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Dear Zontians,

Thank You! Thank You! Thank

You!

The District 5 Conference on

October 18th – 20th was a great

success and I can’t thank you

enough for your support. I ap-

preciate everyone who was able

to make the trip to Defiance,

Ohio. We thoroughly enjoyed

having Zonta International Rep-

resentative Marguerite Akossi-

Mvongo from Cote d’Ivoire join

us. She was engaged, informa-

tive and a lot of fun. A special

thank you to the Defiance Club

and conference co-chairs Lacey

Spangler and Jennifer

Schwiebert for hosting the con-

ference and making it a suc-

cess. It was a great weekend

with lots of learning, sharing,

networking and celebration.

I am once again overwhelmed

with the generosity of District 5

Zontians. As Past Governor and

District 5 Zonta International

Foundation (ZIF) Ambassador

Ellen Spaeth shared at the con-

clusion of the conference, Dis-

trict 5 has contributed over

$94,000 to the ZIF this bienni-

um. We are well on our way to

achieving our goal of

$102,900! Thank you so much

for your generosity to help

women throughout the world.

Congratulations to the 2020 –

2022 District 5 board mem-

bers, who were elected during

the conference; Sarojini Rao –

Governor, Eileen Borchardt –

Lt. Governor, Sonia “Sunny”

Shellito – Treasurer, Caroline

Menezes – Area 1 Director,

Connie Kingsbury – Area 2

Director, Jenny Markovich –

Area 3 Director, Judy DeBe-

voise – Area 4 Director and

Nominating Committee mem-

bers – Maile Doyle, Margot

Hoffman and Lois Pierce. Our

district is in good hands for the

next biennium. Thank you to

everyone who stepped up and

ran for a position.

Congratulations to the Zonta

Clubs of Cleveland and Mid-

Ohio Valley for chartering Gold-

en Z Clubs. The Cleveland Club

is chartering a club at Cleve-

land State University and the

Mid-Ohio Valley Club is charter-

ing a club at Muskingum Uni-

versity. Thank you for engaging

college students in Zonta’s

mission and work.

There are a lot of great activi-

ties and events taking place

throughout the district in cele-

bration of Zonta’s Centennial

and for the 16 Days of Activ-

ism. Thank you for creating

this awareness and advocat-

ing in your communities and

beyond. Please remember to

share photos and articles

about these activities on ZI’s

“Share Your Story” web page.

Thanks for all you do for Zon-

ta. Have a wonderful holiday

season and Happy New Year.

— Governor 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


Key Dates & Deadlines 7

Board for 2020 - 2022 7

Area 2, Continued 8

United Nations Update 9

First-Timers at D5 Conf. 9

Membership Update 10

Scholarship Awards 10

Area 1, Continued 11

Foundation Update 11

Photos, D5 Conference 12

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Margot Hoffman District 5 Governor

District 5 Board:

Margot Hoffman Governor Sarojini Rao Lt. Governor Christine Jackson Treasurer Jane Radabaugh 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

until her return flight Monday

night. While in Toledo on

Monday afternoon, I hosted a

luncheon for her with Zonti-

ans from Toledo and Findlay

in attendance. Members had

the opportunity to learn

about her role as an Interna-

tional Representative as well

as the issues Zontians

worked on in her part of the

world. We all very much en-

joyed learning about each

other’s cultures and Margue-

rite discovered she enjoyed

pumpkin cake served for

dessert, which was a first for

her. (See photo, below.)

Bowling Green

The Zonta Club of Bowling

Green celebrated their 20th

Anniversary with an event on

October 10. Congratulations

to all! (See photo, right.)

Defiance

Those Zontians that attended

the District Conference in

Defiance had the opportunity

to visit the Safe Haven Baby

Box at the Defiance Fire Sta-

tion. A plaque has been

Greetings, Zontians:

The following are updates

for Area 1 Clubs.

Area 1 hosted our District

5 Conference in Defiance,

October 18-20. I think we

can all agree the Defiance

Club did a wonderful job

hosting us. It was inspir-

ing for all of us to hear

about their Baby Box Pro-

ject, from the woman who

started this concept, and

for us to have a chance to

see the Baby Box and talk

with the firefighters who

will be the first responders

in taking care of babies

left in the Box.

Zonta International Repre-

sentative for our District,

Marguerite Akossi-

Mvongo, joined us in Defi-

ance, all the way from

Cote d’Ivoire in Africa. I

had the pleasure of

providing her transporta-

tion to and from Detroit

Metro Airport, as well as

hosting her in my home on

Sunday night and Monday

following the Conference,

placed by the Box, thanking

all those involved with this

project. They felt if they, as a

community, can save just

one baby, this Box was worth

it. The Defiance Club is very

proud of this achievement

and the support provided

from the Mayor and the com-

munity.

Findlay

The Zonta Club of Findlay

looks forward

to their Christ-

mas Party on

Tuesday, De-

cember 17,

where they will

enjoy hors

d’oeuvres,

drinks and a

white elephant

gift exchange.

Plans are in the

making for their

April 16, 2020

Style Show.

Greater Sandusky

The Zonta Club of Greater

Sandusky is currently work-

ing on so many good things

we would like to share! We

were honored November

12th, with a proclamation

from the City of Sandusky, for

Zonta International’s 100th

Birthday.

The evening continued with a

dinner celebrating our mile-

stone. Eileen Borchardt host-

ed a “Silk Road” program,

with several Zontians sharing

presentations on our past,

present and Zonta of the

future. Marilyn Canada

joined us for the evening.

She is our celebrated, char-

ter member, having the fore-

thought of chartering Greater

Sandusky Zonta Club in

S P O T L I G H T O N A R E A 1—S U E D Y B OW S K I

(Photo: Toledo’s Zontian Diane Reamer-Evans.)

Volume 3, Issue 6

1961. Our Area 1 Director

Sue Dybowski also joined

the festivities.

The Annual Nut Sale is in

full swing. We are selling a

lot of NUTS! This fundraiser

is well known in our commu-

nity and if you have a need

for some delicious holiday

gifts, please feel free to

(Photo: Zontians from Zonta Clubs of Defiance, Findlay and Toledo I have lunch with Marguerite Akossi-Mvongo, Zonta International Representative, on Monday, October 21, 2019 in Toledo, Ohio.)

(Photo: ZC of Bowling Green’s 20th Anniversary.)

Sue Dybowski Area 1 Director

(Continued on page 11)

Distr ict Newsletter

Greetings from Area 2! Our

teams have been very busy

sharing the Zonta mission

with their community activi-

ties this quarter. We had a

very successful and rewarding

Fall Conference in Defiance,

Ohio, with many participants

from our district. Wishing you

all a very happy holiday sea-

son and all the best in the

2020 New Year.

Cincinnati:

The Zonta Club of

Cincinnati’s

Founders Day celebration was

held on November 21. Nor-

mally, the club honors a cou-

ple of individuals on Founders

Day; however, in honor of

Zonta’s Centennial, every

member was recognized in

appreciation for their years of

service to the club. There was

a beautiful Centennial birth-

day cake, crowns and party

favors for members, table

decorations and balloons. All

members were entered into a

drawing for a beautiful framed

and matted Zonta emblem,

and raised $57 in the raffle

for a Ruthven print. Members

and guests posed for a group

picture, wearing their gold

crowns! (See photos, below.)

At the club’s dinner meetings,

on September 26, member

Jean Beirise was installed as

a Director on the Board of the

Zonta Service Fund

of Cincinnati, Inc.

Lynn Brown was

welcomed back to

the club as a re-

turning member.

At the October 24

dinner meeting,

Connie Kingsbury

(who was elected

to the 2020-2022 District 5

Board as the Area 2 Director

at the October Conference)

was installed as a Director on

the Service Fund Board for

the 2019-2020 Zonta year,

and Vicki Yeazel was installed

as the Zonta Club

and Board Secre-

tary.

Service & Advoca-

cy projects includ-

ed the following:

Mats for Home-

less Women –

The mats are

crocheted (they

can also be knit-

ted or woven)

using plastic gro-

cery bag strips

S P O T L I G H T O N A R E A 2

called plarn. They are soft,

easy to clean, lightweight, and

measure 3 feet by 6 feet. This

project can be worked on at

home, individually or in groups.

We hope the sleeping mats will

bring comfort to women who

are living in harsh conditions.

There will be a yellow Zonta

rose woven into each mat, to

remind the women that we as

Zontians care.

Letters of Love – These notes

are for expectant mothers,

through the Cradle Cincinnati

project. Founded in 2012,

Cradle Cincinnati’s mission is

to address the very high infant

mortality rate in Hamilton

County, which is in the top

10% mortality rate of commu-

nities in the entire country. The

majority of our infants who die

are born to single mothers who

report that they don’t have the

social or emotional support

they need. We write letters of

encouragement which will be

hand-delivered to women,

during their prenatal doctor

appointments.

Tender Mercies Beauty Night –

The Zonta Club of Cincinnati

has adopted the women’s

group house at Tender Mer-

cies, who provides housing

and supportive services for

homeless adults with histories

of severe mental illness. Their

permanent supportive housing

model addresses the root

causes of homelessness,

thereby preventing a return to

the streets for our region's

most vulnerable people. On

November 14, members pro-

vided dinner and manicures for

the ladies.

She Screams Without Sound

Candlelight Vigil – The 32nd

annual vigil at the Hamilton

County Courthouse was held

on Tuesday, October 22. Zonta

has had a presence each year,

with Women Helping Women

and the YWCA. It was a mov-

ing memorial for victims who

have been killed by their part-

ners. A candle was lit for each

one by a family member or

friend. It was a beautiful ser-

vice and a reminder that these

ladies are never forgotten.

Zonta members brought our

Zonta Says No banner to show

our support.

Purple Light Walk – The 7th

Annual Purple Light Walk

(PLW) was held on Friday, Oc-

tober 4 on Fountain Square in

downtown Cincinnati. Zonta

Club of Cincinnati (ZCC) was

once again a Presenting Spon-

sor. The PLW mission is to

raise awareness about gender-

based and domestic violence.

There was a Resource Fair

consisting of 13 non-profit

organizations, including ZCC,

who had tables with infor-

mation about their organiza-

tion for both survivors and

victims. Member Terri Purtee-

Stein and Talbert House volun-

(Continued on page 8)

(Photo on left: Pictured left to right: ZC Elizabethtown’s Gail Crain, Lois Pierce, Ruth Ellen Stanley, Laura Nall, Lee Ann

Caudill. See story on page 8.)

(Photo: Pictured L to R: ZC Elizabethtown’s Linda Funk, Ruth Ellen

Stanley, Gail Crain, Lois Pierce, Tanya

Thomas (Director of SpringHaven), Dayna

Gibson, Lee Ann Caudill, Loretta Cardin,

Ramona Jeffries.)

(Above & below photos: November 21’s Founders Day celebration by ZC Cin-cinnati.)

Patricia Kenkel Area 2 Director

Linda Coblitz Area 3 Director


Volume 3, Issue 6

The 16 Days of Activism started

out ORANGE in Ashtabula! The

local lift bridge was lit orange

and the Ashtabula County Com-

missioners and Representative

David Joyce both read procla-

mations supporting Zonta Inter-

national’s work to stop vio-

lence, locally and worldwide.

(See photo, far right.)

Zonta Club of Cleveland re-

ceived one of the Centennial

Grants from ZI to work with the

Renee Jones Empowerment

Center, on Project Red Cord

Street Outreach service project

in East Cleveland. For the pro-

ject each month ZCC’s mem-

bers made up 50 Zonta bags

with personal items and also

distributed non-perishable food

items to the people who

stopped by their table on Sep-

tember 6th, October 4th, Novem-

ber 8th and December 6th. (See

photo on this page.)

The Cleveland Club will contin-

ue to work with Renee Jones

for the National Human Traf-

ficking Day Conference on Fri-

day, January 17th at Notre

Dame College. Roji Rao will

participate on the panel for the

event.

Zonta Club of Cleveland has

also successfully held their first

Murder Mystery Fundraiser on

Saturday, November 9th at the

Crowne Plaza South. The even-

ing provided a dinner, raffles and

of course several (maybe!) mur-

ders. Everyone in attendance got

to collect clues and solve the

mystery, including members from

the Zonta Clubs of ABC, Hudson

and Ashtabula!

Zonta Club of Ashtabula Area

Zonta Club of Ashtabula Area

began their November by setting

up a display at the Ashtabula

County District Library, showing

the good works of their club and

Zonta International. The “Zonta

Says No” quilt that District 5

clubs made as a group project

was also showcased. One of the

members spent a lot of time at

the library, so was able to answer

many Zonta questions. The club

used the library as their meeting

place for November. (See photos

on page 5.)

Ashtabula Area was able

to work with One World

Shop in Rocky River and

brought back the much-

requested International

Fair for a full weekend in

November. (See photo,

right.) The One World

Shop sells items on the

fair trade market, so as

our members and com-

munity purchased items,

we all supported wom-

en’s artesian work and

their businesses world-

wide.

KSU that was open to the

public, and was well-

received by 70 people in

Kent, Ohio and another 35

people in Ashtabula, Ohio

— Zontians, students and

community members.

Hudson Club brought in

Sophia Kruz, the director of

Little Stones, to speak to

the audience at Kent and

was live-streamed to the

KSU - Ashtabula audience,

who also were able to ask

questions of Sophia. (See

photo, left.) Little Stones

weaves together the per-

sonal narratives of four

women who are using art —

fashion, street-art, hip-hop

and dance — to empower

women and girls in India,

Brazil, Senegal, Kenya, and

around the world. Sophia

said that she got started

with the movie, with the

help of a Zonta group in

(Cont. on next page.)

(Photo, above: Zonta Club of Ashtabula Zontians at their local life bridge for 16 Days of Activism, Nov. 23, 2019. See leading story on this page.)

On October 15, 2019 Zonta

Club of Hudson hosted the

Little Stones viewing at

(Photo: “Little Stones” Director Sophia Kruz at the KSU film

screening, October 15, 2019. See story on this page.

(Photo, above: Zonta Club of ABC at their November planning and program meeting, with guest Area 3 Director, Linda Coblitz.)

(Photo: ZCC members Germaine Gibian, Nicole Or-love, Sarojini Rao, and Denise Rucker-Burton at cor-ner of Euclid & Page, at the monthly street outreach,

October 4, 2019. See story, above.)

(Photo: Zonta Club of Ashtabula Area’s Cheryl Guyton and Lisa Strobe, working

the International Fair, Nov. 2019.)


her hometown. Besides the

mission of both, it’s one big rea-

son why Little Stones and Zonta

are connected.

Hudson club members

made treats for the lovely

ladies at Edna House.

(See photo, right.) Their

January membership

meeting will host a

speaker from the Edna

House, and in February

they will support the an-

nual Edna House “share

the love” event.

Zonta Club of ABC

reached their team goal

of $2,000 for the Akron

Walk to End Alzheimer’s. The

walk raised $2,060. (See photo,

center.)

ABC Club’s November meeting

hosted as their speaker, Catey

Breck, Economic Development

Coordinator, Akron Of-

fice for Ohio Congress-

man Tim Ryan, who

gave an update on issues affecting

Women from Ohio’s 13th Congres-

sional District. Catey’s volunteer

work includes two years serving as

a Hospital Advocate for the Bat-

tered Women’s Shelter & Rape

Crisis Center of Summit & Medina

Counties, working with forensic

nurse examiners providing support,

information, and referrals to sexual

assault survivors 14 years and

older during medical exams, evi-

dence collection and the interview

process. Catey also spent three

years on the Board of Directors for

the Downtown Akron Partnership

organization. Sounds like a good

prospective Zontian!

(See photo, left.)

Cleveland hosted their

first of a

series of

“Women in

Higher Edu-

cation”, at

Burke Lake-

front Airport,

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

in the National Women’s

Air and Space Museum, on

November 21st. Their

guest speaker was Dr.

Kathryn Daltorio, an Assis-

tant Professor of Mechanical

and Aerospace Engineering

from Case Western Reserve

University, who was also a

2007 recipient of the ZI Ame-

lia Earhart Fellowship.

She was accompanied

by four of her gradu-

ate students, all of

whom spoke about

their studies and the

importance that Dr.

Daltorio had in their

decision to pursue

engineering. (See

photo, left.)

—Linda Coblitz,

Area 3 Director

(Above: Zonta Club of Hudson’s Zontians with treats made for the ladies at Edna House. See story, left.)

Zonta Club of Hudson’s membership meeting, planning their winter and spring service projects,

including the collection of items for the Emergency Assistance Center’s Holiday Drive.

(Above Photo: Zonta Club of ABC’s VP Laura Conley with guest speaker,

Catey Breck, at November’s meeting.)

(Photo: Zonta Club of Cleveland’s Dr. Kathryn Daltorio with four graduate students at IWASM, November 21,

2019. See story, nearby.)

Zonta Club of Ashtabula Area’s displays. See page 4 for story.

(Photo: Zonta Club of Cleveland’s “A Chicago Murder Mystery Dinner”.)


Volume 3, Issue 6

Greetings, Zontians.

The following is an update on

Area 4 clubs.

Columbus:

It has been another amazing

quarter in the Zonta Club of

Columbus. Two new members

were inducted into the club

this quarter. Welcome, Sally

Raymond and Cathy Harper

Lee!

The ten members of the club

who attended the District 5

Conference in Defiance great-

ly enjoyed the Zonta Interna-

tional 100th birthday celebra-

tion and meetings. (See pho-

to, right.)

50+ Year Member Shirlyn

Chaffin enjoyed the painting

class offered at the Confer-

ence in Defiance, on Saturday.

(See photo, next column.)

On Sunday, a memorial tribute to

the club’s Emeritus Member Flo

Landis (see photo, below) was

given by Nancy Mayle and Jan

Wilhelm at the Memorial Service.

On October 25 nine members

and spouses worked with others

in the community doing yardwork

on “Make a Difference Day” at

the new Turning Point Domestic

Violence Shelter in Delaware,

Ohio. The club also contributed

$15,000 to help make the shel-

ter possible.

Supporting the “Girls on the

Run” gave the Columbus club a

chance to display the “Zonta

Says No” banner in downtown

Columbus on November 16.

(See photo, below.) Looking ahead, don’t miss out

on the European River Cruises

in the Fall of 2020! Call Laural

Flanagan at 614-260-1060 for

information on either the Swit-

zerland, and Heart of the Rhine and

Moselle Rivers or the Passage to

Eastern Europe. Save the date for

April 18, 2020, as all will enjoy the

“Until Death Due Us Part” Murder

Mystery Dinner Theater and silent

auction. (Please contact Jan Wil-

helm for information, at janwil-

[email protected].)

Mid-Ohio Valley:

MOV’s semiannual Unique Boutique

held on November 1st and 2nd is in

the books. See photos and article,

at https://www.mariettatimes.com/

news/2019/10/zonta-club-preps-

unique-boutique/

The Marietta Times also reported

on the successful, first annual Deli-

cates for Dignity event. The event’s

purpose was to raise donations,

and awareness, to the need of femi-

nine products and undergarments,

for those suffering financial chal-

lenges. Proceeds from the event

benefitted pantries and shelters in

the Mid-Ohio Valley.

According to the article,

“The club is delighted by the

participation of local resi-

dents. In addition to the

donations of money and

products, a contest of

“altered bra art” was held

where participants each

decorated a bra according

to their theme of choice,

and votes were cast to de-

termine the top three favor-

ites. Our three winners

were generous enough to

donate their cash prizes

back to the club to further

the project’s reach. Indeed,

from the First Friday “Bra

Pong” players to Saturday’s

luncheon attendees, a great

time was had by all.” Refer

to https://

www.mariettatimes.com/

opinion/letters-to-the-

editor/2019/10/zonta-club-

says-thanks-for-a-successful

-event/ Newark:

Judy DeBevoise, President

of Zonta Club of Newark,

has been elected Area 4

Director for the

2020—2022

Biennium. She

joined Zonta

December

2014 and is the

Vice President

of Licking-Knox

County Goodwill

Industries. (See

photo, above

left.)

Springfield:

The Springfield

Zonta Club

participated in

the annual 16

Days of Activ-

ism, from 25

November to

10 December. Even experi-

enced Zontians located

something fresh or learned

something new from the

club’s daily postings onto

their Facebook page.

— Kimm Hrdlicka-Tigges Area 4 Director

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(Photos: Shirlyn Chaffin at the painting class in Defiance, Ohio,

October 19, 2019.)

(Columbus Club members (L to R): Lisa Hilliard, Christine Jackson, Margot Hoffman, ZI Representative Marguerite Akossi-Mvongo, Shirlyn Chaffin, Happiness Mapira, Kimm Hrdlicka-Tigges, Cindy Vandenberg, Nancy Mayle, Jan Wilhelm. Not pictured, Susan Finefrock.)

(Photo: Current and incoming Area 4 Directors, Kimm Hrdlicka-

Tigges and Judy DeBevoise.)

(Photo: Columbus Club members (L to R): Happiness Mapira, Linda Evans, Lisa Hilliard, Christine Jackson, Margot Hoffman, Gwynn Imlay, Jan Wilhelm, Kathy Froehle, Susan Finefrock, Danessa Smith and husband Tom. November 16, 2019.)

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K E Y D AT E S , D E C . 2019 T O J U L Y , 2020


We are pleased to advise

you the election results of

the 2019 District 5 Confer-

ence in Defiance, Ohio,

held on October 18—20,

2019. On Saturday, Octo-

ber 19th at the Fraternal

Order of the Eagles Aerie

372 Hall, 711 West 2nd

Street in Defiance, Ohio,

delegates from 17 clubs in

the District cast their votes.

The following are the in-

coming Officers, Board and

Nominating Committee for

the 2020-2022 Biennium:

Governor: Sarojini Rao,

Zonta Club of Cleveland

Lt. Governor: Eileen Borchardt, Zonta Club of

Sandusky

Treasurer: Sonia ’Sunny’

Shellito, Zonta Club of

Cleveland

Area 1 Director: Caroline

Menezes, Zonta Club of

Toledo I

Area 2 Director: Connie S.

Kingsbury, Zonta Club of

Cincinnati

Area 3 Director: Jenny

Markovich, Zonta Club of

Hudson

Area 4 Director: Judy

DeBevoise, Zonta Club of

Newark

Nominating Committee:

Margot Hoffman,

Zonta Club of Colum-

bus

Lois Pierce, Zonta Club

of Elizabethtown

Maile Doyle, Zonta Club

of Findlay

Respectfully, the D5

Nominating Committee,

2018-2020:

Joyce Combs, Chair, Zonta Club of Louisville

Glenda Carota, Zonta Club of

Cincinnati

Anne Marie Smith, Zonta Club of Hudson

E L E C T E D D 5 B OA R D & O F F I C E R S F O R 2 020 - 2022

Dec. 10, 2019 International Human Rights Day

Jan. 11, 2020 Amelia Earhart Day

Feb. 12, 2020 Early bird registration for ZI Convention ends

Feb. 28, 2020 Articles for next District Newsletter issue due

March 8, 2020 International Women’s Day & Zonta Rose Day

March 9—20,

2020

CSW64 Conference in New York, New York

July 4—8, 2020 Zonta International Convention in Chicago, Illinois

(Photo of Elected District 5 Board & Officers for 2020 - 2022, L to R: Lois Pierce, ZC Elizabethtown; Maile Doyle, ZC of Findlay; Judy DeBevoise, ZC of Newark; Jenny Markovich, ZC of Hudson; Connie S. Kingsbury, ZC of Cincinnati; Caroline Menezes, ZC of Toledo I; Sonia ‘Sunny’ Shellito, ZC of Cleveland; Eileen Borchardt,

ZC of Sandusky; Sarojini Rao, ZC of Cleveland and 2018-2020 Governor Margot Hoffman, ZC Columbus (at the podium). Saturday, October 19, 2019)

A R E A M E E T I N G S 2 0 2 0

Area 1 March 7th in Sandusky, Ohio

Area 2 March 21st in Cincinnati, Ohio

Area 4 March 28th in Springfield, Ohio

Area 3 May 2nd in Hudson, Ohio

Issue 5 Volume 3, Issue 6

teers organized the Resource Fair. ZCC’s

Vice President Melinda Hubbard gave a

brief presentation about Zonta, and

members attended and manned the

Zonta table. There was also dancing to

celebrate survivors.

Elizabethtown:

ZC of Elizabethtown participated in a

service project in September at Feeding

America Kentucky’s Heartland, which is

a food pantry that serves 42 central,

south central and western counties in

Kentucky. Members helped fill back-

packs with food items for school chil-

dren. (See photo on page 3.)

In October, member Lee Ann Caudill,

organized a “Domestic Violence Aware-

ness Walk”. This Walk was a benefit for

SpringHaven, which is a Domestic Vio-

lence Shelter that serves several coun-

ties in the central Kentucky area. About

30 people participated in the walk and

helped raise $1,110 for SpringHaven. (See photo on page 3.)

On November 18th, Elizabethtown Mayor

Jeff Gregory signed a Proclamation de-

claring that from this day forward, No-

vember 25 thru December 10 would be

recognized each year as ZC of Elizabeth-

town’s 16 Days of Activism. (See photo,

below.)

In November, ZC of Elizabethtown partici-

pated in a service project with Warm

Blessings, which is an organization that

provide meals, shelter, clothing and other

necessities for people in need. Members

donated gloves, hats, socks, coats, and

other items. (See photo, left.)

Pat Kenkel, Area 2 Director, was guest

speaker at ZC of Elizabethtown’s Novem-

ber 21st meeting. Pat shared information

about Zonta International and how ZI

works with the United Nations Associa-

tion’s Sustainable Development Goals.

She also talked about the upcoming 16

Days of Activism. Pat gave everyone a

bookmark noting the 17 Sustainable

Development Goals. (See photo, above,

with Club President Gail Crain.) Louisville:

See photos, below and right, for stories.

Spotlight on Area 2, Continued from Page 3

(Photo, Above: Pictured L to R: Governor Margot Hoffman, Zonta Club of Louisville’s Centennial Award Recipient Gretchen Hunt

and ZI Rep. Marguerite Akossi-Mvongo, Defi-ance, Ohio, October 19, 2019.)

(Above: A2D Pat Kenkel on Sept. 19, 2019 packed bags for Girls in Aviation Day at Bowman Field.)

(Above: Pictured left to right: ZC Elizabethtown’s Lee Ann Caudill, Laura Nall, Mayor Jeff Gregory, Gail

Crain, Barb Jones, Lois Pierce. See story, below.)

(Above: Pictured L to R: Gail Crain, Loretta Cardin, Ramona Jeffries, Lois Pierce, Ruth Ellen Stanley, Rosanna Dunaway.)

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(Above photos: On November 2, six ZC of Louisville members volunteered to place flags on the graves of women suffragists at Cave Hill Cemetery. Pic-

tured left to right: Joyce Seymour, Selena Sanchez, Laura Ryan, Tina Ward-Pugh, T.M. Montgomery. Louis and Louise Bornwasser in top photo. See

story, above.)

U N I T E D N AT I O N S U P DAT E - E I L E E N B O RC H A R D T


Preparations are in fervent motion

for the upcoming CSW64 Confer-

ence March 9-20, 2020, NY, NY.

A full agenda for Zonta’s participa-

tion is being planned for March 9-

20. Usually, Zontians attend 4-5

days. I encourage any Zontians in

the district to contact me at ei-

[email protected] if you

are interested in attending this

year’s events. You will need to pay

100% of the fees; however, aside

from meals and hotel/b&b shar-

ing, most events / parallel events

are usually free. The Zontians you

meet are unforgettable. Peace

and warm wishes this holiday sea-

son. https://www.zonta.org/

Global Impact/Advocacy/CSW/

ZontiansatCSW.

A large portion of the UN Women’s

Parallel meetings will focus on the

UN’s Platform for action, to make

continued progress to address Goal

5: Gender Equality, with a race to-

wards its achievement by the 2030

deadline. 2020 will mark the 25th

anniversary of the Beijing Declara-

tion and Platform for Action (Beijing

Declaration), the UN’s greatest

agreement for advancing women’s

rights. Deliberate steps to involve

YOUTH and action coalitions to cor-

relate worldwide activities are the

2020 focuses.

The CSW64 UN Women will launch

the Generation Equality Forum, a

set of Action Coalitions of which ZI

supports to continue this effort,

with the rest of the world’s NGOs.

The dialogue continues to advocate

with NGO and UN council members,

country nationals who receive our

aid, and drive more positive

change.

ZI and the Soroptimists have laid

early groundwork already, to

achieve immediate and irreversible

progress towards gender equality.

They stated, in a collective docu-

ment to ECOSOC, “We must all adjust our

efforts to achieve the 12 Critical Areas of

Concern in light of the current internation-

al context. Climate change and natural

disasters disproportionately affect wom-

en. Austerity measures adopted after the

global financial crisis also have unique

effects on girls, women and their families.

Migration, especially due to conflict, politi-

cal instability, economic strife, disasters

and climate change, exacerbates existing

vulnerabilities and puts women and girls

at risk. The Beijing Platform for Action

directly addresses these challenges

through the Critical Areas of Concern

“Women and the Environment” and

“Women in Conflict”, among others.”

See: https://www.zonta.org/Portals/0/

Zonta/Global%20Impact/

CSW64Statement_Soroptimist

InternationalAndZontaInternational.pdf

Keep your clubs informed of how UN Ser-

vice Project $ are going.

GO TO Media/News on the ZI site to help

you update your clubs on UN-related

work. In mid-November, President Su-

zanne shared ZI’s work in the Jordan

Hand-In-Hand project. See below link:

https://www.zonta.org/Media-News/

News-Feed/News-Detail/field-notes-

building-resilience-of-women-in-jordan

Eileen Borchardt UN Committee Chair

(Photo of First-Timers at District 5 Conference, Saturday, October 19, 2019. From left to right: Governor Margot Hoffman, Mary Alice Nagel -

Defiance, Sherri Hammersmith - Defiance, Desirae Eisenman - Defiance, Renee Andelin - Defiance, Donna Jaskolski - Greater Sandusky, Lacey Spangler - Defiance, Janet Winterstein - Cleveland, Jane Wiehe - Cincinnati, Melinda

Hepfner - Cincinnati, Selena Sanchez - Louisville, A2D Pat Kenkel.)

https://www.zonta.org/Global

https://www.zonta.org/Global

https://www.zonta.org/Portals/0/Zonta/Global%20Impact/CSW64Statement_SoroptimistInternationalAndZontaInternational.pdf




https://www.zonta.org/Media-News/News-Feed/News-Detail/field-notes-building-resilience-of-women-in-jordan



M E M B E R S H I P U P DAT E

Volume 3, Issue 6

Hello Everyone:

It was great seeing so many

of you at the District 5 con-

ference in October. Thank

you all for your vote of confi-

dence in me and electing me

to be your next District Gov-

ernor for the Biennium 2020

-2022. I promise to do my

very best to serve you.

At the conference, I reported

that while I was dismayed to

see membership at the dis-

trict level drop by 6.6%, I was

heartened to see at least

three clubs grow their

membership and one break

even. As you may remem-

ber, we had a membership

challenge going wherein

Governor Margot and I

promised to donate $5.00

per member of the club

that had the highest per-

centage growth. I am very

happy to announce that

the winning club was

Cleveland, with a net per-

centage growth of

14.29%. We also

recognized Angela

Brokmann from

Louisville, for re-

cruiting five new

members. Con-

gratulations,

Cleveland and

Angela!

To keep the

momentum

going, the Dis-

trict 5 Member-

ship Commit-

tee decided to

run another

challenge, from

November 1, 2019

to February 29,

2020. Clubs that

recruit two or more

new members will be

recognized at the Area

meetings. We will also

recognize the Zontian

who sponsors the most

number of new members.

So, go forth and recruit,

recruit, recruit. Please re-

member that Membership

is everyone’s responsibility.

Thank you,

— Sarojini Rao ZI District 5 Lt. Governor

& Membership Chair

J M K & W IT S C H O L A R S H I P A WA R D S

JMK Scholarship Award

This year’s District 5 JMK scholarship

awardee was submitted by Zonta Club

of Findlay. Laura Harper is an under-

graduate student from University of

Findlay Business Department, major-

ing in Accounting & Finance and mi-

noring in Economics. She serves on

several academic organizations and is

an active member of the Future Lead-

ers Initiative. As an undergrad, she has

received several scholarships and

awards, including the Woodrow Wilson

Visiting Fellow Ambassador award.

From her first semester at the Univer-

sity of Findlay till today Laura has

stayed on the Dean’s list, but has still

found time to volunteer her service to

her community. Her professor claims

that Laura has clear vision for her fu-

ture, but also a heart of gold. District 5

congratulates Laura Harper on winning

this year’s JMK Scholarship award.

Women in Technology Scholarship

Lee Marletto is the District 5 winner of

the Women in Technology Scholarship,

with ZI’s pilot program this year. Her ap-

plication was submitted by the Zonta

Club of Ashtabula. Lee Marletto is work-

ing towards an Associate Degree of Ap-

plied Science, focusing on Information

Technology at Kent State University. She

has overcome several health issues to

pursue her passion in technology. At first

not confident in her IT skills, she taught

herself web design, graphic design and

highly technical forms of digital photog-

raphy. But as she developed these skills,

she finally decided to major in Infor-

mation Technology. She now champions

the ability of people with disabili-

ties to have access to technology.

Lee Marletto is an example why ZI

started the Women in Technology

Scholarship award. District 5 con-

gratulates Lee Marletto on winning

this year’s Women in Technology

Scholarship award.

Caroline Menezes

Scholarship Chair

Sarojini Rao Lt. Governor, D5

(Above Photo: Louisville’s Angela Brokmann, Lt. Gov. Sarojini Rao and Gov. Margot Hoffman, at the Confer-ence in Defiance, Ohio, Oct. 19, 2019.)

(Above Photo: Cleveland’s Sunny Shellito, Lt. Gov. Sarojini Rao and Gov. Margot Hoffman, at the Conference in

Defiance, Ohio, Oct. 19, 2019.)

A R E A 1 N E W S , C O N T I N U E D F RO M PAG E 2


reach out to any Greater Sandusky

Zonta Club Member.

We are in full swing of planning our

‘Rose Brunch’ and Auction, for Satur-

day, March 28th. Come enjoy a beau-

tiful brunch and have fun during the

silent and live auctions.

We are looking forward to hosting

the Area 1 meeting scheduled for

Saturday, March 7th. More details will

be coming. Mark your calendars now.

Our January meeting will be here

soon and we are anticipating initiat-

ing five new members to the Greater

Sandusky Club. With so much focus

on recruiting new members, we are

excited to continue sharing our story

in the community and growing our

club. Retaining our current members

and keeping everyone involved and

informed is important to a healthy,

successful club.

We hosted a Cookie Exchange on

December 3rd to engage our current

membership. Members brought

cookies to exchange and we will be

sharing additional cookies with a

local women’s shelter, bringing some

sweet treats and kindness during the

holidays. Happy Holidays from the

Greater Sandusky Zonta Club!

Toledo

The Toledo Club is saddened to re-

port the passing of Club member

Dear District 5 Zontians:

As I reflect on all my bless-

ings this Christmas season,

I can’t help but to be so

very grateful to all of you

for your continued generos-

ity and support of the Zonta

International Foundation

(ZIF). As of November 30,

District 5 has contributed a

grand total of $94,266.

We have almost reached our

biennium goal of $102,900!

A total of $28,800 was con-

tributed at the District 5 Fall

Conference.

As you enjoy this holiday,

please take time to reflect on

how many women and girls

lives our District has changed

this biennium and over the

many years, through our gen-

erous giving to ZIF. I wish you

all a very Merry Christmas

Ellen Spaeth Foundation Ambassador

Area 1 Zontians with Gov. Hoffman, ZI Rep., and Gov. Elect Rao, at the District 5 Conference in Defiance, Ohio on Sat., Oct. 19, 2019.

and Happy New Year.

Please visit Zonta Interna-

tional to see how your dona-

tions are benefiting women

around the world, at https://

foundation.zonta.org/

Ellen Spaeth

ZI F O U N DAT I O N U P DAT E

Diane

Reamer-Evans. (See photo, bottom right corner, page 2.)

Diane was one of the most active members of our Club

and a fierce advocate for women. She was instrumental

in getting the conversation

started in Toledo, for mak-

ing Toledo a CEDAW City.

She was passionate, with

a calm and kind demean-

or. She went out of her

way to help others, even if

she just met them. She

truly lived by Zonta’s code.

Toledo Club members and

guests enjoyed an evening

cruise on the Maumee

River on October 15, while

enjoying munchies, wine

and the city lights. Almost

$1,000 was raised for the

Club’s service projects.

Club members gathered at

the home of Adrianne

Shreve to make Zonta

bracelets that would be

distributed to Club mem-

bers, at a local domestic

violence shelter and

throughout the communi-

ty, along with information

on Zonta and Child Mar-

riage.

Toledo Club members are

looking forward to the

annual Holiday Party to

take place at Sylvania

Country Club. Everyone

will enjoy heavy hors

d’oeuvres, drinks and a

Silent Auction that will

benefit the Zonta Club’s

service projects.

— Sue Dybowski

(Photo: Zonta Club of Greater Sandusky with a proclamation from the City of Sandusky Ohio, on

November 12, 2019, honoring ZI’s Centennial Anniversary. Zontians in the photograph, L to R:

Kathy Kaman, Janet Cummings, Diane Kaiser, Amy Grubbe, Marilyn Canada, Governor Margot Hoffman,

Donna Jaskolski and Sarah Carver.

https://foundation.zonta.org/

https://foundation.zonta.org/

Issue 5 Volume 3, Issue 6

Additional Photos for District Conference, Oct. 18 - 20, 2019

(Above: Posting the colors at the District Con-ference, Defiance, Ohio, Oct. 18, 2019, by Lisa

Thompson and Sunny Shellito, Presidents of Zonta Clubs of Toledo I and Cleveland.)

(Below: Pictured left to right: Governor Margot Hoff-man, Area 1 Director Sue Dybowski, Area 2 Director Pat Kenkel, ZI Representative Marguerite Akossi-Mvongo,

Area 3 Director Linda Coblitz and Area 4 Director Kimm Hrdlicka-Tigges. October 19, 2019.)

(Above: Area 4 Zontians with Gov. Margot Hoffman, ZI Rep. Marguerite Akossi-Mvongo and Gov. Elect

Sarojini Rao, at the Fall Conference in Defiance, Ohio.)

(Above: Zonta Club of Louisville’s Joyce Seymour, Club President Selena Sanchez

and A2D Pat Kenkel with Centennial Anniversary Cake, October 19, 2019 in

Defiance, Ohio.)

(Below & right photos: Baby Kits assembled with onesies at the Conference in Defi-ance, Ohio, Oct. 20, 2019.)

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