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Zonta Hosts Area 3 Meeting This year Zonta's District 7 Area 3 spring meeting was hosted by the Brainerd Area Zonta Club. Zontians from clubs across Minnesota recently gathered at Central Lakes College for the day. In attendance were the District 7 Governor Cathi Christopherson, Bismark N.D., and Area 3 Director Jo Catrysse, Mankato. Attendees received information from Governor Christopherson about the upcoming International Convention to be held in Gothenburg, Sweden, from June 29 to July 4. About 2000 Zontians from 62 countries around the world are expected to attend including the Brainerd Zonta Club's incoming president, Marlene Larson. After the business meeting, the group was treated to a variety of speakers from the Brainerd lakes area focusing on a health related theme of "Bringing Women's Issues to Life." Kathy Bahma's talk "Touching Your Heart" addressed life changes through transplants. Bonnie Cumberland's topic "Reaching Out" spoke of health progress related to breast cancer. Dr. Carol Munns' spoke about weight loss, weight lifting and exercise in her talk, "Getting Back on Track." Kris Hasskamp spoke about "Making Changes" during which she shared her insight about her time in the Minnesota House of Representatives and the changes she has made entering the arena of stress management. The program and meeting were coordinated by Area 3 meeting co-chairs Dr. Carol Munns and Marlene Larson. Next year's Area 3 meeting will be hosted by the Duluth Zonta Club. More information about the Brainerd Zonta Club can be found at www.zonta.brainerd.com. Thanks for help with Area Meeting The Brainerd Area Zonta Club would like to thank the following organizations and individuals for their assistance at our annual District 7, Area 3 meeting which was held May 4 at Central Lakes College: St. Joseph's Medical Center; Lutheran Brotherhood; Jeanne Anderson of B. H. Foodservice, Inc.; Karen Mertes, Central Lakes College; and Elliot Whoolery. Special thanks to our speakers: Kathy Bahma, Bonnie Cumberland, Carol Munns, and Kris Hasskamp. You each helped make our day a special one. Carol Munns and Marlene Larson, Brainerd Area Zonta Club Area 3 meeting Co-Chairs Thank you for Style Show Donations The Brainerd Area Zonta Club wishes to thank the following organizations and individuals who contributed to our Spring Fashion Show and Dinner that raised more than $3300 for scholarships and charities. Millennium Sponsors, $200 and above: Cragun's, Curves for Women, Grand View Lodge, Lila Moen, Wild Rice Liquors. Gold Sponsors, $100 - $199: Acrometal Companies, Airmotive Enterprises, Birgit's Jewelers, Brainerd Medical Center, Cabin Care, Dr. Carol Winegar, Grand Casino Mille Lacs, Herberger's, Joyce Good, Madden's, Riedl Travel, Service Drug/Brainerd Medical Supply. Silver Sponsors, $50 - $99: America's Fitness, Bercher Design & Construction, Consolidated Telephone Co., Edward D. Jones Co. (Nadine Gessner), Floor to Ceiling Store, Kavanaughs, Mid America Mortgage, Morey's/ Nisswa Grille, Piper Jaffray, St. Joseph's Medical Center Gift Shop, The Fine Line. Bronze Sponsors, up to $59: Felicity, Jenny's Hallmark, Just for Kix, Leslie's, Rashimah's, Regina Nelson, Sara Dunlap, Super One, Tom & Sue Thurlow, Wild Rose Farms. Zonta Honors Area Women The Brainerd Area Zonta Club recently honored previously-named outstanding women in the Brainerd Lakes Area by presenting them with a yellow rose. Rose recipients included Michelle Blong, Outstanding Child Care Provider; Ruth Gogolin, Outstanding Senior Citizen of the Year; Sandy Cowell, Outstanding Educator; Cindy Clough, Outstanding Young Citizen; Mandolin Copa, Outstanding Youth Volunteer; and Bonnie Cumberland, Outstanding Citizen of the Year. Roses were presented by Marlene Larson, vice president of the Zonta Club of Brainerd. Zonta Club Completes Endowment Diane Scearcy, director of the Central Lakes College Foundation, recently spoke at a Zonta Club meeting to congratulate them on their recent completion of a $10,000 scholarship endowment. The Zonta Club's endowment was completed this year and was funded primarily from proceeds of the group's annual style show held each spring. She informed the group that according to its wishes, a scholarship of $500 will be awarded each year to a non-traditional female student, who meets the criteria of the award. She also provided additional ideas for future funding opportunities at the college which would be of interest to the Zonta Club whose mission is to advance the status of women. Anyone wishing to know more about funding a scholarship award or starting an endowment, should contact the Foundation office at 855-8129 or 800-933-0346, ext. 8129.
Senator Samuelson Speaks to Zonta Club State Senator Don Samuelson recently gave a legislative update to members of the Brainerd Area Zonta Club. He spoke on a wide range of topics including his duties as President of the Senate, upcoming legislation, the Twins and the stadium debate, and fiscal issues involving tax reform and education. He also addressed more local topics such as future Highway 371 developments, the effects of redistricting and ways in which he helps his local constituents.
Carol Munns Elected Zonta Director Dr. Carol Munns was recently elected Area 3 Director of Zonta at the group's District 7 conference in Fargo. Her term of office will begin July 2002 following the Zonta International convention to be held in Gothenburg, Sweden. As Area Director, Dr. Munns will be responsible for visiting all of the Zonta Clubs in Area 3 (including clubs in the Twin Cities, Duluth, St. Cloud, Austin, and Mankato) at least once during her two year term. Her focus will be to support each club in its mission to advance the status of women both locally and internationally. Dr. Carol Munns, who is the Principal of Mississippi Horizons School, served as President of the local Zonta Club of Brainerd from June 2000 to May 2001, and has been an active member of the club since 1992.
Zonta speakers This school year, speakers from the Zonta Service Organization talked with the girls at PORT Group Homes about their careers. "Many of us came through trials and tribulations to get where we are. We wanted (the girls at PORT) to know it' possible to achieve their dreams," says Carol Munns, Principal at Mississippi Horizons for grades 6-9 in Brainerd and Zonta's President. The giving went both ways. The women were surprised and pleased to hear all the girls' questions. "We came in to talk about our careers, but came away feeling a lot of hope," says Munns. Over the years, Zonta has adopted the girls of PORT Group Homes in a variety of ways. Some years their donations have purchased recreation equipment like bicycles and helmets. Another year funds from Zonta enabled PORT to purchase child development curriculum where residents cared for crying dolls like real babies. A special thank you to the following women who made career presentations at PORT: Kathy Stephan, Crisis Line; Marlene Larson, Whispering Pines Good Samaritan; Yvonne Leiser, Central Lakes College; Carol Munns, Mississippi Horizons; Nadine Gessner, Edward Jones Investments; Joyce Good, St. Joe's Medical Center; Alice Smith, Riedl Travel Center; Birgit Voeller, Birgit's Jewelers; Shirley Schoonover, Retired City of Brainerd employee, Kris Nelson, Consolidated Telephone. Ken Anderson Executive Director PORT Group Homes
International Convention & Community Service Notes Brainerd Area Zonta members Dr. Carol Munns and Lois Laurence recently returned from Honolulu, Hawaii, where they joined 71 countries at the 55th Zonta International Convention. Special guest speakers were Kay Cottee, the first woman to sail around the world alone and unassisted, Dr. Catherine Hamlin, a specialist in the treatment of vaginal fistula, and Michelle Brekke, NASA Flight Manager at Johnson Space Center, Houston. Michelle is on the short list to become an astronaut. Zonta is committed to reducing the incidence of female genital circumcision in provinces in Burkino Faso. They will also join UNIFEM working to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus in Nepal. Zonta will also work on a multifaceted approach to prevent violence against women in India, addressing both the victims and practitioners. Zonta members are committed volunteers from diverse professional and cultural backgrounds dedicated to advancing the status of women around the world. The Brainerd Area Zonta Club recently gave donations to the following local organizations: Run for the Cause, Alex and Brandon Child Safety Center, Mothers Mentor Program, Girls Port, Meta 5, Sexual Assault Services, CLC Women's Study Play and the CLC Endowment Fund. As part of their literacy project, books were donated to Harrison School. Zonta also donated comfort items for victims displaced from their homes through the Shoe Box Ministry project to the Salvation Army, Girls Port and Women's Center. They also established a Clothes Closet to assist women going into the workplace build a career wardrobe. Contact Shirley at 829-0062 for more information.
Parent Mentor Program The Parent Mentor Program sends a big thank you to the Brainerd Jaycees and the Brainerd Zonta Club for recent financial donations. Thank you to the Friendship Circle for bicycle and certificate donations. The Parent Mentor Program's mission is to help moms and dads looking for support to be the best parents they can be. Mentors make a difference by being a role model, building relationships, and encouraging responsible and loving parenting. The Parent Mentor Program is a fun and rewarding program to be a part of. Thank you Jaycees, Zonta and Friendship Circle for your support. For anyone interested in becoming involved in our volunteer mentoring program, please call 828-4485. Lynnette Wagner, Coordinator
Zonta Club officers installed Carol Munns has recently been installed as president for the Brainerd Area Zonta club. The following officers will also serve during 2000-01: Birgit Voeller, vice president; Laurie Borden, secretary; Joyce Good, treasurer; Mona Austin, membership; Donna Perttu, finance; Shirley Schoonover, public relations; Char Wayt, United Nations; Alice Smith, Status of Women; and Nadine Gessner, past president.
Zonta cleans up highway Keeping with tradition, we picked the hottest day of the summer (so far) when Zonta Club did their highway clean-up this week. Between the heat and the bugs, we managed to pick up 19 bags of garbage. Our thanks to MNDOT for providing this great opportunity to help make our community a healthier and cleaner place to live. Working with them is great and, best of all, they pick up the orange bags and dispose of them when we finish. Thanks to President Carol Munns and husband, Grant, Lila and Harold Moen, Marlene and Tom Larson, Joyce Good, Thalia Duffield, Yvonne Leiser, Char and Dick Wayt, Sandra Bainbridge, Lynnette Wagner and her friends. Finally, I would like to remind people not to litter, however I realize that people that read this column probably are not that thoughtless. We did find two good golf balls. Our area is about ten miles from the golf course. Wow, some shot! Sara Dunlap, Highway Clean-up Coordinator, Zonta Club of Brainerd
Thank you for style show donations The Brainerd Area Zonta Club wishes to thank the following organizations or individuals who contributed to our Spring Fashion Show and Dinner that raised more than $3,900 for women's scholarships and charities. Millennium sponsors, $200 and above: RE/MAX Lakes Area Realty, Grand View Lodge, Ruttger's Bay Lake Lodge, Potlatch, Herberger's. Gold sponsors, $100-$199: US Bancorp, Piper Jaffray, Brainerd Medical Center, Acrometal Cos., Inc., Home Depot, Service Drug/Brainerd Medical Supply. Silver sponsors, $50-$99: Miner's Inc., Super One, Universal Pensions, Inc., Cabin Care, Edward Jones, MidAmerica Mortgage Corp., Minnesota T's, Birgit's Jewelers, The Fine Line, Jenny's Hallmark. Bronze sponsors, up to $49: Floor to Ceiling, MidMinnesota Federal Credit Union, Just for Kix, Regina Nelsen Interior Designs, Esser's, Morey's Markets, Kummet Larson Bluth & Co., Bob and Fran's, Target, Rashimah's, Crystal Cleaners, Weizenegger Engel Insurance, Sara Dunlap, Brainerd Door Systems.
Zonta Club donated earth globes The Zonta Club donated 35 earth globes to celebrate Earth Day to The Parent Mentor Program, Girls PORT and Mid-Minnesota Women's Center. Globes were given to young people and children along with a history of Earth Day as part of the club's environmental mission.
Zonta appreciated
The Monday night Family Support Network and the Parent Mentor Program were
recipients of Earth beach balls given by the Zonta Club as an education
piece to promote awareness of Earth Day. The Earth beach balls will be a
reminder for all of us to do our part in protecting the earth as well as teach
us geography. Thanks, Zonta.
Family Support Network and Parent Mentor Program
Zonta Club plans spring style show
The show will feature fashions from Brauns, Felicity, Herbergers, Leslie's Collections and Rashimah. The event will include a gourmet dinner. The ticket purchase also includes a chance at a grand prize, which is two nights for two at Ruttgers Bay Lake Lodge. Other prizes are 18 holes of golf for two at The Pines, dinner for two at Sherwood Forest, jewelry from Birgit Jewelers and more. Tickets to "Around the World in Style" are $22 and are available from Herbergers and from Riedel Travel. The spring style show is the area Zonta club's major fund raiser for the year, and the proceeds fund a scholarship endowment at Central Lakes College for area women and support other women's and children's programs, including the Mid-Minnesota Women's Center.
The Central Lakes College Foundation and the Brainerd Area Zonta Club have become partners in furthering women's education. Zonta has contributed $7,360 toward an endowment with the Central Lakes College Foundation as part of the mission to advance the status of women. Zonta International is a service organization of 35,000 professional women organized through 1,200 clubs in 70 countries. The area Zonta club supports women's and children's programs, including the Mid-Minnesota Women's Center. A major fund-raiser for the organization is the spring style show, which this year is scheduled for Thursday evening, April 6, at Grand View Lodge. To reserve tickets to "Around the World in Style," contact Sue Anderson at 825-0552. The CLC Foundation annually provides more than 200 scholarship awards and has 50 endowed foundation scholarships of at least $10,000 each.
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