President's Message
The Zonta Club of Lebanon has a rich history. Established in 1956, our local projects provide resources to girls and women in our community. We provide support, encouragement, and evenings of entertainment to the young girls living at the Lebanon United Methodist Children's Home. We sponsor the Z-Club at the Lebanon High School, our longest running service project for over 25 years. We use fundraiser monies to provide scholarships to senior girls at Lebanon High School, Western Boone High School and Zionsville High School and to an adult woman over the age of 25 who is either resuming or beginning collegiate studies. We advocate to eliminate violence against women. The club also financially supports Zonta International service projects such as the Elimination of Obstetric Fistula, Addressing Human Trafficking and Unsafe Migration of Women and Girls, Education in Madagascar, Gender Responsive Schools in Vietnam, Delaying Early Marriage in Niger, and Zonta Says NO to Domestic Violence. As a club we have financially supported the international project KIVA (www.kiva.org), which provides micro finance loans for women in small business.
Our main fundraiser is "Ladies Night Out" held the second Saturday of March! The event includes silent and live auctions, vendors that cater to women, entertainment and light appetizers and drinks. A live purse auction featuring men models from the Boone County Sheriff's Office, Lebanon Police Department and Lebanon Fire Department is always a hit of hilarity and high bids!
We also raise monies by providing a food booth at the Lincoln Celebration and Civil War Reenactment held in late September. In December we sell poinsettias.
In March, we recognize women in the community at our "Rose Awards" celebration. These women have gone above and beyond to contribute to the well being of the community and others. And in June, we award college scholarships to deserving young women.
On the first weekend of October, through our "Zonta says NO" campaign, we build awareness of domestic violence with a walk around Indianapolis City Circle and State Capital and feature speakers advocating against this terrible epidemic.
We are members of the Zonta International community (www.zonta.org), District 6 (www.zontadistrict6.org) which encompasses Indiana, Wisconsin and Illinois and Area 4 which serves Indiana. Our members meet regularly for events at the Area, District and International levels to discuss goals and accomplishments, and to enjoy fellowship with lifelong friends. International Conventions are held every other year at exciting locations throughout the world. District Conferences are held in the fall of every year and Area Workshops are held in the spring of every year.
The Zonta Club of Lebanon meets the first Wednesday of every month excluding July, usually at the Cedars Activity Center 1383 E 75 North just outside of Lebanon. If you are interested in attending a meeting, please contact us to obtain additional details. We are always looking for women willing to work and contribute to the empowerment of women through service and advocacy.
Find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/groups/zontaclublebanon/
Our main fundraiser is "Ladies Night Out" held the second Saturday of March! The event includes silent and live auctions, vendors that cater to women, entertainment and light appetizers and drinks. A live purse auction featuring men models from the Boone County Sheriff's Office, Lebanon Police Department and Lebanon Fire Department is always a hit of hilarity and high bids!
We also raise monies by providing a food booth at the Lincoln Celebration and Civil War Reenactment held in late September. In December we sell poinsettias.
In March, we recognize women in the community at our "Rose Awards" celebration. These women have gone above and beyond to contribute to the well being of the community and others. And in June, we award college scholarships to deserving young women.
On the first weekend of October, through our "Zonta says NO" campaign, we build awareness of domestic violence with a walk around Indianapolis City Circle and State Capital and feature speakers advocating against this terrible epidemic.
We are members of the Zonta International community (www.zonta.org), District 6 (www.zontadistrict6.org) which encompasses Indiana, Wisconsin and Illinois and Area 4 which serves Indiana. Our members meet regularly for events at the Area, District and International levels to discuss goals and accomplishments, and to enjoy fellowship with lifelong friends. International Conventions are held every other year at exciting locations throughout the world. District Conferences are held in the fall of every year and Area Workshops are held in the spring of every year.
The Zonta Club of Lebanon meets the first Wednesday of every month excluding July, usually at the Cedars Activity Center 1383 E 75 North just outside of Lebanon. If you are interested in attending a meeting, please contact us to obtain additional details. We are always looking for women willing to work and contribute to the empowerment of women through service and advocacy.
Find us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/groups/zontaclublebanon/
Club Officers
Christine Sterle, President
Judi Wilson, Vice President
Paula Saks, Secretary
Ann Durkos, Treasurer
Board of Directors
Colleen Thomas
