Dear Zontians,

So our newest member has been inducted along with your executive officers. In the past year we spent a

lot of time focused on recruiting for our chartering. Recruitment is still on our list of goals but we are also

focused on where the club is going and what our goals will be for the next year. I am very excited about

this next year. I want to see the club grow and continue to diversify our membership, but also continue to

become more organized and focused on the mission of Zonta in our community. One way to accomplish

this is to create a ZCGS Endowment Fund. This allows donations to the Fund to become tax deductable

and allows or club to grow. Expect to hear more.

Human Trafficking is the advocacy issue we want to be in the forefront for the Zonta 2010-2011

year. It can be a very disturbing issue since it is something many of us believe to be something that hap-

pens to someone else and never to us in the California state capitol of Sacramento. It’s extremely impor-

tant for everyone to be aware of the risks and impact, and education is the best defense for you and your

family.

Having said Human Trafficking is not the only issue our club has in it’s sights, we will continue to join with

other local organizations advancing the status of women. The “Girls Night In” at the SAEHC

(Sacramento Area Emergency Housing Center for Women) is a wonderful opportunity to provide a safe

and entertaining environment for the women at the center. We are considering a movie night with popcorn

or maybe collage night with pizza. At the August meeting we will be asking for you to bring toilet paper to

be donated to the SAEHC. Do you know how much toilet paper it takes to sustain four people for one

month?

Advancing the status of women includes teaching women how to defend themselves. When I say

women I mean current women and future women, this is a class for all ages. Last year we hosted a self

defense class with Lisa Dienes from Robinson’s Tae Kwon Do. Lisa is a very dynamic and passionate per-

son and holds a 4th degree black belt. This was an amazing one hour class that gave the basics of self

defense for women, no matter their size, to be able to defend themselves against

someone three times their size. Expect to see this in conjunction with Denim Day.

In Sisterhood,

Patti Wilson

ZCGS President