2011 Zonta Community Woman of the Year is Danette McCann!
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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2011-2012 President’s Message: I thought my “Vision” or “Theme” for the upcoming year was EMPOWER . . . but the more I think about it, I realize I should simply call it SISTERHOOD. “Sisterhood is the essence of all the wisdom of the ages, distilled into a single word. You cannot see sisterhood, neither can you hear it nor taste it. But you can feel it a hundred times a day. It is a pat on the back, a smile of encouragement. It’s someone to share with, to celebrate your achievements.” ~ Anonymous Whenever I am asked about Zonta, I describe us as the powerful women in Josephine County. We get things done. We are driven to fundraise; to give back both locally and abroad. Yet women can be so tough on each other. We tend to be critical and a little competitive. I am excited to see our club work on our sisterhood in the upcoming year; to mentor each other to be better Zontians - to be better women. I hope to use the power of our Sisterhood to empower and encourage women and girls in our community to take charge of their lives. We have the power to mentor women to make better decisions. If we teach them well, they can, ultimately, give back and be mentors themselves. Please hold your new board accountable to stay on mission but also to increase our Zonta SISTERHOOD! In closing, remember the words of the great women’s and civil right’s advocate, Maya Angelou, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Thank you for the opportunity. Anna DeHoog, Zonta Club President 2011-2012 |
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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