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Dear District 11 Zontians,

Greetings to everyone as we move through Spring and into Summer. This Winter and Spring have been difficult for our clubs in the northern part of our District. Winter brought un-usually cold, wet, snowy and icy conditions to our northern Areas. Spring has seen a record number of storms and tor-nados to generally those same Areas. Montgomery, Tusca-loosa and Birmingham, AL, but particularly, Tuscaloosa, have experienced major damaging tornados. As I write this letter, I understand that all our Zontians in those areas are safe, although some members experienced varying degrees of property damage. One member of the Tuscaloosa Club had her business, a family Pharmacy, totally destroyed. I know we are grateful for everyone’s safety and are saddened by the property damage experienced and the destruction of communities in those areas. Our thoughts go out to our members struggling to help their affected communities.

Now Tennessee is grappling with flood conditions along the Mississippi, particu-larly Memphis Our thoughts go out to our Zontians in that area as well.

On a brighter note, we have almost completed or Area meetings which were fairly well attended thus far. The meetings were interactive, with suggestions made and experiences shared, as well as positive comments received from those attending. Some suggestions have been made, especially in terms of including a more com-prehensive program on social networking, since ZI has embraced and developed a policy statement re: the use of social networking as a form of communication. Some clubs have already used some of the information gained to assist their clubs in moving forward with some of the challenges they face. Suggestions made dur-ing Area meetings will be used as we plan the 2012 Area meetings. Thank you for your attendance and the suggestions made.

Moving forward into the second year of this biennium, the Zonta Club of Sanibel/Captiva are working diligently on preparing a great District Conference to be held on September 23rd and 24th at the Sundial Beach & Golf Resort on Sanibel Island. We look forward to seeing you there. District Conference is a time to do the work of Zonta District 11, gain and share information, visit with Zontians around the Dis-trict, renew friendships and gain new Zonta friends.

Come join in the fun!! Hope to see you there.

Wishing all of you an enjoyable Summer.

Yours in Zonta, Jane

From the Desk of Governor Jane May 2011 Biennium 2010-2012, Issue 4

Zonta District 11 Board 2010-2012

Alice Chick, Editor

Governor’s Newsletter

Membership News 2

Nominating Committee Update information 3

Zonta’s Best Kept Secret ~ PSA 4

Committee Participation D11 2012—2014 4

Legislative Awareness & Advocacy update 5

Jane M. Klausman Scholarship update 7

YWPA District 11 Scholarship Winner 10

ZIF Visa Card 10

Focusing on Zonta Clubs 11

Zonta International 13

Zonta Calendar 13

District 11 Marketplace 13

District 11 Committees 14

Zonta Clubs Milestones 14

Gender-Based Wage Gap 6

Institute for Women’s Policy Research 8

Inside this issue:

Zonta International District 11

Jane A. Adams..….… Governor

Tami Page...….…...... Lt. Governor

Alice Chick……......... Treasurer

Honey Gardiner.….... Secretary

Officers

Charlene A. Thomas...……. Area 1

Cherry Temple…...….…….. Area 2

Yvette Ingraham………..…. Area 3

Paulette Kevlin..………….... Area 4

Mary González ……...…..... Area 5

Karen Pati…….,,……..…… Area 6

Directors

Sharon Lusk……….....…..... Area 1

Melodie Hunnicutt...…….…. Area 2

Cherrylee Pinder....……..…. Area 3

Pamela Ridley……..…..…... Area 4

Olga González ……....…..... Area 5

Susan J. Scribner.....…….... Area 6

Vice Area Directors

Remember to visit us frequently on the web at www.zonta-district11.org

SAVE THE DATE!

63rd Annual District 11 Conference

September 23rd and 24th, 2011

at the Sundial Beach & Golf Resort

Governor’s Newsletter May 2011 Biennium 2010-2012, Issue 4

We’re on the web at www.zonta-district11.org

District 11 Membership News Tami Page, Lt. Governor/OMC Chairman

What a year we have had! We started this year with 930 members and 17 late renewals for a total of 947 members. As of May 7th we have 92 new members – 28 resignations – 2 transfers out and 4 transfers in. This translates into 1013 current members and 44 clubs. Last year at this same time we had 1064 members and 45 clubs. Can we retain more members this year to keep our num-bers up? What are you doing in your club to encourage members to stay on? Don’t let members walk away without at least talking about the reasons they are leaving. Be open to finding solutions for the issues at hand. If costs are an issue – can you restructure your dues schedule so members do not have to pay everything at once? If mem-bers are having a tough time finding their niche in your club – put together a meeting that showcases all of your pro-jects and programs and let members sign-up for something that captures their interest. There are many ways to en-gage folks. It is our job to be open to finding solutions for retaining our members.

If members decide to resign please ask them to complete our district exit survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QYHVFJH. This will allow us to see what the trends are in regards to members re-signing. The survey is anonymous (unless a member chooses to leave their name). If they do leave their name then I will personally follow up with them.

We are still looking for resources and tools that clubs use to recruit, retain and recognize members. If you have a brochure, outline, flyer or handout that you have used in your membership program please send it to me at

[email protected]. I am especially inter-ested in mentoring program materials. All of the items we receive are going to be vetted by the District OMC Commit-tee (to make sure we do not give out personal information and are in line with Zonta policies) and will then be posted on the District website as a resource for all clubs.

There is a wonderful quote in the book If Women Ruled the World that has really spoken to my heart. The quote comes from Dr. Dawna Markova and says;

What are your inner gift and talents? Most of us reasona-bly articulate about our deficits and weaknesses – how many we got wrong on our spelling tests, how many things we failed to accomplish during any given day. We become fluent at explaining our incompetencies, but look straight at our gifts and talents and then mutter, “Oh, that old thing?”

I challenge all of you to not only recognize your own gifts and talents but those of the other women in your club as well. And don’t stop there. Once those gifts and talents are recognized they must be put to good use or they will never fully be appreciated. How successful could your club be if each member began to recognize and use the gifts and talents they have? How much happier and more ful-filled would members be if they felt their gifts and talents were truly being used and appreciated? How many mem-bers would be retained if we made this simple act a prior-ity?

In partnership and service,



SAVE THE DATE! 63rd Annual District 11 Conference

September 23rd and 24th, 2011 at the Sundial Beach & Golf Resort

Sanibel, Florida

Leadership and Committee Participation in District 11 for 2012-2014 Dear District 11 Zontians,

It is never too early to seek qualified District 11 Zontians interested in serving at the district level either as elected officers or committee chairmen for the 2012-2014 biennium. For your convenience we have published a link on the District 11 website at www.zonta-district11.org. Go to the website’s the home page and click here “Interested in serving in a leadership position in District 11 for more information.” There is a District Interest Sign-up sheet and information about each District 11 position. On February 1, 2011 we officially opened the nomination process by sending information to your Club President and any inter-ested candidates. The Nomination Form and relevant information is published to the District 11 website. You may nominate yourself or someone else.

The Nominating Committee is composed of Mary Gregory (PDG), Mary Cabaniss and Lynn Salvatore (PDG). We can be reached via email at [email protected]. For questions on committee positions, Tami Page can be reached via email at [email protected]. We are looking forward to hearing from you and having you serve District 11.

Lynn Salvatore Tami Page Nominating Committee Chairman Lieutenant Governor, OMC Chairman District 11 District11

Zonta International Convention 2014 at

The Marriott World

Center Resort

in Orlando, Florida



Zonta’s Best Kept Secret ~ Public Service Announcement (PSA) District 11 has created and has the PSA DVD for sell to clubs to be used by your local TV stations and cable stations. They have community service announcement slots which our Zonta clubs can request to have the PSA shown on. We have published the PSA on the home page at www.zonta-district11.org for you to view.

If your club has not purchased a copy go to the “Items for sale” webpage and retrieve the order form in order to buy the DVD.

“A to Zonta” Quick Facts—District # 11 of Zonta International

(Revised November 2008) Did you know? ZING ~ A ZING is a membership growth strategy that stands for Zonta Information Network Gather-ing. It is conducted by existing club members for the purpose of growing their membership.

To find out more about Zonta visit www.zonta-district11.org —> Resource Center —> Resource Main Page to find the District 11 A to Zonta Handbook.


Legislative Awareness and Advocacy Information: Current projects for District 11 clubs

Jean G. Bryant, LAA Chairman

We have a full agenda of important legislation to get passed in Congress and in Florida and hopefully other states.

CEDAW Ratification: High on our priority list!!

Thank you to all who participated in efforts in November to encourage the Senate Foreign Relations Committee & sub-committee to ratify CEDAW. Zonta International had excellent representation at the Committee hearing (which I hope most of you joined on the web).

Our President Diane Curtis submitted documents highlighting Zonta’s support of CEDAW, and attended the hearing with Jason Friske from the International office. In addition, a number of Zontians from clubs near Washington DC also at-tended – helping to create an overflow of CEDAW supporters in meeting rooms adjacent to the Hearing room.

After the hearing, President Curtis submitted an additional document to the Chair of the Sub-committee that countered allegations by some CEDAW opponents who argued that CEDAW supported abortion. The document reiterated state-ments by a series of Administrations that each had concluded that CEDAW was neutral on the abortion issue. Our Dis-trict President, Jane Addams and I also submitted an additional document supporting ratification to the Committee chair.

As a result of Zonta’s strong presence and support of CEDAW, Zonta International is now officially part of one of the ma-jor US groups supporting CEDAW ratification.

I will be submitting several CEDAW template letters that Zonta members can download from the ZI website once they have been approved and posted. This plus a contact list of Senators should make it easy for our members to urge Senators to vote for CEDAW ratification.

IVAWA-2010 – International Violence Against Women Act of 2010

This is a comprehensive bill to enable the US to engage in multiple coordinated efforts to address violence against women around the world. This bill will also be posted on the ZI website along with documents of a series of Congres-sional hearings that addressed ways in which the US can combat gender violence. Equally important, the hearings re-veal that all branches of our government are committed to helping end global violence against women in a coherent way.

In addition to the documents, I will create letter templates that members can use to advocate for passage of this impor-tant comprehensive bill. I will also submit these documents for posting on our District website.

FLORIDA RATIFICATION OF THE ERA: Equal Rights Amendment

Hopefully other states that have not yet ratified the ERA will join us in the effort this year.Information will be forthcoming re. contacts for key legislators and advocacy steps that clubs can take.

In the meantime, try to get your local Chamber of Commerce & groups such as Lions and Rotary, etc. to join the effort to grant women equal rights under the U.S. Constitution.

A REMINDER: Club Presidents: Please send me [email protected] the name & contact info of your LAA Chair.


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Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship Honey Gardiner, Jane M. Klausman Chairman

The updated application and related materials are now on the ZI website. Please note, that based on the feedback from all of you, that the application has changed somewhat. JMK applicants are once again responsible for securing their own recommendations.

The ZI Board has also decided that the criteria for the Jane M Klausman Award and Young Women in Public Affairs be amended to include the requirement that candidates need to be “living or studying in a Zonta district/region.”

Please contact Honey Gardiner, District 11 JMK chairman with any questions (239) 598-9058. The winning selection from clubs is due to Honey by July 1. It may be sent electronically to her, at [email protected] or if sent by mail the submission should include an original and 5 copies. Her address is 5848 Paradise Circle, Naples, FL 34110.


Gender-Based Wage Gap Persists, Experts Agree at EEOC Forum (continued)


We’re on the web at www.zonta-district11.org continued page 9


YWPA District 11 Scholarship Winner Shelly Olkey, Young Women in Public Affairs Chairman

The committee wishes to thank the 15 clubs who participated in the YWPA scholarship program this year.

These young women are all outstanding and making a decision was difficult.

We are pleased to announce our 2011 YWPA winner is Carolina Echeverri submitted by the Zonta Club of the Boca Raton Area.

Carolina’s personal goal is to earn a degree in law, and study and work in the field of political science, in particular international diplomacy. She would love to work in the State Department.

She carries a heavy academic schedule of AP, Honors, and dual enrollment (college) courses and manages to maintain an A average. She is a member of the National Honor Society, and won the state competition for the Spanish Club.

At the same time, she has put in over 1000 volunteer hours. She is the LT. Governor of the Key Club. She oversees and plans monthly service projects for over 100 peo-ple in 12 high school Key Clubs. These included a field day for people with disabili-ties, and partnered with Kiwanis, the Special Olympics and Best Buddies Organiza-tion. It was a huge success, and is now a new tradition in Broward County. She also volunteers at Children’s Harbor, a home for children who have been abused and neglected by their parents. They take them to the zoo, fly kites take them to water parks, and celebrate birthdays.

She is also class Vice President, and as such has organized many fund raising events, for many causes and student activities.

Currently Key Club and Kiwanis is partnered with UNICEF to diminish Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNT) from the planet by 2015.

“Being a leader shows a woman how great they can be and the impact they can make on others.”

ZIF Visa Credit Card Dear District 11 Zontians:

Great news to share! It is now easier than ever to contribute to Zonta International Foundation…..with the ZIF Visa Credit Card.

Zonta International Foundation has partnered with Capital One to launch the fund raising program. Just use your custom credit card and valuable cash donations for every purchase you make will be donated to ZIF. Plus, ZIF will get a $50.00 bonus donation when you make your first purchase. The card comes with a competitive rate, so supporting Zonta is easier than ever…..just do what you normally do….shop! It couldn’t get any easier.

Go to the International web site www.zonta.org, click on Member Resources, scroll down the right side of your screen under Messages from ZI….it’s about the 5th item down (Introducing the ZIF Credit Card). Click on it and apply.

What a great way to share your passion and support for Zonta. Please consider this.

Yours in Zonta,

Doris Larson

District 11 Foundation Ambassador

(321)952-1443 [email protected]


Focusing on Zonta Clubs Zonta Club of Naples hosted the Area 6 Inter City Dinner

District 11 Club Presidents and PR Committee Chairman

Send us your Club events so they can be posted to the District 11 website and make sure that we get updated information on articles and news clips of the Club events so they can be

featured in our section

“Focusing on Zonta Clubs”

Newsletter deadlines for submission:

2011 August 8th, November 7th, 2012 February 6th, May 7th.


Focusing on Zonta Clubs Zonta Club of Melbourne—7th Annual Chocolate Festival

THE FIX IS IN!

The votes are cast. The ballots are counted. Simply Sweeties Candies is Brevard’s Best Chocolate Fix

of 2011, according to attendees of the Zonta Club of Melbourne’s 7th Annual Chocolate Festival on March 27th.

Simply Sweeties Candies competed against the 2010 winner, Fired Up Pizza of Palm Bay who took 2nd Place and Yellow Dog Café and Grimaldi Candies, who tied for 3rd Place.

Also competing were Chameleon Fusion Bistro, Sam’s Club, Keiser University Center for Culinary Arts, Love Bugs Donuts and Bakery, and Matt’s Casbah. All vowed to return next year to wrestle the coveted title and trophy from newcomer Simply Sweeties Candies.

The Festival netted approximately $10,000.00 for the Zonta Club of Melbourne’s Campaign Against Human Trafficking and the Campaign to End Violence Against Women both locally and globally. In addition, the proceeds fund scholarships for Brevard County women. Visit the Club’s web site at www.zontaspacecoast.org to see pictures and learn more about the Zonta Club of Melbourne’s effort to improve the status of women locally and globally.

Zonta Club of Beaufort Rose Day

Zonta Calendar 2011

September 23-24 — 63rd District 11 Conference—Sanibel, Florida

2012 July 5-11—61st Zonta International Convention—Tornio, Italy

Zonta International District 11

Do not miss out on these items for sale

Public Service Announcement (PSA)

for Clubs Visit www.zonta-district11.org

“Items for sale” webpage.

The Zonta Clubs in District 11 have a wealth of knowledge, our members are very innovative and creative, as a group we have achieved many accomplishments, we are making Zonta stronger. In recognition we are showcasing the club projects. Does your club have a project that you think should be showcased? If yes, then have your Club’s President or PR Committee Chairman submit information on your project to our Governor at [email protected].

Newsletter deadlines for submission:

2011 August 8th, November 7th,

2012 February 6th, May 7th.


Zonta International Headquarters

Remember to visit us frequently on the web at www.zonta-district11.org

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Anticipate the future for what it can become.” Tracy L. McNair

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May 2011 Biennium 2010-2012, Issue 4 Governor’s Newsletter

District 11 Committees

CONGRATULATIONS TO CLUBS CELEBRATING ANNIVERSARIES: Clubs that have or will celebrated birthdays between March — May 2011 are:

Please Alice Chick, our Webmaster, any pictures you may make at celebratory events to be included on the Website. NOTE: If we have overlooked your club or if we have the charter date for any of these clubs wrong, please let me know.

Organization, Membership & Classification… Tami Page, Lt. Governor, Zonta Club of Dothan, Area 1

Service.…………………………………………. Linda Robison, Zonta Club of Sanibel/Captiva, Area 6

Subcommittee:

ZISVAW……………………………….….….. Vladia Jurcova Spencer, Zonta Club of Charleston, Area 2

Amelia Earhart.…….………………….………. Marilynn Smith, Zonta Club of Atlanta, Area 2

Young Women in Public Affairs…….….……. Shelly Olkey, Zonta Club of Boca Raton, Area 3

Legislative Awareness & Advocacy…...……. Jean Bryant, Zonta Club of Tallahassee, Area 4

Jane M. Klausman…………………….……… Helen “Honey” Gardiner, Zonta Club of Naples, Area 6

United Nations………………………….……... Connie Grubermann, Zonta Club of Franklin, Area 2

Nominating Chairman…………………….…... Lynn M. Salvatore, Zonta Club of Jacksonville, Area 4

Finance Chairman……………………….……. Carmen Elias-Levenson, Zonta Club of Miami Lakes, Area 3

Public Relations/Communications……….….. Patty M. Gift, Zonta Club of Bonita Springs, Area 6

IT/Webmaster…………………………....……. Alice Chick, District Treasurer, Zonta Club of Boca Raton, Area 3

Foundation Ambassador………………..….... Doris Larson, Zonta Club of Melbourne, Area 4

Bylaws………………………………….…....… Anne Mitchell, District Parliamentarian, Zonta Club of Birmingham, Area 1

District Archivist……….…………………...…. Michele Buhler, Zonta Club of Ft. Myers, Area 6

Strategic Planning……………………………. Carolyn Gray, Zonta Club of Sanibel/Captiva, Area 6


Zonta Club of Greater Miami, FL 74 Years — April Zonta Club of Jacksonville, FL 71 Years — March Zonta Club of Tampa, FL 71 Years — April Zonta Club of Montgomery, AL 63 Years — April Zonta Club of Pinellas, FL 49 Years — May Zonta Club of Anderson Area, SC 41 Years — March Zonta Club of Boca Raton, FL 36 Years — March Zonta Club of Atlanta, GA 32 Years — May Zonta Club of Punta Gorda/Pt Charlotte, FL 32 Years — April Zonta Club of Tallahassee, FL 31 Years — April Zonta Club of Key West, FL 30 Years — March Zonta Club of Beaufort, SC 24 Years — May Zonta Club of Marathon, FL 21 Years — May Zonta Club of Bluffton, SC 10 Years — April Zonta Club of Ocala, FL 5 Years — May Zonta Club of Buckhead, GA 1 Year — March

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