We had such a great time volunteering with the Midland’s Open Door for the 5th Saturday! Costco donated multiple van loads of goodies that we helped to unload, plus served guests some great shepherds pie and cake!
Welcome to our four newest members April Richards, Eliana Rosen, Ann Bienman and Marilyn Zank!
October Social Meeting highlight: Thank you to The Menu Manager for making our wonderful dinner and giving a demonstration about how to make savory waffles (holy moly, they were good)!! And thank you to Trinity Lutheran Church for hosting us!
Zontians are thrilled to have contributed to ending child marriage in Michigan! Read this great article from the Midland Daily News!
Congratulations to Zonta member Becky Wieland on being inducted into the Michigan Senior Olympics Hall of Fame!
The Zonta Club of Midland hosted the Intercity dinner tonight with over 70 members of the Zonta clubs of Midland and Saginaw, Northwood Golden Z Club, and the Midland High Z Club along with honored guests. Members with 15 or more years of service were recognized with certificates and roses.
We wrote postcards to Michigan senators and representatives in support of pending bills to end child marriage in Michigan and played a new trivia game called Mind the Gap. Thank you to everyone who came out tonight! Four new members were inducted during the November business meeting! Welcome to Alison Baldree, Ann Gaydos, Teresa George and Kate Hessling.
The Zonta Club of Midland is pleased to announce that the Zonta Homewalk will be held in December with in-person and virtual tour options. The in-person tours will be December 4th and 5th, 1-5 pm, and the virtual tours will be available December 4th – 31st. One ticket provides access to both! The 40th Homewalk celebration includes five spectacular Midland area homes including one that was featured in the very first tour. The 2021 event has the flexibility of in-person and virtual tours so that everyone can participate. Zonta is partnering with Tridge Media Productions for the home videos which will include home information and history that may not be available during the in-person tours. The virtual tours will be great as a standalone view as well as a supplement for those who visit the homes. Tickets and more information available at ZontaClubofMidland.org.
Tickets are available from any member or purchase online! The Zonta Club of Midland members enjoyed our October meting last night with a special presentation by Katherine Redwine from the League of Women Voters. Katherine provided an update on the redistricting process in Michigan and the impact it will may have on future elections.
Fellowship also provided a timeline of the women's suffrage movement that members shared as part of the icebreaker and introductions. Last on the agenda was a chance for Lisa Miner, member and friend to everyone, to practice her pageant introduction. Though she was a little surprised, because she forgot she had requested to be able to do it, she stood up and NAILED IT! Well done Lisa, it was very moving to hear the passion that you feel for Zonta, Self Love Beauty and your desire to help improve the lives of women in so many ways. We were all so captivated that none of us took photo! We had a great meeting last night with special guest Hannah Klaffer, current president of the Midland High Z Club. This summer Hannah attended the National Student Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. where she participated in the international diplomacy camp and she gave us an overview of her trip and her takeaways. She is going places and the club is happy to have helped support her on this trip!
Pictured: Jennifer Chappel, Zonta Club President, Hannah Klaffer, Midland High Z Club President, and Rachelle Ferman, Zonta Club 1st VP and Hannah's proud mom! The Zonta Club of Midland offers annual scholarships to women of all ages pursuing career goals that will positively impact the status of women. Funds to support the scholarships are raised through the Annual Zonta Homewalk held in December. Zonta is pleased to announce this year’s scholarship recipients, recognized at Zonta’s May meeting: Alisha Arnold (Davenport University – Nursing), Alison Sanford (Delta College - Dental Hygiene), Emily Montgomery (Central Michigan University – Graduate Student in Education Counseling), and Alicia Wietfeldt (Davenport University – Nursing).
Each recipient receives a scholarship in the amount of $2,500, which may be used at any post-secondary educational institution for tuition, books, cost of certification, or vocational education. Scholarships are awarded based on financial need, work/life skills, community service/extracurricular activities, GPA/GED, honors/awards, and references. Our first meeting back in person! We inducted the board for 2021-2021 lead by President Jennifer Chappel and welcomed new member Brenda Hage.
We look forward to another great year of service under the direction of these fine leaders! The Status of Women in Service Committee of the Zonta Club of Midland has selected eleven area organizations to receive service grants in 2021. Recipients include Adventist Community Services; Affordable Housing Alliance of Midland County; Care Giving Network; Community Mental Health for Central Michigan; Family & Children’s Services of Mid-Michigan; Helping Hands Dental Clinic of Midland; LifeClinic Community Resources; Midland County Habitat for Humanity; Self Love Beauty; Shelterhouse of Midland and Gladwin Counties; and Midland Young Life.
A total of $11,000 in service grants will contribute towards helping local women and children with a variety of needs. Assistance will range from the funding to pay for transportation to medical care facilities, funding for on-line prenatal health programs for mothers, to purchasing supplies for the upcoming “Women Build Week” through Midland County Habitat for Humanity, co-pays for dental care, purchase of feminine products, funding for low income housing, and funding for programs and conferences to support women’s support efforts. Missed the Governor's Summit on October 17th? Check out the comedian who performed, she's fantastic! Click the link below and enter the password: n2AC8R^L
In May the Zonta Club of Midland awarded service grants to ten area non-profits totaling $11,400 to contribute towards helping women and children throughout the Midland area. The organizations receiving these grants are Midland County Drug Court, Habitat for Humanity, Self Love Beauty, American Legion Auxiliary Post 165, The Legacy Center, Life Clinic Community Resource Center, Helping Hands Dental Clinic, Young Lives, Family and Children's Services, and Community Mental Health Services for Central Michigan. Click here for more information on the individual grants. These service grants are made possible by the annual Zonta Homewalk, Funds raised by the Homewalk support scholarships for women, local service grants and international service projects through the Zonta Foundation for Women. Funds raised through the 2019 Zonta Homewalk funded ten service grants of $1,140 each and six scholarships of $2,500 each. |
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