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THE ZONTA TREE

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

The Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon P.O. Box 93111 499 Main Street South, Brampton, ON, L6Y 4V8 [email protected] 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, Chair 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 BUSINESS MEETING 2nd Tuesday Monthly Clinton’s on Main 190 Main Street South, Brampton, ON

Next Meeting Tuesday, March 10th

at 6:30 PM @ Clinton’s on Main

Light your yellow candle

on March 8th to

celebrate IWD and to

remember women and

children, around the

world who are abused

In this Issue

Zonta International

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

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

Committee Reports ............... 4

Dates to Remember ............... 5

Minutes of February 10, 2015

Business Meeting ................... 6

Agenda for March 10, 2015

Business Meeting ................. 10

ZONTA INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIES TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PROGRAM

Page 2

Please advise Shirley Ellison at 905-458-4294 by FRIDAY, MARCH 6th 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]

mailto:[email protected]

2014 – 2016 Celebrate and Grow with Conviction, Commitment, Courage


Zonta International Foundation

ZONTA INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIES TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN PROGRAM Globally, gender-based violence is the most pervasive and least recognized human rights violation. Rooted in inequality, it affects women of every race, class, culture, ethnicity, age and country. Zonta International strives to promote and protect the human rights of all women and girls and reduce the incidence of violence through the Zonta International Strategies to End Violence Against Women (ZISVAW) Program by:

Supporting prevention and advocacy strategies locally and internationally. Awarding grants to United Nations agencies or recognized NGOs for projects that seek to

change personal and/or political knowledge, attitudes and behavior contributing to gender-based violence.

Increasing awareness and actions related to preventing violence against women by encouraging Zonta club involvement in local and national advocacy initiatives and service projects.

During the 2014-2016 Biennium, two projects are being supported by the ZISVAW Fund:

Respecting the Rights and Responding to the Needs of Adolescent Girls in Niger Location: Niger Partner: UNFPA Funding: US$1,000,000 (7% administrative costs) Overall Objective: To reduce early marriage and early pregnancy in a critical mass of communities and departments in four regions of Niger. Expected outcomes: This project is part of a five year (2013-2017) global UNFPA Adolescent Girls Initiative. 25,000 adolescent girls will be reached over 2 years with 400,000 members of their community benefiting from increased awareness. Adolescents will:

Develop health, social, and economic assets.

Know their rights and be in a stronger position to defend them.

Be safer and have a measure of protection against violence.

Have the basic tools required to lead fuller lives as adults.

Be able to actively participate in the socioeconomic development of their communities.

Voices Against Violence: Non-Formal Education Curriculum for the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts on Ending Violence against Women and Girls

Location: 12 Countries Partner: UN Women Funding: US$986,000 (7% administrative costs) Overall Objective: To prevent and reduce gender discrimination and violence against women and girls through non formal education and youth engagement and leadership. Expected outcomes: • Increased awareness and knowledge of gender based violence through non formal education

activities.

Increased engagement of young people in prevention of gender stereotypes, discrimination and

violence against girls and women through advocacy and peer education.

• Enhanced understanding of participants of the safety measures to deliver the curriculum.

• Action plans developed to roll out the curriculum by participants.




ZI District 4

Spring 2015 Workshop ‘D4 Stepping UP’

Area 1&2 April 25, 2015

Woodstock, Ontario

8:30 AM

Registration, Continental Breakfast and Shopping

9:30 AM

Welcome Julie Brown Area 1 Director Sheena Poole President, Woodstock, Ontario

9:45 AM

Governor’s Update Joanne Raymond Governor

Vivian Cody Archivist

10:00 AM

Ambassador Kathy Smith Ambassador

Toni Majchrzak Ambassador

10:30 Break and Shopping

10:45 AM

Choice of Workshops

“Steps to Empower and Serve” District Service and Advocacy

Project

Holly Anderson Service Chair

Judy Powers Service Chair

Connie Deckert Advocacy Chair Lee Fogarty Advocacy Chair

“Filling Her Shoes” Stepping up to leadership roles in Zonta

Kathleen Douglass Leadership Development

Noon Buffet Lunch, Networking and Shopping

1:00 PM

Stepping UP

1:10 PM

Stepping up to a role of Leadership Catherine Hardman Nominating Chair

Kate Wehmeyer Nominating Committee

Patty Feroz Nominating Committee

1:30 PM

Choice of Workshops

“Successful Steps of Recruitment” Examining how to recruit new members to your club

Lori Robinson Lieutenant Governor

“Steps to Member Engagement: The Fab Five!” Five steps to engaging members to become and stay

involved in your club

Joanne Raymond Governor

2:35 PM

Call to Conference – Kitchener-Waterloo

2:50 PM

Wrap Up Julie Brown Area 1 Director




Committee Reports




We got Mail !

Project Achieve recipient from Humberview S.S. in Bolton

From: Colleen Groen Sent: February 24, 2015 7:59 PM

To: [email protected] Subject: Thank you

Dear Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon,

In November I received an achievement award in regards to my grade 11 science. I

just wanted to thank your organization again for your generous gift and support. I would also like to thank your representative for coming to present the award to me- it was very nice to meet her. I have applied to numerous universities and I will use your award money towards my education. It was very interesting leaning about Zonta, as I

was not aware of this organization and the great support it gives to women.

Thanks again,

Lauren Groen

Dates to Remember

March 5, 2015 – Z Club Mini Conference hosted by Harold M. Braithwaite S.S. $10 March 6, 2015 – IWD Breakfast featuring White Ribbon $40

April 14, 2015 – Elections of 2 Directors for two-year term and 2 Nominating Committee members for one-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 2015-16 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

ZONTA




Minutes of February 10, 2015 Business Meeting

ZONTA CLUB BRAMPTON-CALEDON BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES

February 10, 2015 Location: Clinton’s on Main, 190 Main Street South, Brampton

Agenda Item Key Points Moved/ Seconded

Carried

Call to Order

6:45 PM

Welcome Guests

Dr. Kathleen A.’s guest: Urz Heer, Constituency Outreach, Office of Kyle Seeback, Member of Parliament for Brampton West

Speaker: Todd Letts, CEO, Brampton Board of Trade

Program – Fellowship &

Program Committee Speaker Grace, Dinner, Happy

Bucks

Speaker: Todd Letts, CEO, Brampton Board of Trade. Todd: 2015 Mission, Key Directions: business needs and advocacy, 2015 Events and Programs overview. Invitation to Ruth B. to attend Feb 12 7:30-9:30 A.M. event “You’re Social Now What?”

Valentine Bracelet gifts for women in the care of a Brampton shelter

Business Meeting Regrets

7:30 PM Kathleen D., Elayne M., Lori R., Willa W.

Approval of Agenda

Motion: Agenda be approved as distributed

Ellen B. / Jan L.

Carried

Declaration of Conflict of Interest

No declaration of conflict of interest reported

Approval of Consent Agenda Approval of Minutes of

January 2015 Business Meeting

Correspondence Folder

Motion: Consent Agenda be approved as distributed

Elizabeth B. / Shirley E.

Carried

Business arising from Minutes Invitation to speak on

innovative strategies for eliminating ‘violence against women’ in the Rogers TV Insight program taping on Jan. 28, 8-10

Rogers TV Insight program will be on air in April







Carried

PM - Dr. Kathleen Armitage-Peddle

President’s report Club Calendar New ZI: mission, vision

and theme and new visual brand identity

New Bylaws booklet and D4 directory

E-mailed Club Calendar to all members

ZI launched a new mission, vision and theme, along with refreshing the look of the logo and color palette. Tools and resources are available on ZI’s Brand Identity Guidelines webpage. B-C Club letterhead, poster template and logos are available to all members from Haydee K.

Received ZI’s new bylaws booklet and D4 directory. Governing documents are available on ZI’s webpage. Directory is available to all members from Haydee K.

Treasurer’s report 2014-15 Operational

Budget – June to

November mid-year

review

Dinner Dues (Feb-

June)

Mid-year report will be presented in March

Dinner Dues payable by cash or cheque. E-Transfer is a service not provided with our bank account type

Committee Reports Service Committee –

Janet Omoro o Service Budget –

Janet Omoro & Marion Reeves

o Z/Golden Z Clubs and Z Club Mini Conference – Shirley Ellison

o YWPA and Emma L. Conlon Service Award applications – Shirley Ellison

Advocacy Committee – Ellen Blahitka o IWD Breakfast –

Kathleen Douglass Membership

Committee – Kim Johnston

Service Committee

Service budget will be presented in March. Service Committee and Board to review final draft.

Z Club Spring Conference is on Thursday, March 5 at 3.30 to 7.30 P.M. It is organized by Z Club of Harold M. Brathwaite

YWPA applications were delivered to 26 secondary schools in Brampton and Caledon. Deadline for submission is Feb. 20

Emma L. Conlon Service Award applications were delivered to all 8 active Z Clubs

Advocacy Committee

IWD Breakfast ticket sales are to a slow start

Tickets can be paid with Credit Card by calling Flora All Occasions – Chau G.

Requesting donation of tickets for women in the care of the Salvation Army Honeychurch Family Life Resource Centre in Brampton

City of Brampton IWD Proclamation is at the Feb. 25 Council Meeting







Carried

Fellowship & Program Committee – Elizabeth Bindon

Bingo fundraiser – Elizabeth Bindon

40th Anniversary Luncheon – Dr. Kathleen Armitage-Peddle & Elizabeth Bindon

Town of Caledon IWD Proclamation will be delivered by Mayor Allan Thompson at the IWD breakfast

Membership Committee

Call for Committee meeting on Tuesday, March 3 at 6 P.M. at Flora All Occasions – Chau G.

Bingo fundraiser

To submit some more paperwork to City of Brampton

40th Anniversary Luncheon

Committee recommended net proceeds to be donated to Zonta International Foundation

New business New Policy: Z Club

Mini Conference Expenses – Marion Reeves

Preparation of our Bylaws changes – Ellen Blahitka

Elections of 2 Directors for two-year term in April – Lynda Noll

Fundraising in 2015-16 for consideration: WOA (November), etc.- Haydee Kocchiu

Zonta Classic (golf) – Marion Reeves

Request from D4 for our club to sponsor new Zonta Club in Barrie – Lori Robinson

New Policy: Z Club Mini Conference Expenses Motion: That the distributed proposed New Policy: Z Club Mini Conference Expenses amended to replace “That the start-up fund of $200 provided by the Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon” with “That the start-up fund as per Service Budget provided by the Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon” in item 3 be approved

Preparation of our Bylaws changes – First draft in March. Approval will be at AGM in May

Elections of 2 Directors for two-year term and 2

Nominating Committee members in April – two

members have consented to serve as Directors

if elected

Fundraising in 2015-16 for consideration: WOA (November), etc. – Will be presented in March

Zonta Classic (golf) – Date is: Thursday June 4th. Budget to be presented to Board

Request from D4 for our club to sponsor new Zonta Club in Barrie – Will be presented in March

Marion R. / Ellen B.

Carried Vote:

aye = 11 no = 4

AOB Members attending IWD K-W event on March 4th: Dr. Kathleen A., Margaret G. and Haydee K.







Carried

Announcements and Dates to Remember

March 5, 2015 – Z Club Mini Conference hosted by Harold M. Braithwaite S.S. $10

March 6, 2015 – IWD Breakfast featuring White Ribbon $40

April 14, 2015 – Elections of 2 Directors for two-year term and 2 Nominating Committee members for one-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 2015-16 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

Adjournment 9:15 PM Motion: Meeting be adjourned

Ellen B. / Dr.

Kathleen A.

Carried




Agenda for March 10, 2015 Business Meeting

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

Zonta International video Grace, Dinner, Happy Bucks

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Business Meeting at 7:30 PM

Regrets

Approval of Agenda

Declaration of Conflict of Interest

Approval of Consent Agenda Approval of Minutes of February 2015 Business Meeting Correspondence Folder

Business Arising Invitation to attend Feb 12 7:30-9:30 A.M. event “You’re Social Now What?”

– Ruth Ballantyne

Valentine Bracelet gifts for women in the care of a Brampton shelter – Elizabeth Bindon

President’s Report Club Calendar

Treasurer’s Report 2014-15 Operational Budget – June to November mid-year review Dinner Dues (Feb-June)

Committee Reports Service Committee – Janet Omoro

o Service Budget – Janet Omoro o Z Club Mini Conference – Shirley Ellison o Z / Golden Z Clubs – Shirley Ellison o YWPA and Emma L. Conlon Service Award applications – Shirley

Ellison Advocacy Committee – Ellen Blahitka

o IWD Breakfast – Kathleen Douglass Membership Committee – Kim Johnston Fellowship & Program Committee – Elizabeth Bindon Fundraising

o Bingo fundraiser – Elizabeth Bindon o Zonta Classic (golf) – Marion Reeves o Fundraising in 2015-16 for consideration: WOA (November), etc.-

Haydee Kocchiu Governance

o Preparation of our Bylaws changes – Ellen Blahitka o Elections of 2 Directors for two-year term and 2 Nominating

Committee members for one-year term in April – Lynda Noll

New Business Request from D4 for our club to sponsor new Zonta Club in Barrie – Lori

Robinson

AOB Motion to extend/adjourn Meeting (if required)

Adjournment


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