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Dear Zontians,

Happy International Wom-

en’s Day and Zonta Rose

Day! As we celebrate these

days, I reflect on the work

we do in Zonta. I am proud

of how our service and

advocacy efforts help to lift

women up, and I am grate-

ful for the women who

have positively impacted

me. This is a great time to

make a donation to the

Zonta International Foun-

dation in honor of those

women who have made a

difference in your life.

Our Centennial year is off

to a great start and the

Area Meetings are upon

us. Your Area Director and

the host club have been

busy preparing an informa-

tive and fun day of activi-

ties. Each Area Meeting will

have district updates,

speakers on eliminating

child marriage, learning

opportunities and lots of

networking. Your presence

is valuable, so we hope you

are able to attend.

The 63rd Commission on

the Status of Women

(CSW63) will be held from

March 11th – 22nd in New

York City. CSW is an organ-

ization comprised of NGO’s

(Nongovernmental organi-

zations) united to address

women’s rights around the

world. District 5 UN Chair

Eileen Borchardt, Advocacy

Chair Angela Brokmann

and Area 4 Director Kimm

Hrdlicka-Tigges will be at-

tending. We look forward to

hearing their update from

this event during our Area

Meetings.

The North American Inter-

district Meeting (NAIDM)

will be held in Dallas, Texas

from June 7th – 9th at the

Embassy Suites by Hilton,

DFW Airport South. The

theme of NAIDM is Empow-

ering Women – Past, Pre-

sent, Future. Zonta Interna-

tional President Susanne

von Bassewitz and the ZI

Board will be participating

in the meeting. This is a

great opportunity to meet

Zontians from around the

U.S. and Canada. Early reg-

istration ends on March

15th. To register, go to

CLICK HERE. It is hosted

by District 10.

Zonta International recently

released materials for the

new Women in Technology

Scholarship. To learn more

about the scholarship, go

to https://

foundation.zonta.org/

womenintech.

Applications for the schol-

arship are due to District

Scholarship Chair Caroline

Menezes by June 1st. Addi-

tionally, there are several

deadlines coming up for

scholarships, awards and

other important activities.

Please refer to District 5’s

Key Dates on page 7 for

these important deadlines.

Thanks for all you do for

Zonta. I look forward to

seeing you at your Area

Meeting.

— Gov. Margot Hoffman

F R O M T H E G OV E R N O R ’ S D E S K I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Spotlight on Area 1 2


Spotlight on Area 3 4-5

Areas 1 & 3, Cont. 5


Key Dates & Deadlines 7

United Nations 7

Area 2, Continued 8

Young Women & Phenomenal Woman

9

Membership Update 10

District Nominations 10

Foundation Update 10

Centennial Anniversary 11

Days for Girls Update 11

D ISTRICT NEWSLETTER B IENNIUM VOLUME 3 , ISSUE 3

MARCH 8 , 2019 SUNNY SHELLITO , EDITOR

Margot Hoffman District 5 Governor

District 5 Board:

Margot Hoffman Governor Sarojini Rao Lt. Governor Christine Jackson Treasurer Jane Shoemaker Secretary Sue Dybowski Area 1 Director Patricia Kenkel Area 2 Director Linda Coblitz Area 3 Director Kimm Hrdlicka-Tigges Area 4 Director Ramona Jeffries Parliamentarian

http://zontadistrict10.org/2017/north-american-interdistrict-meeting/

https://foundation.zonta.org/womenintech



The Defiance Club has vamped

up their Social Media efforts,

thanks to Natalie Welker and

Chelsea Cereghin. Each Friday

they have #femalefeaturefriday!

They feature women who have

made an impact empowering

women.

The Club has donated funds to

various local non-profit agencies

to assist women and children.

Defiance is very excited to be

announcing their Club is going to

be the sole donor to establish a

Safe Haven Baby Box at the

Defiance Fire Station. This has

been very well received by the

community, including their

Mayor. They plan to meet very

soon to begin the process. Findlay

The Findlay Club is making plans

for their Spring Style Show that

will be held on Thursday, April

11, at 6:00 p.m. at the Mara-

thon Center for the Performing

Arts located at 200 W. Main

Cross in Findlay. Styles will be

presented by Papillon Boutique.

There will be Gift

Basket Raffles and

a Live Auction.

Proceeds will ben-

efit Hope House

and S.A.N.E. (See

flyer, on page 5.)

Greater Sandusky

The Greater Sandusky Club has

been busy with a couple of their

fundraisers. Their Club sells

Gourmet Nuts. This fundraiser

is winding down after starting

out with over 1,000 cans of nuts

to sell! Plans are now in full

swing for their Yellow Rose

Greetings, Zontians:

Below are updates from Area

1 Clubs.

Bowling Green

Bowling Green has been busy

planning our upcoming Area

1 Meeting scheduled for

Saturday, March 16, at the

Simpson Building Meeting

Room, 1291 Conneaut Ave.,

in Bowling Green. The Agen-

da includes Senator Teresa

Fedor’s presentation on Child

Marriage, Time for Sharing

and Networking, Area and

District Updates and a Stroll

through Simpson Park. Reg-

istration begins at 9 am with

the Program from 9:30 am-

2:00 p.m. Attendees are

asked to WEAR GREEN!!

Defiance

The Zonta Club of Defiance

hosted their first Human

Trafficking Seminar on Janu-

ary 10th. Their speakers

were Tim Wedge from Defi-

ance College and Steven

Mueller from the Defiance

County Sheriff’s Department.

(See photos, above.) A most

powerful testimony was given

by a mother whose daughter

is a trafficking victim. Spe-

cial guests to the event in-

cluded Margot Hoffman,

Zonta District 5 Governor,

and State Representative

Craig Riedel.

Brunch to be held on Saturday,

April 6, at the Sandusky Yacht

Club located at 529 East Water

Street in Sandusky. Doors Open

at 10:30 a.m. with Brunch start-

ing at 11:30 a.m. (See photos

on page 5.)

The Program for the Club’s Janu-

ary Meeting was a live remote

presentation from Zonta District

5 Service Chair, Keri Dunn, enti-

tled Life in Liberia. (See photo,

above.) Keri is an advocate that

works in Liberia helping to bring

health care such as putting to-

gether a clinic with solar panels

for locals, donating menstrua-

tion management supplies, tak-

ing donations for schooling

costs and providing Fistula edu-

cation.

The Club’s Make a Smile Com-

mittee stated that they have

enough funding to help twelve

women/children/senior citizens

with their dental needs. They

are actively working to make

contact with those in need.

A $2,500 Scholarship was

awarded to Tamila Darling

who attends Ohio Business

College.

Toledo

The Zonta Club of Toledo

welcomed Ms. Leia Wen-

ninger, a 14-year-old Am-

bassador Girl Scout, as their

speaker at their monthly

Business Meeting in Febru-

ary. (See photo to the

right.) Ms. Wenninger

spoke to the group about her

Girl Scout Gold Project,

“Menstrual Matters”. She

shared with the Club the strug-

gles poor women and girls in the

third world countries, as well as

in the United States, are without

sufficient supplies to handle

their menstrual cycle. In many

A R E A 1—S U E D Y B OW S K I

Sue Dybowski Area 1 Director

Volume 3, Issue 3

African countries, girls who are

menstruating are thought to be

unclean and are not able to

attend school. As part of her

two-year Girl Scout project, Leia

makes re-usable pads and

sends them to girls in Kenya.

In the words of her mentor, this

girl is going to change the

world! More information can

be found on Leia’s project by

visiting Periods Worldwide and

Periods Toledo. Since Ms. We-

ninger is too young to receive

any of the Zonta Scholarships

at age 14, the Club was happy

to pass around a basket to

gather enough money to pay

for her next shipment to Kenya.

— Sue Dybowski

(Photo: Leia Wenninger, Zonta Club of Toledo’s President Sherri Stansbury and

member Catharine Harned.)

(Photos: Zonta Club of Defiance’s Human Trafficking Seminar. Above are guest speak-

ers Tim Wedge and Steven Mueller with Zontian Lacey Spangler. On the right is Gov. Margot Hoffman and State Representative

Craig Riedel.)

(Photo: Greater Sandusky’s Life in Libe-ria Remote Presentation with Keri Dunn.)

Distr ict Newsletter

The following are news from

around Area 2:

Zonta Club of Cincinnati’s

Zonta Centennial Celebration,

April 13, 2019 – Plans are

proceeding for fundraising

activities, including a spirits

raffle and silent auc-

tion. Invitations were

mailed last week. At-

tendees will hear from

a past Ann Rasche

Scholarship recipient

and recognize the

2019 scholarship re-

cipients. Community

leader Dianne Dunkel-

man will be honored

for her work and will

receive the Zonta Club

of Cincinnati (ZCC)

Marian de Forest

Award. We hope District 5

members will help support

Zonta’s centennial celebration

and fundraising efforts for

scholarships and club-

approved service projects!

Service & Advocacy Commit-

tee Projects

Matthew 25 Ministries –

Members sorted clothing do-

nations prior being distributed

to their clients. (See photo,

right.)

Shared Hope Human Traffick-

ing – Showed Shared Hope’s

video Chosen, followed by an

audience discussion at the

Underground Railroad Free-

dom Center. ZCC had an infor-

mation table at the event.

(See photo on this page.)

S P O T L I G H T O N A R E A 2 Cincinnati for CEDAW – ZCC is

a co-sponsor of, and member

Connie Roesch is a co-chair for

the coalition for this project,

along with several other com-

munity organizations. Zonta

members attended a Women’s

City Club public update about

the City of Cincinnati’s work-

place gender study practices.

Withrow University High School

Z Club held a Lunch N Learn

event, for students to learn

about various professions and

how to dress & prepare for job

interviews.

Fundraising Committee

Kendra Scott Gives Back –

ZCC members participated in a

fundraiser on February 6, ben-

efiting the Zonta Service Fund

of Cincinnati, Inc. (the club’s

501(c)3 non-profit arm) with

20% of jewelry sales that

evening. We had a great turn-

out. The store manager also

donated two jewelry items for

our Centennial Celebration

silent auction.

Kroger Community Rewards –

The Zonta Service Fund of Cin-

cinnati, Inc. has signed up to

receive funds generated by

Kroger Plus card holders who

designate the organization as

their charity of choice.

Two new members were in-

stalled at the November 16

Founders Day meeting by Dis-

trict 5 Governor Margot Hoff-

man. (See photo, center page.)

Elizabethtown:

Zonta Club of Elizabethtown

members presented a $500

(Continued on page 8)

Patricia Kenkel Area 2 Director

Matthew 25 Ministries

(Above photo: Zonta Club of Cincinnati’s Founder’s Day, November 15, 2018. Pictured left to right: Mary Jane Watson, President Verna Tuttle, Mary Clare Hill, D5 Governor Margot Hoffman, Ellen Spaeth, Astha Adhikari)

Above photo: Shared Hope Event 1-26-19. Pictured left to right: Terri Purtee-Stein, Glenda Carota, Astha Adhikari,

President Verna Tuttle and Jean Beirise.

Linda Coblitz Area 3 Director

S P O T L I G H T O N A R E A 3

Volume 3, Issue 3

What is happening in North-

eastern Ohio? Advocacy,

Service, FUNdraisers, and so

much more! Read on.

Zonta Club of Akron, Barber-

ton and Cuyahoga Falls:

ADVOCACY: ABC Club

shared the messages of the

16 days of activism with

their club members. A new

advocacy reminder each day.

FUNdraiser: ABC Club is

having a High Tea on Satur-

day, April 27th at lunch time

at the Hower House. The

Hower House is a preserved

28-room Victorian Mansion

built in 1871. (https://

howerhouse.org/).

Zonta Club of Cleveland

ADVOCACY: The Zonta Club

of Cleveland learned about

"The Many Faces of Human

Trafficking”, an insightful

evening with Renee Jones,

President & CEO, of The

Renee Jones Empowerment

Center. Members learned

about the Center's myriad of

services, ways to advocate

and volunteer opportunities.

They then filled "Zonta Bags with

Purpose" with essential life items,

for some of the Center's partici-

pants. (See photos, above and

right.)

SERVICE: A February Friday night

brought a wonderful opportunity for

the Zonta Club of Cleveland to

serve the ladies at the YWCA Great-

er Cleveland’s Norma Herr Wom-

en's Shelter. It's a birthday party!

(See photo, below.)

FUNdraiser: Join the Cleveland

Club members for this fun Fashion

Show / Luncheon for a wonderful

girls afternoon of networking,

friendship and shopping! (See below)

One of the messages used by Zonta Club of ABC for the 16 Days of Activism.

FOR GIRLS kits. (See pho-

to, below.) They all brought

items to be used in these

kits that the Zonta Club of

Ashtabula is putting to-

gether. Sharing the love!

SERVICE: The Zonta Club

of Hudson was happy to

“Share the Love” with

Edna House. (See photo,

below.) The club spent an

afternoon with these in-

spiring women making

bracelets, decorating cook-

(Cont. on next page.)

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(Photo, Left: Zontians Germaine Gibian and Denise Rucker-Burton with one of the ladies at the YWCA Greater Cleveland’s Norma Herr Women’s Shelter.)

(Photo: University of Akron’s Hower House)

Zonta Club of Hudson:

ADVOCACY: At the January

membership meeting the

Zonta Club of Hudson

talked about the concepts

and process of the DAYS

(Photo: Zonta Bags with a Purpose.)

(Photos: Zonta Club of Hudson’s activities.)

Greater Sandusky’s Gourmet Nuts (See story on page 2.)

(Photo: Zonta Club of Greater Sandusky’s Fundraiser.)


ies, and a relaxation exercise.

Thank you Edna House for

inviting us to share the love,

once again! ❤

Zonta Club of Ashtabula Area:

ADVOCACY: In February the

Zonta Club of Ashtabula

learned much about Heart

Health from our friends from

University Hospitals, Denise

and Lori. Members learned

how and why to advocate for

a healthy heart life style for

themselves and others.

Share the wisdom.

SERVICE: February service con-

sisted of hosting a spa evening

for the residents of the Beati-

tude House in

Ashtabula. (See

photo, above right.)

They were treated to

haircuts, massage

and hand massages

and nail manicures.

Thanks to our mem-

bers who secured

local services to

volunteer their time

A R E A S 1 & 3 , C O N T I N U E D ( P H O T O S )

S P O T L I G H T O N A R E A 3 , C O N T I N U E D

to make these women and

their children feel very

special and loved.

FUNdraiser: To help cele-

brate the Zonta Centennial

the theme will be a cele-

bration of everyone’s birth-

day, and with music and

songs from throughout the

century. Same fun, friend-

ship, BASKETS, raffles and

great food. (See flyer,

below.)

The Area 3 Meeting will be

hosted by the Zonta Club of

Ashtabula Area at the Geneva

Lodge, Geneva on the Lake,

Ohio, on Saturday, May 4,

2019, from 10 am – 3 pm.

The guest speaker will be Rep-

resentative John Rogers, Men-

tor on the Lake. Mr. Rogers co-

sponsored the “Underage Mar-

riage Reform Bill” that was

signed into law by the Governor

in January. This law will re-

quire individuals to be 18 years

old to be eligible for a marriage

license without consent of a

parent, guardian or juvenile

court.

— Linda Coblitz

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S P O T L I G H T O N A R E A 4

Kimm Hrdlicka-Tigges Area 4 Director

Volume 3, Issue 3

Greetings, Zontians.

The following is an up-

date on Area 4 clubs.

Newark:

Newark Zontians are

busy planning for their

annual Champagne

Luncheon and Style

Show - May 18th. It

has a Caribbean

Theme and will be a

Tropical Fun Time!

Area Director, Kimm, visit-

ed the Club and loved

seeing old friends and

making new ones. (See

photo, to the right.) They

are Hosting the Area 4

Meeting on March 30th.

Columbus:

Columbus just held their Out-

standing Young Women Forum

with a record number of high

school senior girls attend-

ing. This is their Foundation's

longest running Service Project,

which began in 1980. They are

looking forward to awarding the

top 12 at the OYW Reception in

March. (See photo, below, and

article on page 9.)

Columbus Zontians have

also put their gum shoes

on to discover who is the

murderer in their new

Murder Mystery Fundrais-

er with a Roaring 20's

Gangster theme. Since

the Club was founded in

1929, they thought it ap-

propriate. More news on

this sold out event in the

next newsletter! Mid-Ohio Valley:

Our club committee has

chosen this year's Bet-

ty Hadler Woman of

the Year award. It will

be awarded at our

Marietta Chamber of

Commerce dinner on

March 11th.

We changed our March

1st Mardi Bra event to

an October 5th Deli-

cates for Dignity event.

More to follow.

The Spring Unique Bou-

tique is April 6th and 7th.

Our Fall Unique Boutique

allowed us to offer four

scholarships to non-

typical female students

attending Washington

State Community Col-

lege. We honored "gift

certificates" for 6 women

from our local women's

shelter, 2 from our local

foster families, and one

woman who came to the

area directly from the

hurricane with only the

clothes on her back.

On February 10th we

aided Eve's fundraiser

called Chocolate at Glen-

wood, with service hours

and lots of dish washing. Springfield:

The Springfield Zonta

Club had a successful

Holiday Auction where

over $14,000 was

raised. The Club hon-

ored Dr. Wendy Doolittle,

with their Woman of Dis-

tinction Award, for the

work she does working

with women in recovery.

(See photos on this

page.) We are currently

reviewing women and girl

serving agencies to fund

to help further their mis-

sions.

The Club is also accept-

ing applications for its

Women in Public Affairs

scholarship. The Club is

very excited to add a new

scholarship this year.

Three, $250 scholar-

ships to the West District

Science Day STEM Schol-

arship will be provided.

Springfield Zonta will

provide a scholarship to

a girl in the 10th, 11th,

and 12th grade.

— Kimm Hrdlicka-Tigges

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Dr. Wendy Doolittle Woman of Distinction Awardee

Zonta Club of Springfield

Woman of Distinction Event Zonta Club of Springfield

Outstanding Young Women Forum, Zonta Club of Columbus

www.zontadistrict05.org

K E Y D AT E S , M A R C H T O O C T O B E R , 2019


Zontian Eileen Borchardt,

United Nations Committee

Chair, will attend the 63rd

Commission on the Status

of Women, at the United

Nations, from March 11-

14th. This year's theme

is: Social protection sys-

tems, access to public ser-

vices and sustainable infra-

structure for gender

equality and the empower-

ment of women and

girls. Having been one of

20 US Zontians to obtain a

UN Grounds Pass, Eileen

will attend ECOSOC mem-

ber representatives' ses-

sions with other NGOs.

She plans to give a report

of her opportunity at Area

meetings.

— Eileen Borchardt

A R E A M E E T I N G S

Area 1 March 16th in Bowling Green, Ohio

Area 2 March 23rd in Elizabethtown,

Kentucky

Area 4 March 30th in Nashport, Ohio

Area 3 May 4th in Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio

April 15 Nominations for 2020 – 2022 due to District Nominating Chair Joyce Combs

April 30 Emma L. Conlon Service Award Applications (Z & Golden Z) due to ZI

May 15 Membership dues due to District Treasurer Christine Jackson

May 15 Nominations for D5 Centennial Awards due to Committee Chair Joyce Combs

June 1 Women in Technology Applications due to District Scholarship Chair Caroline Menezes

June 7-9 North American Interdistrict Meeting in Dallas, Texas

July 1 JMK Women in Business Applications due to District Scholarship Chair Caroline Menezes

October 18-20 District 5 Conference in Defiance, Ohio

D A T E S & D E A D L I N E S

Eileen Borchardt UN Committee Chair

U N I T E D N AT I O N S 6 3 R D CS W S E S S I O N

Toledo – 98 years

Cleveland – 98 years

Columbus – 90 years

Findlay – 60 years

Mid-Ohio Valley – 60 years

Bowling Green – 20 years

March 8 Zonta Rose Day & International Women’s Day

March 11-22 CSW63 in New York City

March 31 Applications for Centennial Anniversary Grants due to ZI

April 1 YWPA Applications due to District Scholarship Chair Caroline Menezes

C L U B 2 0 1 9 A N N I V E R S A R I E S :

Issue 5 Volume 3, Issue 3

check to Dailey Harris, the 2019

Amelia Earhart Scholarship win-

ner. Harris plans to attend Beller-

mine in the fall, majoring in Commu-

nications. (See photo, below.) She

was accompanied by her mother

and brother. Each year, scholarship

applications are distributed to Har-

din County high schools. Zonta

awards this scholarship to a gradu-

ating female high school senior as a

way to honor the extraordinary

achievements and uncompromising

spirit of Amelia Earhart - a Zontian,

a record-breaking aviator, and a

woman's rights advocate.

Zonta Club of Elizabethtown pre-

sented a $1,000 Post Traditional

Scholarship to Reseanda Shartzer

at the January meeting. (See photo,

top right.) She attends Elizabeth-

town Community and Technical

College, and is currently employed.

Louisville:

Members Angela Brokmann and

Tina Ward-Pugh partnered with the

Louisville Metro Office for Women at

the Child Marriage Symposium in

November. (See photo, to the right.)

Twas the night of the Zonta Decem-

ber 6 meeting and members were

gathered to present checks totaling

$6,400 to four service agencies and

to stuff purses. The purses were

stuffed with meticulous care in

hopes of helping women and girls in

need, out there. (See photos, right.)

Club President Selena Sanchez at-

tended a film screening of the

"Bystander Moment". The screening

was sponsored by the Louisville Coali-

tion for CEDAW, in conjunction with

JCTC's Women Gender Studies Pro-

gram and Student Organization-Social

Justice Advocates.

Paducah:

Several members of the Paducah club

participated in the Empty Bowls Pro-

ject on February 23, to benefit the

local food banks in Paducah. Several

members are planning to attend the Z-

Night at the Downs in April.

— Pat Kenkel, A2D

Spotlight on Area 2, Continued from Page 3

(Louisville Zontians Angela Brokmann and Tina Ward-Pugh partnering with the Louisville Metro Office for Women at the Child Marriage Symposium in Nov.)

(Above Photo: Zonta Club of Elizabethtown’s

Gail Crain, Reseanda

Shartzer (scholarship

winner), and Laura

Nall.)

(Photo, L to R: Zonta Club of Elizabethtown’s Gail Crain,

AE Scholarship winner Dailey Harris, and Lois Pierce.)

Zonta Club of Louisville’s December 6 , 2018 Meeting

S P O T L I G H T O N Y O U N G W O M E N L E A D E R S H I P F O R U M


The Columbus Club re-

cently held a very success-

ful Zonta Outstanding

Young Women Leadership

Forum. Forty-three (43)

out of 56 applicants and

11 Zontians attended.

The Club received very

positive feedback: “I have

attended three different

leadership workshops this

past year, and this was by

far my best experience!”

was a comment made by

one of the girls to Commit-

tee Chair, Colleen Linhart.

She said that it was su-

perbly organized, thought-

provoking and appreciat-

ed that they honored their

time by staying on track.

Begun in 1980, well before

it was in vogue with the gen-

eral population and ZI’s

Young Professional member-

ship category, Zonta Club of

Columbus started the OYWL

Forum. Each year, guidance

counselors from Central

Ohio high schools nominate

a senior, a young woman for

recognition based on their

academics, leadership, and

community service.

The top 12 recipients and

their school officials were

invited to attend the Awards

Ceremony on Sunday, March

10th from 12:30-3pm,

where three scholarships will

be awarded, in the amounts

of $1,000, $500 and $250.

—Article contributed by Jan Wilhelm, President

Zonta Club of Columbus

Margaret Mitchell, President and CEO of YWCA Greater Cleveland

Zonta Club of Columbus’s Outstanding Young Women Leadership Forum.

(Margaret Mitchell, Cleveland Zontian Denise Rucker Burton, Lt. Gov. Sarojini Rao, Gov. Hoffman, and A3D Linda Coblitz.)

S P O T L I G H T O N A R E A 3 ’ S P H E N O M E N A L W O M A N E V E N T

Area 3 Clubs of Ashtabula

Area, Cleveland and Hudson

held its 4th annual Phenome-

nal Woman event on Sunday,

March 3, 2019, at the recent-

ly renovated Marriott Cleve-

land East in Warrensville Hts.,

OH. This year’s theme was

“And Still We Rise.”

Started in 2016, the Area 3

Phenomenal Woman Event

celebrates International

Woman’s Day, which falls on

March 8. It is organized and

sponsored by the Area Direc-

tor and three of the four Zonta clubs in

Area 3. The event included a luncheon,

speakers and vendor browsing. In addi-

tion to at least ten outside vendors,

each of the clubs had a table to show-

case their activities and products. With

75 persons in attendance, D5’s Gover-

nor Margot Hoffman covered the ba-

sics and history of Zonta, from the

International to the Club’s levels, as

well as some of their activities.

The event started a week of celebra-

tions for IWD. It concludes with Zonta

Club of Cleveland sponsoring a table at One

World Shop in Rocky River, OH, on Saturday,

March 9. Celebrating 40 years, One World Shop

has been supporting fair trade artisans in 30+

developing countries.

D5 Governor Margot Hoffman

Sarojini Rao Lt. Governor, D5

M E M B E R S H I P U P DAT E—L T . G OV E R N O R ’ S C O R N E R

Volume 3, Issue 3

Many of you will hear this

in the next month or so as

I attend each of the Area

Meetings and make my

membership presentation.

But, I watch closely the D5

membership report that

Zonta International sends

me every month. I am

happy to report that as a

district, we are slowly, but

surely, moving towards our

target of 15% net growth

at the end of this bienni-

um. So, with the member-

ship challenge in progress

for recruiting new members

and with renewals around

the corner, I urge you all

to keep up the momentum.

Thank you,

— Sarojini Rao ZI District 5 Lt. Governor

Dear District 5 Zontians:

On March 8 we celebrate Zonta

Rose Day in conjunction with

International Women’s Day.

This is a great opportunity to

show your support of Zonta’s

mission to empower women

worldwide, by honoring some-

one special in your life, with a

gift to the Foundation.

With each donation, you can

send your honoree a special

email with a personalized mes-

sage to let them know that they

have made a difference in your

life. Every donation you make

also goes towards our District 5

Goal for the biennium.

We are just $8,800 short of

meeting our year 1 contribu-

tion goal of $50,100. As a

reminder, we are targeting an

average contribution of $60

per member ($5 per month)

and $1,500 per club per year

to meet our biennium goal. I

know District 5 is up to the

challenge! I look forward to

seeing all of you next spring at

the Area Meetings. Until then,

Happy Rose Day!

Ellen Spaeth, Foundation Ambassador

D I S T R I C T N O M I N AT I O N S F O R 2 020—2022 B I E N N I U M

The D5 Nominating Committee would

like to formally solicit nominations for

the 2020-2022 Biennium for the follow-

ing offices for election at the District 5

Conference, October 18-20, 2019:

- Governor

- Lt. Governor

- Treasurer

- Area 1 Director

- Area 2 Director

- Area 3 Director

- Area 4 Director

- Nominating Committee

Submit your nominations along

with the candidate’s bio to me, at

([email protected]) by April

15, 2019. Be sure to review the

Zonta Campaigning Policy and

the Qualifications and Duties of

District Officers. Information on

Campaigning, qualifications

and duties of district officers

has been sent to Club Presi-

dents. Or, you can contact a

member of the Nominating

Committee (Anne Marie Smith,

Glenda Carota or Joyce Combs).

Thank you,

— Joyce Combs, Chair

F O U N DAT I O N A M B A S S A D O R U P DAT E

mailto:[email protected]

C E N T E N N I A L A N N I V E R S A RY U P DAT E


Greetings, Zontians.

In my previous article, I

summarized the one-time

Centennial Anniversary

Grants program that ZI has

launched. To recap this

opportunity, Centennial

Anniversary Grants are

available to like-minded

charity/not-for-profit organi-

zations that partner with a

Zonta club to directly im-

prove women’s and girls’

lives in their community.

Applications will be accepted

from 15 September 2018 to

31 March 2019. No grants

will be awarded before 31

March 2019. To learn more

or to submit an application,

click here.

Similarly, as part of the cen-

tennial celebration, District 5

will honor like-minded indi-

viduals and organizations

outside of Zonta who have

made significant contribu-

tions to the empowerment of

women. Nominations are due

May 15 to me, at

([email protected]). The

nomination form has been sent

to the club Presidents and Area

Directors, and will soon be

posted on the District’s web-

site.

A few years ago as we began to

prepare for our Centennial An-

niversary, these International

Dolls were found along many

tubs of documents. (See

photo.) Our Centennial

Anniversary committee is

asking the membership if

they know when and why

these dolls were used in

District 5. What is the his-

tory of these international

dolls? If you would send a

few sentences to me, at

([email protected]) we

can record for our history.

— Joyce Combs, Chair

K E R I D U N N : D AY S F O R G I R L S P RO J E C T U P DAT E

Joyce Combs Centennial Anniversary

International Dolls

As some of you may know and

recall, at our District 5 Confer-

ence in October, we made Days

for Girls kits. Approximately 100

kits were made.

Keri Dunn is our District 5 Ser-

vice Committee Chair and a

member of the Zonta Club of

Mid-Ohio Valley. (See story of the

live remote presentation spon-

sored by Zonta Club of Sandusky,

on page 2, titled Life in Liberia.)

We promised an update when

the Days for Girls kits were deliv-

ered to the women at the Fistula

Rehabilitation Center in Liberia.

This past week, Zontians and

friends have been following

Keri’s journey, via her Facebook

page. In one of her recent post-

ings, Keri advised:

“Productive day today! Went to

the Fistula Rehabilitation Center,

where we had a distribution for the

girls currently at the Center and

began working on making the kits.

I knew this was going to have its

challenges, but I had no idea that

learning to use scissors would be

one of them. Luckily, they pow-

ered through, every one contribut-

ed and it was a good day!

“The women here are so grateful

to be receiving help putting their

lives back together. They asked

me to ask my Zonta friends to

please not forget about them.”

As District 5 Gov. Margot Hoffman

stated, we are proud of you and

the work you are doing in Liberia,

Keri Dunn!

https://zonta100.org/join-the-celebration/centennial-anniversary-grants/



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