2009 Zonta Community Woman of the Year is Casey Black!Read about the most recent Zonta Community Woman of Achievement on EVENTS page. |
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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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Are you interested in more information about becoming a member? Click Membership Click Scholarships or Awards if you are interested in access to Applications. Dealine for 2009 is January 31st. Use the Contact Us button to send us an email if you are interested Zonta, have questions or would appreciate receiving a copy of our Newsletter. Look for our promotional information about our Xtreme Dream Raffle in the spring and early summer each year. Prize value: $10,000!
2008-2009 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. Membership: Increase membership by a net of 10% Fellowship: Continue the following existing programs: Secret Sister, Book Club, Ski Weekend, Progressive Dinner, Rhonda Omdahl Golf Day, Texas Hold’em Party, 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, 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. -2- Service (cont.): 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. Progran: Present programs that are: Educational, Inspirational, Fun. Club: Raise awareness of Zonta in the community: Jeanie Martin Francie Michelon, Club President 2008-2009 |
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“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