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THE ZONTA TREE

ZONTA INTERNATIONAL - ZONTA CLUB OF BRAMPTON-CALEDON – Since 1974 DISTRICT 4 AREA 2 CLUB 0754

The Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon P.O. Box 93111 499 Main Street South, Brampton, ON, L6Y 4V8

[email protected] 2015 -2016 OFFICERS

PRESIDENT Haydee Kocchiu PRESIDENT-ELECT Dr. Kathleen Armitage-Peddle PAST PRESIDENT

Dr. Doreen Thompson TREASURER Marion Reeves SECRETARY Chau Ghent DIRECTORS

Elizabeth Bindon (2016) Janet Omoro (2016) Shirley Ellison (2017) Margaret Geare (2017) NOMINATING COMMITTEE Dr. Doreen Thompson, Chair Ellen Blahitka Jan Lindsay EDITOR Margaret Geare [email protected] DISTRICT 4 GOVERNOR Joanne Raymond [email protected] LT. GOVERNOR Lori Robinson AREA 2 DIRECTOR Linda Orme BUSINESS MEETING

2nd Tuesday Monthly Clinton’s on Main 190 Main Street South, Brampton, ON - 905-796-1688

Next Meeting Tuesday, April 12

at 6:30 PM @ Clinton’s

April 2016

April Birthdays

Lori Robinsdon – March 20

Marion Reeves – April 6

Ellen Blahitka – April 7

Janet Omoro – April 9

In this Issue

ZI and ZIF ............................... 2

ZI District 4 ............................. 4

Dates to Remember ................ 6

Committee Reports ................. 6

Minutes of February Business

Meeting .................................. 14

Agenda for April Business

Meeting .................................. 17

Voting for Board Officers and Directors

and Nominating Committee

Please email Elizabeth Bindon [email protected] by noon this Friday, April 8h to confirm your attendance and menu choice. Here are all the menu choices: Panko encrusted fried basa-herb/white wine cream sauce with rice and seasonal vegetables Vegetarian Option-Manicotti pasta stuffed with goat cheese, spinach, tomato sauce

If you don’t call, a meal will not be ordered for you. This will save the Club some $$. PLEASE LET HER KNOW IF YOU ARE BRINGING A GUEST

mailto:[email protected]




2014 – 2016 Celebrate and Grow with Conviction, Commitment, Courage


ZI and ZIF

Zonta International e-Newsletter March 2016 | Issue No. 18

You received this e-Newsletter via e-mail from Zonta International <[email protected]> on March 29th.

If you did not receive it, contact Haydee Kocchiu: [email protected]

IN THIS ISSUE...

Convention 2016 Bright Spots Street Zonta Club’s work featured on television Reclaiming London’s streets with online maps Membership Matters Zontians in Action Membership announcements Member milestones

Register for Convention Take a walk down Bright Spots Street at the 2016 Convention in Nice, France, districts and regions can share their notable projects from the past biennium while networking with fellow Zontians from all over the world.

July 2 to 6, 2016

Congratulations to the following newly formed Z clubs.

Sandalwood Heights Z Club, sponsor: Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon, Canada, District 4

Fletcher's Meadow Z Club, sponsor: Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon, Canada, District 4




More than 50 Zontians

gathered in New York

City for the 60th Session of

the Commission on the

Status of Women. This

year’s theme was

women’s empowerment

and its link to sustainable

development with a

review of the elimination

and prevention of all

forms of violence against

women and girls and

agreed conclusions from

the CS57.

Follow the link below for

the complete report:

http://www.zonta.org/Portals/0/PDFs/New PDFs/CSW60Recap.pdf

Watch the “Orange Slices” video from the

International Newsletter about soft rooms for

victims in Police Stations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtuEDnpN7Qc&

feature=youtu.be&t=7m49s

Note from the Editor - Our own Peel Regional

Police has several soft interview rooms in the

Special Victims Unit. They have had them since

about 2008

http://www.zonta.org/Portals/0/PDFs/New%20PDFs/CSW60Recap.pdf



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtuEDnpN7Qc&feature=youtu.be&t=7m49s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtuEDnpN7Qc&feature=youtu.be&t=7m49s



ZI District 4

Zonta District 4 Newsletter – March 2016

You received this e-Newsletter via e-mail from Governor Joanne Raymond

<[email protected]> on March 19th.

If you did not receive it, contact Haydee Kocchiu: [email protected]

What Is Zonta?”

What does it mean to be a Zontian?

Membership Drive Business Card?

JUMP FORWARD WITH DISTRICT 4

WORKSHOP AREA 1 & 2 – APRIL 16 HOSTED

BY HAMILTON 1- WHY ATTEND?

MEET NEW ZONTIANS

LEARN NEW SKILLS

DISCUSS BEST CLUB PRACTICES

SHARE YOUR CLUB SUCESSES

FIND OUT HOW TO JUMP YOUR CLUB FORWARD




Governor Joanne Raymond, Karen Finney (Guest Speaker: Guelph Zonta Club) and Lt. Governor Lori Robinson

Kathleen Douglass, Governor Joanne Raymond,

Chief Jennifer Evans and President Haydee Kocchiu

ZONTA CLUB OF BRAMPTON-CALEDON INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY BREAKFAST

Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon Z Club Mini-Conference



Dates to Remember

April 12 - Elections for 2016-18 Board members, Report on fundraising and service disbursements, Approval of service disbursements, YWPA award April 16 - Area 1 & 2 Workshop, Hamilton May 7 - Birthing Kits Assembly Day May 10 - AGM, Installation of 2016-18 Board, Reports from Z Clubs, Awards May 15 - ZC of Mississauga: Matriarchs Luncheon – Shirley Ellison tells HERstory May 31 - Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship award ceremony June 10 - Zonta Classic June 14 – Social and Hands-on project: Go Girls Survival Kit July 2 to 6 - Zonta International Convention in Nice

Committee Reports

Service: Chair, Janet Omoro Awards 1. Emma L. Conlon Service Awards application is due by April 2016 2. YWPA Award winner to be announced at April Business Meeting 3. Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship will be presented at the Sheridan College

award ceremony on May 31 4. Zontian Shirley Ellison Award Winner: Neevi Shah, North Park SS, Judged by: Dr. Kathleen

Armitage- Peddle; Margaret Geare, Director; Administrated by: Shirley Ellison, ZClub, Chair

Next Z Club Liaisons – Meeting – April 21st at 7 pm 1. Z Club Liaisons continue to meet with Teachers 2. Build up a list of service projects, agencies to suggest fundraising ideas 3. Invite club to submit a brief summary and photos of activities to be included in Zonta tree

by emailing Margaret at [email protected]

4. Teach the Z Club about the symbols of the Zonta emblem




Z Club Mini Conference

Presenters: Sara Clarkson, First Z Club President, Mayfield S. S., Karen Finney, Z Club Page for ZI Convention in Hawaii, Lori Robinson, Zonta International Z Club Chair

Shirley Ellison, Z/Golden Z Club, Chair Z Club Mini Conference held at North Park Secondary on Thursday, March 10

In attendance at the Z Club Mini Conference were: Area 2 Director: Linda Orme; Governor: Joanne Raymond; Lt. Governor: Lori Robinson

North Park Z Club Greeters

North Park Z Club Hostesses



New Chartered Z/Golden Z Clubs in Order: Lincoln M. Alexander S. S., Fletcher’s Meadow S. S., Sandalwood Heights S. S. and Guelph-Humber University/Humber College North Golden Z Club

Report from the North Park Z Club:

Z/Golden Club Mini-Conference

North Park Z-Club organized the Zonta Club Mini-Conference. At this conference, many members of the local

Brampton-Caledon, Mississauga and Toronto Zonta Clubs and Z-clubs from other schools visited our school to talk about

their journey as members of Zonta and explained how the next generation can become part of this amazing journey as

well. During this conference, we chartered Z-clubs from four different schools by going through the rituals and ceremony

that Zonta International follows. The following Z/Golden Clubs were chartered: Guelph-Humber College, Sandalwood

Heights Secondary School, Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary School and Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School.

Mme. Pebesma and North Park executive members took control of the planning. The Z-club members all

participated before, during and after the event. We all pulled together. While organizing this event, we managed all aspects

of the event. Mme. Pebesma arranged the ordering of the dinner and the executive members were assigned jobs. The

executive members organized the decorations, set-up, registration, and the presentation from North Park. We organized so

that we stayed under the budget that was provided to our school by the Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon. At the end of the

event, all the members helped everyone to clean the area where the conference was held and in the kitchen. We all learned

about the advantages of working together and the importance of the work that Zonta International does. Both will

definitely be used in the Club’s future.

Overall, the March 10th Conference was a great event to plan and be a part of. North Park Z-club will be

planning more events in the coming months to continue our journey together.



Advocacy: Chair, Ellen Blahitka

International Women’s Day Proclamation On March 9, 2016, at the International Women’s Day Breakfast, at the Bramalea Lions Hall the Town of Caledon and the City of Brampton’s proclamations signed by both Mayors were presented. International Women’s Day Breakfast

Membership: Chair and President-Elect, Dr. Kathleen Armitage-Peddle In the spring, Dr. Kathleen will be inviting prospective new members to the Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon to her home to discuss how joining the club empowers women through service and advocacy. Membership Dues will be collected at the May Business.

Congratulations to the committee of the International Women’s Day Breakfast. Excellent event. Thank you for all your time and effort to make it very successful. Chief Jennifer Evans was great at inspiring us all. Breakfast and fellowship were also very enjoyable. Looking forward to next year’s event!



Fellowship & Program: Chair, Elizabeth Bindon

Kris Noakes

Executive Director at Peel Aboriginal Network (PAN)

Kris Noakes is Anishinaabe from Nipissing First Nation and has been a resident of Mississauga

since 1987.

Kris is the Executive Director of Peel Aboriginal Network, the Indigenous Friendship Centre in

Mississauga. Kris has initiated the implementation of essential services for the urban Aboriginal

community at the Friendship Centre including, Aboriginal Legal Services, Housing Services,

Youth and Family Services and a Food Bank.

In addition to her work in the Aboriginal community, Kris continues her commitment to

community service as a Senior Constable with Peel Regional Police including notable

assignments in Diversity Relations and Youth Education. Kris has volunteered for many years

supporting local events and initiatives. She is an active Aboriginal leader in the community as a

member of the Region of Peel's Homelessness Partnering Strategy Community Advisory Board

(CAB), and in a First Nations advisory role on the First Nation, Métis and Inuit Advisory Circle

for the Peel District School Board (PDSB) and on the First Nation, Métis and Inuit Toronto

Area Education Leads for the Aboriginal Education Office of Ministry of Education. In

addition, she is a member of a School Parent Council for the PDSB.

Kris recently joined Mississauga's new chapter of 100 Women Who Care, a group of local

women committed to supporting local charities and non-profits.



Bingo Fundraiser: Chair, Elizabeth Bindon

Zonta Bingo Sign-up Sheet 2016 Revised on March 22th 2016

January

Friday January 1 - 3:45-6:15 Haydee K & Kathleen D

Sunday January 10 – 12:45-3:15 Kathleen A & Margaret G

Friday, January 15 - 3:45-6:15 Elizabeth B & Marion R

February Friday, February 12 - 3:45-6:15 Lynda N & Jessie B

Friday February 26 - 3:45-6:15 Ellen B & Ruth B & Kathleen D

March Friday March 11 - 3:45-6:15 Jessie B & Jan L

Friday March 25 - 3:45-6:15 Shirley E & Elizabeth B

April Friday April 8 - 3:45-6:15 Shirley E & Elizabeth B

Friday April 22 - 3:45-6:15 Lynda N & Chau G

May Sunday May 1 – 6:30-9:00 Kim, Margaret & Christiane

Friday May 20 – 3:45-6:15

June Friday June 10 – 3:45-6:15 Janet & ???

Sunday June 26 – 3:45-6:15 Kim & ???

July Sunday July 3 – 3:45-6:15

Sunday July 24 – 3:45-6:15

August Friday August 12 – 12:45-3:15

Sunday August 21 – 3:45-6:15 Kim & Margaret

September Sunday September 4 – 3:45-6:15

Friday September 30 – 3:45-6:15

October Friday October 7 – 3:45-6:15

Sunday October 23 – 12:45-3:15

November Friday November 18 – 3:45-6:15 Lorie & ???

Friday November 25 – 3:45-6:15

December Sunday December 4 – 6:30-9:00 Christiane & ???

Friday December 9 - 3:45-6:15

Members should be at the Hall 15 minutes before the session to sign in.

If you are not signed in on time we lose the revenue for your session.

We are committed to staff 25 Bingos this year netting approximately $20,000 revenue.

To service this commitment we need each member to man two to three Bingos.

E-mail Elizabeth Bindon ([email protected]) your choice of Bingo dates. First come – first

served.

NEW!! E-mail Elizabeth if you would like to receive a coupon valued at $10 to play at the

Bingo Hall during National Volunteer Week from April 10 – April 16, 2016.




Nominating Committee: Chair, Dr. Doreen Thompson



More News:

Zonta Mississauga Club

Our Tribute To Matriarchs From Our

Community

Sunday, May 15th, 2016

Reception 10:30 am

Luncheon 11:00 – 2:30 pm

Atmosphera Italian Restaurant

(Hurontario & Derry)

Please join Shirley Ellison to hear

HERstory.

Tickets: $45.00 Tables of 10 $400



Minutes of February Business Meeting

ZONTA CLUB BRAMPTON-CALEDON BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES

February 9, 2016 Location: Clinton’s on Main, 190 Main Street South, Brampton

Meeting Chair: Haydee Kocchiu, Minutes: Chau Ghent

Agenda Item Key Points Moved/ Seconded

Carried

Call to Order

6:30 PM

Welcome New Member Maureen Lee Ah Yen Guests:

Andrea Peca, Development Coordinator, Peel Children’s Centre & Nexus Youth Services

Program – Fellowship & Program Committee

Valentine hands-on project

Grace, Toast, Dinner, Happy Bucks

Speaker: Andrea Peca, Development Coordinator, Peel Children’s Centre & Nexus Youth Services

The monthly toast went to the Zonta Club of Kitchener-Waterloo, District 4

Valentine hands-on project: each member brings 2 small personal gifts: bracelets, or other jewelry to be put into small bags along with a card to wish the shelter residents a happy day. Cards and bags will be provided

Business Meeting Regrets

8:00 PM Kim J., Janet O., Lori R., Dr. Doreen T., Lynn W. & Willa W.

Approval of Agenda

Motion: Agenda be approved as distributed

Ellen/ Ruth

Carried

Declaration of Conflict of Interest

No declaration of conflict of interest reported

Approval of Consent Agenda Approval of Minutes of

January 2016 Business Meeting

Correspondence Folder

Motion: Consent Agenda be approved as distributed

Kathleen D./

Lynda

Carried

Business arising from Minutes Service Committee

Chair: present plan and schedule for hands-on service projects

In Janet’s absence, the Service Committee plan for hands-on projects, is deferred to next business meeting

Margaret Geare volunteered to chair the Birthing Kits Committee

Members agreed to donate the soap bars in storage that are unusable for birthing kits for







Carried

Service Committee Chair: Birthing Kits – May 7 - strike ad-hoc Committee

Service Committee Chair: Days for Girls – donation of soap

Service and Advocacy Committees Chairs: present the plan and schedule for the D4 Poster Project

Membership Committee Chair: Committee of the Whole to review and confirm ‘what is our brand and value proposition’ to effectively market and recruit new members

Days for Girls Kits. President Haydee will deliver the soap at the Z Club Conference. Days for Girls will be displaying the kits at the conference

In Janet’s absence, the Service and Advocacy Committee Chairs plan for D4 Poster Project, is deferred to next business meeting

Membership Committee Chair, Dr. Kathleen A-P. suggested that our brand and value proposition could be “Opportunity, Security, Fellowship”

Motion: That the members of the Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon consider bringing a prospective member to the 2016 IWD Breakfast at their expense

Dr.Kathleen

A-P/ Jan

Carried

President’s report 2015-16 Club

Calendar

2015-16 Club Calendar was e-mailed to all members

On January 29, 2016 the MOTION that was circulated to accept Maureen Lee Ah Yen as a member of the Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon PASSED. Maureen Lee Ah Yen joined us in working together to empower women through service and advocacy on February 1, 2016. Maureen’s induction will be in May

Treasurer’s report File Income Tax

Return for 2014-15 by November 30, 2015

File Corporate Information Act Annual Return for 2014-15 by November 30, 2015

Collect dinner fees: $120.00 for February to June

Present Mid-Year Review of the annual Operational Budget

Filing of Income Tax Return and Corporate Information Act Annual Return for the 2014-15 year due in November 2015 is outstanding. Will seek guidance from Oakville treasurer Marnie Piggot

Presented the Mid-Year Review of the annual Operational Budget

Motion: That the members of the Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon agree that the budget amount allocated to the Convention Fund for delegates in the Operational Budget be increased from $450.00 to a total of $900.00

Marion/ Margaret

Carried







Carried

Service Committee – Janet Omoro

Report is published in The Zonta Tree

Director Elizabeth B. on January 29 received a request from the Director of the Family Life Resource Centre in Brampton for help in securing a van to accommodate the transportation needs for legal appointments so they can continue to serve clients in this important work

Motion - That the members of the Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon support the request from the Family Life Resource Centre for a van in partnership with a local service organization up to a maximum of $15,000.00 from the Bingo Account

Treasurer Marion presented a proposed amendment to the Service Budget to add Reserved Funds in the amount of $10,000.00 to Service Revenue

Motion - That the members of the Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon approve the amendment to the Service Budget as presented

Elizabeth/ Ellen

Marion/ Elizabeth

Carried

Carried

Advocacy Committee – Ellen Blahitka

Kathleen D. - items are needed for silent auction and door prizes for IWD breakfast

Membership Committee – Dr. Kathleen Armitage-Peddle

Welcome to new member Maureen Lee Ah Yen. Maureen’s membership begins on February 1, 2016. Her induction will take place at our May Business Meeting. A short biographical sketch of Maureen is in our February monthly newsletter

Bingo fundraiser – Elizabeth Bindon

New Bingo rules to be received in the coming months

New Business Fundraising initiatives

for next fiscal year: golf, IWD, bingo, etc. If carried, strike ad-hoc Committees

Funds are needed for awards, Project Achieve, Z Clubs and ZIF

Golf fundraiser will be on June 10. Committee has started planning the event. Will distribute SAVE THE DATE cards at IWD breakfast

AOB Reminder: Next meeting is in April

Adjournment Since there is no objection, the meeting is adjourned at 9:05 PM



Agenda for April Business Meeting

April 12, 2016 Business Meeting Agenda

Fellowship 5:30-6:30 PM

Call to Order at 6:30 PM

Welcome and thanks to the Mississaugas of the New Credit for hosting us in their territory

Program – Fellowship & Program Committee, Service Committee

Speaker: Kris Noakes, Executive Director, Peel Aboriginal Network (PAN)

2016 Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) Award

Grace, Toast, Dinner, Happy Bucks Business Meeting at 8:00 PM

Regrets

Approval of Agenda

Declaration of Conflict of Interest

Approval of Consent Agenda Approval of Minutes of February 2016 Business Meeting Correspondence Folder

Business Arising Service Committee Chair - present plan and schedule for hands-on service projects Service and Advocacy Committees Chairs - present the plan and schedule for the D4 Poster

Project IWD Breakfast Chair - present report Membership Chair- report on prospective members from IWD breakfast Treasurer - collect dinner fees of $120.00 for February to June

President’s Report - 2015-16 Club Calendar

Treasurer’s Report Income Tax Return for 2014-15 to be filed by November 30, 2015 Corporate Information Act Annual Return for 2014-15 to be filed by November 30, 2015

Committee Reports. Please see reports in The Zonta Tree Service Committee – Janet Omoro Advocacy Committee – Ellen Blahitka Membership Committee – Dr. Kathleen Armitage-Peddle Fellowship & Program Committee – Elizabeth Bindon Communications – Margaret Geare Bingo fundraiser – Elizabeth Bindon Zonta Classic golf fundraiser – Marion Reeves

New Business Nominating Committee - present slate of officers, directors, and members of the Nominating

committee for election President - Election of club officers, directors and nominating committee members President - Election of delegate and alternate to the International Convention in Nice July 2-6 Treasurer - Financial support to be given to the club’s delegate and alternate for the

International Convention in Nice July 2-6 Treasurer – Contribution to ZIF of 10% of fundraising net proceeds Treasurer – Reminder Membership Dues are due by business meeting in May

AOB Motion to extend/adjourn Meeting (if required)

Adjournment

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