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  2010 Zonta Community Woman of the Year is Marie Hill!  

Read about the most recent Zonta Community Woman of Achievement on the EVENTS page

 

The Zonta Club of Grants Pass, Oregon is a member of Zonta International. Chartered in 1947, the Grants Pass Chapter, District 8, Area 4, celebrates the skills of members of all ages in widely diverse careers. The combination of enthusiasm, energy and experience keeps our chapter vibrant and successful. We are committed to helping the community, promoting women’s rights, and improving the status of women locally and globally through service and advocacy.Founded in 1919, Zonta International is a worldwide organization of executives and professionals working together across political and social boundaries, to advance the status of women worldwide through service and women’s advocacy. For information about Zonta at the international level, please visit: http://www.zonta.org/. There you will find forms, graphics, calendars, the Zonta Store and applications for awards, fellowships and scholarships. Highlights of the current international service projects are featured along with our partnerships with United Nations NGOs.Refer to http://www.zontadistrict8.org/ for information about Pearson Peace College, our District service project. Links to Clubs in our District can be located there.

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 2007 winner selects shopping spree at
Gates Home Furnishings
2007 winner selected shopping spree at Gates Home Furnishings

2009-2010 President’s Goals Our District 8 Governor, Terri Turi, has “pledged to pursue the dreams of Zonta Members of District 8 by leading the clubs and individual Zontians to ‘Dare to Dream’ and to see those dreams come true.” My dream is for the Zonta Club of Grants Pass to be the “go to” organization for women in Josephine County.

Goals for 2009-2010  Membership: Increase membership by a net of 10%. Institute the New Member Club Program. Hold at least one membership event.  Fellowship: Continue the following existing programs: Secret Sister, Book Club, Ski Weekend, Progressive Dinner, Rhonda Omdahl Golf Day, Texas Hold’em Party, Bunco, Picnic in the Park, 50/50 drawings, Happy Box, Pin Fines. Add the following programs: Family BBQ, Shopping Weekend Trip (Sept.). Continue to investigate ideas for Christmas Party. Status of Women: Continue the following existing programs: Domestic Violence Leadership Summit, Rose Day Awards, Evangeline Project, Community Woman of the Year, Jane M. Klausman Scholarship, Young Woman in Public Affairs Award, Zontian of the Year. Add the following programs: A Red Gala (all awards will be presented at this event), Red Car Parade. Service: Continue the following existing programs: Meth Summit, Relay For Life, Parent/Daughter Fair. Investigate outcome of Breast Cancer Pillow Program. Add the following program: Clean Forest Project. Investigate possibility of planting flowers at the Larry Brown Memorial water feature at Morrison’s Park. Fundraising: Continue with the following program: Xtreme Dream Raffle. Investigate possible new ideas for fundraising. Program: Present programs that are: Educational, Inspirational, Fun. Club: Raise awareness of Zonta in the community: 1. Media 2. Relationships with other CSO’s 3. Advocacy 4. Positive image 5. HAVE MORE FUN!                                    

Jeanie Martin, Club President 2009-2010  

 

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”….Margaret Mead

District 8, Area 4
"Dare to Dream"
Zonta Club of Grants Pass PO Box 1615
Grants Pass, Oregon 97528