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President:: Diane Twining Area 3 Director: Barb Nelson Governor Dist 12: Evelyn HaskellEditor: Julie Bradley
Tsunami Update….
“Women on the Move.”Theprogram trains groups of 25-30women (many of whom arewidowed due to the effects ofHIV/AIDS) to leverage theircollective savings and launchincome-generating activitiesthat improve their financialstanding, health, and social
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On the hard, arid terrain ofSouthern Niger, there is littleto find but vast plains ofstone. But journey to the smallvillage of Tama, located inTahoua Department, and youwill discover an abundance of arare commodity: women entre-preneurs.
Meet Sahia, Azumi, Ashiza,Rabi, Dijé, Rahamaou, andHalima -- Nigerian womenwho have opened their ownsmall businesses throughCARE’s savings and loan pro-gram Mata Masu Dubara or
status. In a country wherewomen have an 8% rate ofliteracy, live only to their for-ties, have minimal access tocredit and limited decision-making powers within theircommunities and families,these women are extraordinaryexamples of how women canhelp women change their livesfor the better.
Sahia (standing at far right)brews and sells a traditionalbeverage, raises sheep andbought two donkeys that sherents to farmers who need tohaul heavy loads.
Azumi and her sister Ashizahave become adept goat- andsheep-raisers, while Rabi Boutadeals exclusively in sales of riceand beans.
Dijé sells vegetables and Ra-hamaou sells ground cassava,both rare and desired com-modities in the marketplace.
And Halima (seated near cen-ter in white shawl) regularlytravels by bus to a local town;where she buys cooking gearand brings it back for resale.
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Latest News on Niger’s Women Entrepreneurs….from International Headquarters
Zonta International Web Site Info!
Zonta Club of DenverMarch 2005
Volume 11, Issue 10
President’s Message 2
Member Changes of Address& Jobs
2
Meeting Info 3
Membership Information &updates
4
Service Opportunities 4
International Conventionupdate...
5
Douglas County Trivia BowlZonta Rose Day—What weare doing!
6
Minutes of February Meeting 7
Upcoming Calendar events 8
Inside this issue:
Special points of in-terest:
More Tsunami fromGovernor of District17
Web Site Registra-tion!
Rose Fund Giving:Biennium Goal
US$ 3,620,000
Raised through Jan 31, 2005
$683,717
Member New Information:Judy Allen has a new position. She is a Tour Revenuer. She works forGlobus and Cosmos a tour broker & seller of tours to travel agents!Her company address is: 5301 S Federal Cr.; Littleton, CO 80123Direct phone: 303-703-7358.Email: [email protected]
Julie Bradley has moved to Erie, CO. Her new address is:2179 Pinon Cir; Erie, CO 80516Home: 720-890-0125Cell: 720-841-7728 (work contacts & emails remain the same).
Greetings Fellow Zontians,
I first want to take a mo-ment to thank all of you fora very smooth running andenjoyable February meet-ing. When we award ourannual Service Grants, itreflects so positively on theefforts that all of you haveput forth through the year.February 10 was a visualand verbal confirmation ofall of your good work.I hope you are all ready forspring, as it appears to be“busting out” all over. The early flowers are up and Ihave seen crocuses alreadyblooming around the Met-ropolitan area. I imagineyou are looking throughthe gardening catalogs pre-paring ready to plant for
longer and warmer days. Liferesembles our gardens; weplant seeds, fertilize and wa-ter, hoping for a crop ofbeautiful flowers and tastyfruits and vegetables. AsZontians we also plant theseeds of hope and opportu-nity through our planningefforts, financial contribu-tions and hands-on serviceactivities. I’m hoping for “bumper” results from our cumulative efforts throughthis year.
As you know, nothing everhappens without thoroughplanning, so if you have notalready taken the time, pleaseregister on the Zonta Inter-national web site and com-plete the on-line MemberSurvey. The deadline hasbeen extended to Friday,March 4, 2005. Closer tohome, we have several inter-esting items to discuss andvote on at our upcomingmeeting on March 10th. Sev-eral fundraising activities arebeing planned and will bepresented at the meeting.
Additionally, another spe-cial opportunity for theDenver Kids Teen MomProgram is being set inmotion and your ideas andapproval are needed. Wehope to see you there soyou can be involved inthese local planning ef-forts.
In closing, don’t forget that March 8th is ZontaRose Day and the UnitedNation’s “Day of the Woman”. Won’t you do something extra for a spe-cial woman close to you?Our Club has several spe-cial women we will recog-nize; Sheila Davis will re-port at our March meetingAnd finally, please addApril 9 to your calendarfor our Area 3 Conferencebeing held @ the Spice ofLife Ctr. in Boulder.Hope to see you all soon.
Yours in Zonta,
Diane
Congratulations to the fol-lowing Zonta Clubs.
Every member of the follow-ing clubs successfully regis-tered a username and pass-word with the Zonta Inter-
national Web site. Each member will receive aZonta International/ Zonta International Foun-dation liquid mouse pad for their efforts to Makethe Connection online with members worldwide.
Marquette Area, Michigan USA
Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
Taipei I, Taiwan
Taichung, Taiwan
President Diane’s March Message...
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Tsunami Appeal continued….Zonta Internationa l / Z onta Internationa l Foundation R espond to Tsunam i Disasterin South Asia and East Africa continued….
March Meeting Info...
The women meet on a weeklybasis learn, pool their collectivesavings, provide seed money totheir peers and gain valuabletraining in improving their busi-nesses.
Recently, CARE field agentHadjia Jermaine Hessou(standing, center) visits thegroup to introduce a new com-ponent to their meetings --learning how to prevent, findsupport for, understand, andadvocate for health services tocounter HIV/AIDS. Hadija’s visit is just one component of
(Continued from page 1) the project funded by theZonta International Founda-tion for the 2004-2006 Bien-nium. Across Niger, nearly200,000 women are membersof more than 6,000 Mata MasuDubara groups in six of thecountry’s seven departments (or states) an extensive all-female network to begin reach-ing women infected and af-fected by HIV/AIDS.
Program Updates:International Service:
Coming Soon on the web site,the final report for the 2002-2004 phase of the Anti-Trafficking project in Bosnia &Herzegovina is now available.This project continues in the2004-2006 Biennium.
Preventing Violence AgainstWomen:
An announcement on thechanges to the ZISV AW pro-gram for the 2004-2006 Bien-nium is now available on theweb site. Hard copy will beavailable at club meetings
Program of GeneralMeeting:
Sandra Stemmler will betalking of her new book!!Congratulations Sandra.
March Birthdays!March 9th: Beth Mundell
March 22nd: Nancy Koontz
Zonta Traveling BookSuitcase:Due to lack of traffic it wasdecide to make the travelingbook suitcase a lending suit-case. You bring your books ortake books to read (no morecost). Enjoy the interesting
books!
PermanentReservation List
Judy AllenEvie AshmoreMary BenoitJulie Bradley
Nancy KoontzCathy ConleySheila Davis
Nikki HeadleeCynthia Herndon
Dottie JenkinsKate Linscott
Dolores LoweryJudy McNerny
Marjorie PickettLinda Rhea
Dorothy SwindtCarmen TeufelDiane TwiningJoetta Williams
When: Thursday, March10th
Where: Sheraton FourPointsI-25 & Hampden
Time: 5:30 p.m. socialhour; 6:00 p.m.
dinner
Cost: $25.00
Invocation: Kathy Hyzer
Greeter:
Please RSVP to KathyHyzer at 303-282-1062
and leave a message. Re-member—you must makeyour reservation by Mon-day, March 7th at noon.If you are on permanentreservation list you mustcall to cancel by noonMonday.
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MENUGreen Salad withCucumbers, Car-
rots, Peppers & To-matoes with Bal-samic VinaigretteBraised Beef SteakHunter Style withMushroom Sauce
Buttered Egg Noo-dles
Vichy Carrots &Garden Peas
Pear Helene withVanilla Ice Cream& Chocolate Sauce
Zonta Service Opportunities: Qualified Organization & Activities Issachar Community 303-839-5198 Komen Race for the Cure 303-576-8705 Providence Network (Joy House) 303-860-8404 Mi Casa 303-573-1302 Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic 303-290-0873 Ronald McDonald House 303–861-1754 Salvation Army 303-861-4833 Samaritan Counseling Center 303-639-5240 Share Our Strength (SOS) 303-892-8480
(Operation Front Line & Taste of the Nation) Volunteers of America 720-264-3323 Women’s Bean Project 303-292-1919 Women’s Wilderness Institute 303-938-9191 Young American’s Bank 303-321-2265
Zonta Club of Denver 2004-2005Board of Director’s Meetings
The board meets regularly at mem-ber homes on the 4th Thursday ofeach month.
March 24th (at Julie Bradley’s house)
April 28th (at Judy Allen’s house)
May 26th (joint board meeting)
Board of Directors Meetings:
MembershipCommitteeReports!
9Health FairZonta Club of Denver will behelping at the 9Health Fair onSaturday April 16th.. Pickfrom 2 shifts---6-11:00am or10:30am to 4:00pm. Breakfastwill be served.
The sign-up sheet will be avail-able at the Mar General Meet-ings If these times don't workfor you, feel free to sign-up onyour own.
If you can do that Saturday,though, we'll have fun beingthere together.
Excelsior YouthCenter
Excelsior has asked for help inseveral areas.So far we have offers to work inthe clothing store,sharing experiences (for thoseover 55), tutoring, andsharing cultural experiences.We will also be collectinghouse wares on a continuingbasis for their emancipatingteens. Please e-mail LindaCorssmit if you’d like to helpat Excelsior in these or otherareas.
Membership has inducted 5new members so far this year -thanks to all of you for yourdiligent efforts to bring in greatwomen who are interested inservice.
Sandra Stemmler has volun-teered to assist Cynthia Hern-don and the rest of the com-mittee in finalizing the NewMember Handbook, which wehope to have completed byMay.
In addition, we negotiated anew contract with the Sheratonthrough the end of the year, atonly a $2 increase for our din-ners.
Magnets will be available at theMarch meeting. For a cost of$4 you can purchase magnetsto be placed on the back ofyour nametags!
NO MORE PIN HOLES!
Upcoming Service Opportunities Ronald McDonald
HouseMonday, March 21, 2005
Linda Rhea: [email protected] [email protected] Forti [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] The Gathering
Place Lunch;Need 1 more person to servelunch 11:00-1:00
on Wednesday, March 30 withMyrna Rivera.
Please e-mail Linda Corssmit:[email protected]
Bonfils BloodBank
If you, family or friends donateblood at Bonfils,please be sure to mention- ZontaClub of Denver.We are recognized in their news-letter as acontributing organization.
The members of Zonta Clubof Denver are committed tothe support and well-being
of our community, our club,and ourselves, by
improving the status ofwomen and children andupholding the Objects of
Zonta International.
ZONTA CLUB OF DENVERMISSION STATEMENT
(Adopted Nov, 13, 1997)
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Plan your holiday of a lifetime—come early, stay later!
Look for your Call to Convention published September 2005
Registration opens 12 noon, Friday June 23, 2006
Action begins 8:30 am Saturday, June24, 2006
Save your money and enjoy a lifetimeexperience in Australia.
Zonta prepares for International Convention in Melbourne!Save your money to go!!
58th InternationalConvention
“International Understanding, Justice andPeace”
District 23, 24 & 16 hosting.
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In honor of Zonta Interna-tional's 85th Anniversary, wewill highlight 85 Zontians whohave made vital contributionsto Zonta, their communitiesand the world. Please read TheZontian magazine and visitthis page frequently to learnabout these memorable andinfluential women.
Mary Jenkins was the firstpresident of the Confed-eration of Zonta Clubsfrom 1919-1921. A pioneerin the field of journalism,she became owner andpresident of the SyracuseHerald in 1903. Dedicatedto civic service, she was a
founder of Camp Hillcrest, a home forundernourished, crippled and convalescentchildren, and the trustee of the HuntingtonFoundation, a club for working girls and
women. In 1945, Jenkins received an hon-orary degree from Syracuse Universityfrom Chancellor William Tolley, who saidof Mary, “Your sincerity of purpose, ide-als, and service have made you an inspira-tion to all who know you.”
Today, the Zonta International Founda-tion legacy program is named for Mary theMary E. Jenkins 1919 Society now num-bers 39 women and men who have noti-fied the Foundation of their intention toprovide for Zonta programs through theirestate.
Fund Raising EventsUpcoming!Zonta Club of Denver will discuss at ourMarch meeting several Fund-raisingevents for the upcoming year.
Garage Sale in May—SAVE YOURSTUFF!
Theatre event spring or summer
‘Let’s Party’ in October—help us find alocation!
The Zonta Club of Doug-las County will be hostingtheir 2nd Annual TriviaBowl on Saturday, April2nd, at the DouglasCounty Fairgrounds inCastle Rock.
This is their yearly fund-raiser, and tickets are $25per person with dinnerprovided by the OutbackSteakhouse. Spouses and
friends are welcome tojoin Zontians for thisevent. Many of our clubmembers attended lastyear and it was a lot offun! Tables are com-prised of six players each,and there are ten roundsof trivia questions onvarious subjects. Prizesare given for each round,and there is a $600 cashgrand prize.
Our club has reservedtwo tables this year, sothere is still plenty ofroom left for more peo-ple. Signed up so far areJudy Allen and RichardStarlin, Steve & SheilaDavis, Mandy Ziegler,and Sheila Becker.
Please email Sheila Davisif you would like to attendthis event.
Trivia Bowl—Fund-raiser for Z.C. of Douglas County
along with a thank-younote will be delivered toeach woman’s home or office on the 8th to rec-ognize their contributionto Zonta. Those beinghonored include MarjoriePickett, Norma Bettinger,Dorothy Swindt, DoloresLowery, MinnieLundberg, Barb Pellegren,Louise Frohlich, JackieFreudenstein, PhyllisJacques, Jennifer Lamb,and Clem Spainhower.
Our club will also honorseveral women in thecommunity we have metthough service projectwork. These women areTamra Ryan at theWomen’s Bean Project, Elise Spain and Barbara
Thorman at the Day ofCaring for Breast CancerAwareness organization,Erin Lantz at RAAP, andPam Witaker at theRonald McDonaldHouse. In addition, wewill recognize womenwho work with us on ourfinances including ouraccountant, Elaine Gilley.Our financial contactsthat will be acknowledgedinclude Eileen Sharkey atSharkey, Howes, & JaverINC., along with severalwomen in her office whoassist on our account.Amy Forss, who supportsour monthly dinner ar-rangements at the FourPoints Sheraton, will alsoreceive a yellow rose forher ongoing support ofZonta.
Zonta Rose Day & International Women’s Day
Several current and for-mer members of our clubwill be honored for theirextended service with theZonta Club of Denver tocelebrate this year’s Zonta Rose Day and Interna-tional Women’s Day, Tuesday, March 8th. AllZontians worldwide willbe celebrating this dayutilizing the symbol of ayellow rose. The yellowrose denotes friendship,and the objectives of thisday are to increase thevisibility of Zonta andZonta International, andto promote support forlocal and internationalservice projects and issuesaffecting women.
A single yellow rose
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Zonta Club of Denver General Meeting Minutes February 10thMeeting was called to order at 6:09 p.m.
Invocation was provided by Sandra Stemmler.
Guests were introduced
Day of Caring: Elise Spain & Barb ThormanExcelsior: Kathy Graveley & Carol GianfransicoHope Communities: Chad KlawetterRape Awareness & Assistance Project: Beth Mundell & Kevin HigginsWomen’s Bean Project: Tamra RyanWork Options for Women: Dana RinderknechtThe Conflict Center: Michele Binkowski was unable to attend.Janell Will, Past Pres. of Zonta Club of Douglas Co.Tamara and Bea Frisceta, friends of Nikki Headlee.
November minutes were approved as printed in the Smoke Signal.
Jacki Sammons presented the Zonta Moment letting the membershipknow of Zonta International’s task force that she is a part of as well as mentioning that members should participate in the survey which willgive Zonta International a direction for restructuring.
After dinner Linda Corssmit presented the guests who received theservice grants this year. She noted that there were 18 grant applica-tions of organizations who support our mission of advancing thestatus of women. Her committee then made site visits and after delib-eration the following organizations were chosen to receive grants andwill speak briefly tonight before receiving their checks.
Denver Kids 35 year partnership with Zonta
Day of Caring 24 year old organization with 18 seminars, artgallery, theme this year “The Art, Passion & Power of Survival”
Excelsior Zonta is sponsoring after care program for emanci-pated girls. 32 year old organization.
Hope Communities Project Strive, teenagers tutoring youngelementary students in 5 points area.
RAAP 24 year old organization, we are sponsoring personalsafety skills classes and preventative education.
Women’s Bean Project15 year old, we will help with mentoringprogram
Work Options for Women Culinary job training, 7 year old or-ganization.
The Conflict Center. Unable to attend
Treasurer’s Report: Judy Allen stated that financial state-ments are available for June through September.
Membership: Linda McBurney stated that we have a new con-tract with the hotel. The cost of the dinners will rise to $25.We will have a monetary penalty if we are over or under by 2or 3 confirmed attendees.
Fund Raising: Linda Rhea wanted to thank all members, wehad more than 90% membership supporting the ‘Let’s Party event’. Survey’s have been turned in by 11 people. 90% mem-bers loved it, 90% vendors loved it. We will have a discussionin April about location for next event.Nancy Koontz discussed possible other fund-raisers, Bowl-a-thon, Garage Sale, Theatre events. We will have additionalideas at the March meeting.
Service: Sheila Davis passed the clipboard signups. GatheringPlace will take leftover food from catered events. Our partici-pation in International Towne is Feb 16th
Status of Women: International Women’s Day and Zonta Rose Day is March 8th. We will be honoring past club mem-bers, some current members, financial advisors and others withrose bud vase on the 8th. Our Goal is to promote Zonta Clubsand Women’s service to the community.
New Business: noneAnnouncements: We are selling ‘Chocolate & cookies’ as well as silent auc-
tion baskets in the foyer. Amelia Earhart night had 8-10 members from our club
attending with approximately 77 people in attendance. Summit of Americas will be held June 24-26. Invitations
will be going out. District 3 is planning the program andDistrict 12 is hosting the venue. Possible tour on Fridayin Downtown Denver, Reception Friday night, brunchSunday. This is being held in the off year to Convention.The purpose is to share ideas in core service projects.
Area 3 meeting will be held on April 9th at the Spice ofLife Center in Boulder.
RAAP is sponsoring a fund-raising event at “Vagina Monologues” in February.
Legislative Women’s Breakfast is being held tomorrow Feb 11th at the Colorado History Museum between 7-9.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at8:23 p.m.
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Mar 8th Zonta Rose Day
Mar 10th General Meeting
Mar 21st Ronald McDonald Dinner
Mar 24th Board Meeting at Julie Bradley’s house
Apr 2nd Zonta Club of Douglas County Trivia Bowl
Apr 9th Area 3 Meeting at Spice of Life Center in Boulder
Apr14th General Meeting
Apr 17th Canine Classic Race to benefit Mesa Sexual Assaultat Boulder Reservoir (Area 3 event)
Apr 18th Ronald McDonald Dinner
Apr 28th Board Meeting at Judy Allen’s house
April 30th Day of Caring
May 7th Teen Mom appreciation luncheon at King Penthouse/mother’s day baskets
May 12th General Meeting
May 16th Ronald McDonald Dinner
May 26th Joint Board Meeting
June 9th General Meeting
June 20th Ronald McDonald Dinner
June 24—26 Summit of Americas in Denver—our club helps Past Gover-nor Mary Benoit in hosting
June Board Meeting ( Retreat)
Sept 29—Oct 2nd District 12 Conference (in Boulder at Broker Inn)
May 20th & 21st Zonta Garage Sale at Cynthia Herndon’s house (more details to follow—save your stuff!)
Zonta Club of DenverPO Box 2665Denver, CO 80201
We’re on the Web! Visit us at www.zonta-denver.org
Calendar Events upcoming…..save the date!
Improving the status of women worldwide
Zonta Club of Denver