MAY 2015 •
ZEE NEWS
• MAY 2015
The Zonta Spring Style Show
April 16, 2015
The Zonta’s Spring Style Show held April 16, 2015
raised $4802 for our charity, The Center For Safe &
Healthy Children. Papillon Boutique featured 5 sets of
clothing changes on 10 models including our own Maile
Doyle and Maria Reza. The entire club pitched in by
volunteering their time, tasty food items,
raffle items, table décor items, and swag
bags. Committee Chair, Kathy Natal,
would like to thank the ZSSS Committee
and the entire club for all their hard work
and contributions in making yet another
successful style show this year! We
hope to present a check to “The Center”
sometime in May.
Thanks!
Kathy Natal
Our next business meeting will be Tuesday, May 5,
noon at the Elks!
HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO!!
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It is time again for our major fund
raiser – the Spring Geranium Sale.
Proceeds from this annual geranium
sale funds the Club’s service
projects, including our annual
scholarships awarded to deserving
students.
announces its
The exciting news is that the venue
for the sale has changed! We will
be selling at the old Sears building
in front of the section that was the
automotive shop. It is a nice, big
area that will give us more exposure
and hopefully, more sales! We will
be having a two day sale this year.
The dates will be May 8 & 9.
Annual Geranium Sale
9:00 am to 5:00 pm  Friday, May 8
AND
9:00 am to 3:00 pm  Saturday, May 9
Findlay Village Mall, Corner Tiffin Ave
and Croy Drive (Old Sears Automotive)
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Proceeds support local scholarships
and club service projects
Pre-orders will arrive on May 6
for you to pick up and deliver.
PAYMENT FOR THE SPRING
PRE-SALE IS DUE WHEN YOU
TURN IN YOUR ORDER OR AT
THE TIME YOU PICK UP THE
ORDER. PLEASE COLLECT
PAYMENT FOR YOUR ORDERS
BEFORE MAY 6. If you turned in
an order for the Fall Pre-Sale, both
orders will be together when you
pick them up.
• Plants not sold and paid for in
advance will be available in a public
sale on Friday May 8 and Saturday,
May 10 at the old Sears automotive
building at the Findlay Village Mall.
• A $25 non-participation fee will be
charged members who do not sell
any geraniums.
• Questions?? Contact Paula McRill
– [email protected], 419-9570979 (leave message or text)
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Zonta Says NO Update
Thanks to everyone who supported Rahab’s Rope through purchases made at the style show. We sold $419
in product plus received $2 in donations for a total of $421 (down considerably from last year). I also want to
thank everyone who helped set-up and tear-down the displays.
also...:
On Tuesday, April 14th, Zonta set up a display table at the Take Back the Night event at the University of
Findlay’s Alumni Center. We gave away Zonta Club of Findlay brochures, flyers on human trafficking and
pen/lights which read,
Say No To Violence Against Women
The Zonta Club of Findlay
http://findlayzonta.org/
[email protected]
Join us in making a difference.
Leftover brochures and pens are available for the club to pass out at other events.
-- Linda
Z Club News:
The Liberty-Benton High School Z Club on Saturday, April 25, performed a very worthwhile
community service. They became a part of the 3rd annual Findlay Ministerial Association’s
BACKYARD MISSION TRIP. Without leaving our city, the students cheerfully took on a huge
project. The project included digging sod approximately 5’ wide by 50’ long area and planted
12 shrubs, trees and blueberry bushes. They also scraped and painted a shed. Five adults, Jane
Heringhaus; Z Club Advisor, Jessica Amstutz; Parent, Lindsey Gorrell; & Bill and Barb Wilson
pitched in to help these 11 hard-working kids. At the end of the day when the rain started, they were
cold and wet, their hands hurt, but their sense of pride in a job well done was evident in their smiles.
Zonta Club of Findlay can be so proud of the youth in our Z-Club. Names: Mackenzie Young, Ashley
Frankart, Tonya Frankart, Andrew and Matt Loughman, Abe Gorrell, Megann Hohman, Ashleigh
Carpenter, Gabby Lyon, Amanda Puthoff and Maria Streaker.
-- Barb Wilson
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HAPPY MAY
BIRTHDAYS
Dee Pecoraro, 3rd
Jane Heringhaus, 10th
Marty Hoover, 27th
MAY ANNIVERSARIES
Shirley Pollock 1983
Deb Perkins 1990
Sandy Kozlevcar 1990
Kathy Foust 2004
Kristi Bryant 2005
Deb Bartlett 2006
Kathy Creighton 2007
Jodi DeVore 2007
Renee Perry 2007
Jane Shoemaker 2007
Maile Doyle 2008
Jeanne Moyer 2010
Lyn Benavides 2011
Becky Greeno 2011
Judi Scrimshaw 2011
Annette Shaffer 2011
Susi Lehtomaa 2012
Sherry Emerine 2013
Linda Stockton 2013
Jane Herringhaus2014
Pam Zimmerly 2014
The Membership Report
Keeping everyone informed of what is happening in membership – Our new slogan for the sprin membership drive is:
DREAM IT - BE IT - WITH ZONTA
We are asking if you know of anyone that may be interested in joining Zonta, sharing our
passion of helping women please invite them to come see what we are all about.
Thank You,
Dee, Membership Chair
PR Committee
The new members only page on our brand-new website has been updated with by-laws,
roster, and previous newsletters. The events calendar also reflects birthdays/anniversaries.
Password is FindlayZonta1959
CHECK IT OUT!
-- Maria Reza
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Zonta Club of Bowling Green has invited us to a Summer Solstice Wine Tasting
Dear Fellow Zontians,
The Zonta Club of Newark invites you to
attend our Annual Champagne Luncheon,
Silent Auction & Style Show to be held this
year on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Heritage Hall & Banquet Facility 1058 East
Main Street, Newark. Event starts at 11:30 A.M., doors open at 10:00 A.M. Cost is
$35.00 and you can call me at 740-334-9692 or Sandy Warner at 740-344-6002.
This year’s proceeds benefit Licking Memorial Women’s Health & New Beginnings.
Hope to see you there.
Sincerely,
Jo Ann Darnes, Advertising Chair
1271 Grandview Ave.
Heath, Ohio 43056
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ZONTA CLUB OF FINDLAY
Business Meeting Minutes
March 3, 2015
The Findlay Elks Lodge at Northridge
CTO: 12:114 pm by President Maile Doyle. The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and the Zonta Prayer.
PRESENT: 20 members.
FINES/FUNDS: The Benevolent Fund basket was passed around. Fines were levied at .50 cents for not wearing the Zonta pin and/or
name tag.
QUESTION OF THE DAY:
Q. What is the theme of the March 7 District 5, Area 1 meeting? A. Advocacy. There was a .50 cent fine for not knowing the answer.
Per the District’s request, Maile will be presenting our Club’s achievements, goals, and other information regarding Zonta Says No and
16 Days of Activism that we support and continue to support.
CELEBRATIONS:
March birthdays: Kim Trautman (2nd), Kathy Creighton (20th), Renee Perry (21), and Shirley Pollack (26th).
Anniversaries: Paulette Wildman with 31 yrs of service.
OLD BUSINESS:
Meeting minutes: Maile presented the November 4 and February 3 Business meeting minutes for review and approval. The minutes
were approved without amendment. (K. Trautman/P. Wildman).
Treasurer’s report (handout): Judy Scrimshaw presented the February 2015 Fund Balance report for review and filing. She noted the
following:
• Monies received from Becky Greeno for Nuts n Candy sales and from the Christmas raffle Service Club luncheon. These monies will
be added to S21 for use for the purchase of the window coverings for Century Health residence treatment center as identified.
Maile explained that a 3rd line at the report bottom page will be added for identifying the balance in the checking account which, are
the true available funds. Working capital from the Savings account will also be included. Maile answered the question about any
monies going from checking into savings, no monies have been transferred during the Treasurer’s term. The Finance Committee
needs to determine how to designate the funds in the Savings Account.
Action Items: Judy to file the report for audit.
Board Meeting Report February 25, 2015:
• The Committee Chairs attended this meeting and discussed budgetary needs and questions. Their requests are due March 9 to
Becky Greeno.
• The Budget timeline is as follows:
o Finance Committee drafts Budget,
o 3/25 presented at Board meeting,
o 4/7 presented at Business meeting,
o 5/5 Club votes.
Business Meeting Minutes March 3, 2015
Maria Reza asked about PR Committee funds to address ongoing new website charges. Originally the funds were designated in the
General Fund but will be moved to the PR Committee budget.
Maile announced the following membership changes:
• Anne Arbaugh’s resignation was announced due to job conflicts with available time.
• Nikki Foos resigned her Club leadership roles on the Board and Service Committee due to a new job that limits her available time.
Kim Trautman has stepped in to assume responsibility for Service. We wish Nikki well.
• Maile will appoint a new Board member to finish Nikki’s term which is 2 years. If anyone is interested in applying, please see Maile
following the meeting’s end.
NEW BUSINESS/COMMITTEE REPORTS:
2014 Bylaws
Barb Wilson and Kim Trautman addressed the proposed, revised Bylaws based on changes adopted by Zonta International. Members
had received the draft previously per email to comply with review timelines. Barb highlighted some of the changes which, included:
• the change in the number of convention delegates now allotted based on membership volume, (new is 30 members or greater = 1 delegate),
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• candidate requirements for holding office of President,
• removal of “experience in decision making capacity” member requirement which, is left up to Clubs to determine if they want to keep
or strike this from their Bylaws.
Kim made a motion to strike the language in the last bullet point and discussion ensued. The vote outcome was to strike the language.
Barb made a motion to accept the 2014 Bylaws as identified. Maile called for a verbal vote given we had a voting quorum. Outcome:
Unanimous to accept.
Action Item: Barb to prepare final, approved Bylaws for filing and dissemination.
2014 Standing Rules
Kim reviewed the key change proposed to identify the Committees responsible for the December Induction event. Discussion followed
regarding Installation vs Induction being the former is for Officers and new members and the latter just for new members.
Kathy Natal proposed adding a $25 non-participation fee when a member does not participate in the Style Show fundraiser. Currently,
this fee is assessed for non-participation in the Geranium Sale and Nuts n’ Candy sales, both fundraisers. Kathy made a motion for
this inclusion, Paula seconded it. Discussion followed and it was supportive.
Action Item: Kim to revised the Rules and email them to members. Final vote will occur via email on March 12.
Committee Reports
Prior to the Reports, Paulette Wildman asked about committee responsibility regarding the Human Trafficking project and Advocacy vs
Service. Maile replied that Human Trafficking is under Advocacy now and ZSN is a subcommittee of Advocacy. Budgets need to be
aligned as such. Kim stated the Rules identify Service, Membership and Advocacy as standing committees.
Business Meeting Minutes March 3, 2015
Due to some remaining confusion regarding Advocacy’s role now, Mailed suggested that the Board help determine how the committee
will function.
Action Items: Maile to ask the Board to define and clarify Advocacy’s role.
Maile to funnel applicable email contacts and notifications she currently receives, to
Kellie Jo Arndt.
PR – Maria Reza
Maria provided the following updates:
• Website redesign: disseminated a draft of the new proposed website page for review which included a recent news section, cleaner
menu tabs, members only calendar of events, and added that she will be designing some standard banners that can easily be reused.
The current website goes “dark” March 18 and the new goes “live” at the end of March. Committee chairs can be trained on the website
use too. She added that photos from Facebook will auto-publish on the website. Discussion about editorial oversight regarding this
process followed. Maria assured members that it is a secure website and we will have that option. Zonta has a Twitter account but, it
is unknown as to who started that account.
• March 8 is Yellow Rose Day coinciding with Womens’ International Day and is a Zonta symbol. Cookies were given to all members
with membership contact information to be given to potential members.
Geranium Sales: Paula McRill reminded members that the venue has changed to the Mall at the former Sears Service Center.
Style Show: Kathy Natal and Paula McRill reminded all to sell their tickets and there are only 49 tickets left to handout.
• Collect donations, raffles items, swag bag items as assigned by March 27.
• The Center for Safe and Healthy Children is providing volunteers to help!
Maile gave kudos to the members who designed and setup the Main Street Deli display, Kim, Lyn Benavides, and Kathy Natal.
Program: Diane Ellerbe announced that the Banquet will be May 19, venue et al to be announced. The designated Committee Chairs
will be meeting next week to address these plans.
Next Meeting: The Program meeting is March 17 at the Elks.
Adjourned: 1:05 pm.
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Respectfully submitted: Diane E Ellerbe, Secretary