April 11, 2015 – District 4 Spring Workshop Areas 3 & 4 in Niagara Falls

April 14, 2015 – Elections of 2 Directors for two-year term

April 25, 2015 – District 4 Spring Workshop Areas 1 & 2 in Woodstock

May 12, 2015 – AGM and Installation of two new Directors. Reports from Z Clubs

June 9, 2015 – Approval of Operational and Service budgets. Social

June 12-14, 2015 – Zonta North American Inter-District Meeting in Minneapolis

Sep 25-27, 2015 – District 4 Conference in Waterloo Inn Conference Centre





December 9, 2014 Location: Clinton’s on Main, 190 Main Street South, Brampton


Carried

Oct 23–Nov 4, 2015 – D4 AE Fellowship travel fundraiser to Portugal 13-day tour $3989

Adjournment 7:00 PM Motion: Meeting be adjourned

Shirley E. / Ellen B.

Carried

Holly Anderson is the ZI Amelia Earhart Fellowship Committee Chair. This Committee evaluates applications and recommends candidates for International Board approval, recommends eligibility criteria, evaluation standards and scoring of applicants and suggests program improvements. Holly Anderson received the AE Fellowship to do graduate work on

aeronautics and fluid mechanics at the University of London’s Imperial College. She has been a member of Zonta since 1987 in the Toronto. Ontario club. She has served on the Amelia Earhart Fellowship Committee since 1993. Holly worked for 30 years at Ontario Hydro/Ontario Power Generation and has recently moved to the CANDU Owners Group to serve as a program manager for nuclear safety and licensing research.

From The Zontian Issue One September 2014




Agenda for January 13, 2015 Business Meeting

Zonta

Agen

da

Call to Order at 6:30 PM Welcome Program – Fellowship & Program Committee

January is Amelia Earhart month. Zonta is proud to honor the extraordinary achievements and determined spirit of famed pilot and past Zontian Amelia Earhart

Speaker: Holly Anderson, Chair ZI Amelia Earhart Fellowship Committee

Grace, Dinner, Happy Bucks Business Meeting at 7:30 PM

Regrets

Approval of Agenda


Approval of Consent Agenda Approval of Minutes of November 2014 Business Meeting Approval of Minutes of December 2014 Business Meeting Correspondence Folder

Business Arising IWD Committee report – Kathleen Douglass Club delegate report on BBOT 2014 AGM – Ruth Ballantyne

President’s Report Club Report June-November 2014 and Club History in Brief Club Calendar and Committees - as of mid-year review

Treasurer’s Report 2014-15 Operational Budget – June to November Report

Committee Reports Service Committee – Janet Omoro

o Service Budget – Janet Omoro & Marion Reeves o Z/Golden Z Clubs, Z Club Mini Conference – Shirley Ellison

Advocacy Committee – Ellen Blahitka Membership Committee – Kim Johnston

o Contact software – Ellen Blahitka Fellowship & Program Committee – Elizabeth Bindon Bingo fundraiser – Elizabeth Bindon 40th Anniversary Luncheon – Dr. Kathleen Armitage-Peddle & Elizabeth Bindon

New Business

AOB Dates to Remember

March 5, 2015 – Z Club Mini Conference hosted by Harold M. Braithwaite S.S. March 6, 2015 – IWD Breakfast featuring White Ribbon April 11, 2015 – District 4 Spring Workshop Areas 3 & 4 in Niagara Falls, ON April 14, 2015 – Elections of 2 Directors for two-year term. Education, Leadership and

Youth Development award winners presentation April 25, 2015 – District 4 Spring Workshop Areas 1 & 2 in Woodstock May 12, 2015 – AGM. Installation of two new Directors. Reports from Z Clubs June 9, 2015 – Approval of Operational and Service budgets. Social June 12-14, 2015 – Zonta North American Inter-District Meeting in Minneapolis September 25-27, 2015 – District 4 Conference in Waterloo Inn Conference Centre Oct 23–Nov 4, 2015 – D4 AE Fellowship travel fundraiser to Portugal 13-day tour $3989 Motion to extend/adjourn Meeting (if required) Adjournment


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