Zonta Rose Day and the 100th International Women's Day

Dear Zontians,

March 8th was Zonta Rose Day and the 100th International Women's Day. I hope you all found meaningful opportunities to celebrate with your clubs and districts. Many of you have already shared stories and photos from your celebrations, and I hope to feature as many stories as possible on the Zonta International website and our Zonta International Flickr page for all Zontians to share and enjoy.

Membership invoices will be going out this month to all club presidents and club and district treasurers. Payment of all dues for new and renewing members must be submitted by 1 June. Thank you in advance for the timely submission of your club's membership dues.

Thank you as always for your unwavering commitment to Zonta's mission to advance the status of women worldwide. Help us raise awareness of this mission by introducing a prospective new member to Zonta this month. Don't forget - members who recruit two or more new members this biennium will receive special recognition for their efforts.

Warm regards,

Dianne K. Curtis
Zonta International President
Zonta International Foundation President

Zonta Rose Day March 8

International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the economic, political
and social achievements of women past, present and future.
The Zonta Rose
The yellow rose has been a symbol of Zonta International for decades. It has
adorned many Zonta items from stationery to clothing and is used in charter and anniversary
celebrations. International Women’s Day is now an official holiday in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, China (for women only), Cuba, Georgia, Guinea‐Bissau, Eritrea,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Madagascar (for women only), Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal (for women
only), Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Zambia. The tradition
sees men honoring their mothers, wives, girlfriends, colleagues, etc with flowers and small gifts. In some countries
International Women’s Day has the equivalent status of Mother's Day where children give small presents to their mothers and grandmothers.