Transcript Succession and Long Range Planning

Welcome to the Area
Meetings!
Welcome – Club President
Area Director
Mission Statement
Zonta International is a leading global
organization of professionals empowering
women worldwide through service and
advocacy.
Governor’s Message
“Zonta Changes Lives”
2015 Area Meetings
District 10
Exciting happenings!
• ZI Brand Refresh
• What’s New in Zonta?
• What’s New in District 10?
• What Have We Accomplished?
• Where Are We Headed?
• Zonta International Service Award
Recognition
• D10 Raffle for 2015 Conference
ZI Brand Refresh
Mission - Zonta International is a leading
global organization of professionals
empowering women worldwide through
service and advocacy.
ZI Brand Refresh (cont.)
Vision - Zonta International envisions a world in
which women's rights are recognized as human
rights and every woman is able to achieve her full
potential.
• In such a world, women have access to all resources and
are represented in decision making position s on an
equal basis with men.
• In such a world, no woman lives in fear of violence.
Theme - Empowering Women Through Service
and Advocacy
New District 10 Logos
ZI Brand Refresh (cont.)
• Club Presidents should have received link to club
logos from ZI
– Clubs must request logos for Z Clubs and Foundations
through [email protected]
• Templates for letterhead, document covers and
envelopes are available now; more in a few
months
• Check out all the guidelines and Frequently
Asked Questions at
http://www.zonta.org/brandrefresh
What’s New in Zonta?
• New and updated resources
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International Bylaws/Governing Documents
District Manual
Membership Manual
Continuous updates of ZI website
Updated scholarship criteria
• Zonta Service Recognition Award
• Commission on Status of Women – CSW59
– This year more Zontians participated than ever
before
What’s New in District 10?
• New Z Club sponsored by Johnson County
– Z Club of Godley ROAR (Godley High School)
What’s New in District 10?
• JMK recipient at ZI level
– Lindsay Smith, University of Oklahoma
What’s New in District 10?
• AE Fellow
– Hieu Truong, a citizen of Vietnam, who studies
Mechanical Engineering at Texas A & M
– Working on hybrid composite materials for
space vehicles
What Have We Accomplished?
• We are advocates!
– Zonta Says No/16 Days of Activism
– Most clubs participated!
What Have We Accomplished?
• We are gaining members
– Zonta Club of Longview was recently named
largest club in Zonta International!
What Have We Accomplished?
• We do service projects that make a
difference
– Even smaller clubs are impacting their
communities through their service
Where Are We Headed?
• Advocacy
– Promote passage of CEDAW
• Service
– Give at Area Meetings and District Conferences
• Membership
– Use every opportunity to market Zonta
Zonta Changes Lives!
ZI Service Award Recognition
• Recognize outstanding service projects by
Zonta clubs and districts which benefit
women in the local community
• Two categories
– Projects that empower women and girls to
achieve equal rights and secure access to all
resources
– Projects that focus on prevention of root
causes of violence against women and girls
through education
ZI Service Award Recognition (cont)
• Clubs may nominate up to two projects,
one in each category
• Districts may nominate one project in
either of the two
• ZI Service Committee will select six best
club projects and three best district
projects
• Nominations from districts due Feb 8 2016
ZI Service Award Recognition (cont)
• District Evaluating Committee will select
three best club service projects
– Kara Arteaga, District 10 Service Chair
– Diane Packwood, Zonta Club of Johnson
County
– Sherry Williams, Zonta Club of Houston
• All information and submission forms on ZI
website under Member Resources/Forms
D10 Raffle for 2015 Conference
68th District 10 Conference, Oct 15-18, 2015 in Houston, TX
• Cost $25, value up to $500
• Reimbursable for registration, hotel, transportation costs
• Transferable to any D 10 member
• Only 100 tickets will be sold
• Drawing to be held Sep 4, 2015 in Cleburne, TX
• POC Marianne Seal, D10 Treasurer
• Proceeds to D10 Foundation
Tickets are available from any District 10 Board member
Zonta Changes Lives!
Thank you for your dedication to
empowering women worldwide
through service and advocacy!