Area 1 Meeting—Saturday, April 2

Mark your calendars, the Area 1 meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn
Capitol Plaza 300 J Street Sacramento, CA 95814
Expect registration to be sent out soon and it will include lunch as well as exciting
speakers from our own District 9. We are asking for food donations for
the Sacramento Emergency Housing Center (SAEHC). The center is a safe
house for women and only has food available if it is donated to them.

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

The Zonta International Fund

Zonta International is asking for 100% participation to donations to the ZI fund and encourages Zontians from all over the US/world to participate as well. Our participation delivers a strong and united message supporting Zonta's hard working leaders all over the world that we not only belong to our local civic club, but that we truly care.

It doesn't really matter how much you give to deliver this powerful/understated message.

Please bring a check for at least $5 to our meeting this Wednesday, March 23 or you can send to me Patti Wilson 2622 Bertella Rd Cameron Park CA 95682

Japanese Zontians impacted by the earthquake and tsunami

Dear Zontians,

District 26 Governor Tokue Ueda has been in contact with me regarding assistance for the Japanese Zontians impacted by the earthquake and tsunami. Governor Tokue has advised me that all members of the Akita, Sendai, Fukushima, Yamagata, Kooriyama, Hakodate and Kushiro Clubs are safe and that some of the members of the Shiogama Club have been located.  This is good news as grave fears had been held for the Shiogama Club. I am discussing with Governor Tokue how Zontians can assist members in Japan and will let you know the outcome once it has been resolved. I understand that all Zontians wish to support District 26, and I appreciate you giving us the time to work through all the details.  Please continue to check the Zonta International website for updates. I would like to share the following message that I received from Governor Tokue.   < /p> Thank you to many Zontians in the world for your prayers, thoughts and good wishes and your offers of help to the victims suffered by the Tohoku-Kanto Earthquake/Tsunami. Besides we are facing an additional disaster, the breakdown of the nuclear plant after earthquake which makes us so uneasy.  We are thankful to find there are no casualties among ZC members of Akita, Sendai, Fukushima, Yamagata, Kooriyama, Hakodate and Kushiro. Some of the members of the Shiogama Club have been located. This is good news as grave fears had been held for the Shiogama Club.   Tohoku/Pacific off-shore Earthquake which is a largest tragedy that Japan had ever faced before, the number of victims are more than 450,000 and about 4,300 people are killed and 8,200 missing. Those victims in shelter are suffered from the cold weather (some nights below 0 centigrade) and not enough blankets and other needs.  Especially many areas have no gas, water, electricity so imagine their haggard feeling is growing over the limits of human being. Nothing is more welcome than a kind of sympathy from friends at such a time of anxiety and distress as this. It's very thoughtful of you to inquire after us and to offer help and I sincerely appreciate your kindness. We are now preparing the account for donations from abroad. I'll let you know as soon as we fix it. Thank you again to the many Zonta friends who have sent messages. Sincerely, Tokue Ueda District 26 Governor

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.

January—Honoring Amelia Earhart

On July 2, 1928, as Amelia Earhart, world- famed aviator and the first
woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean as a passenger, approached the
shores of the United States on her triumphant return home, she was
handed this radiogram: Boston Zonta Club is proud to welcome you as a
member. Signed Alice Bradley, President
A few weeks later, she was inducted into Zonta International and served
as an active member first in the Boston club and later in the New York
club until her tragic and untimely disappearance in 1937. An outstanding
woman with a charismatic personality, Earhart was Universally admired
around the world for her "wildly daring" but "never reckless" courage. Epitomizing
the ideals of Zonta International by actively promoting women to
take on non-traditional fields, she wrote articles about aviation for Cosmopolitan
magazine as an associate editor, served as a career counselor to
women university students, and lectured at Zonta club meetings, urging
members to interest themselves in aviation. In these years, Zonta was
the only non-aviation organization to which Earhart belonged, although
she was besieged to join and to sponsor numerous organizations
at the time.

Source: ZI Website

Young Women in Public Affairs—YWPA

The goal of the Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) Program is to encourage more young
women to participate in public affairs by recognizing a young woman’s (age 16-19) commitment to
the volunteer sector, evidence of volunteer leadership achievements and a dedication to the advancement
of the status of women.
In order for more women to be represented in key decision making positions worldwide, we must
encourage young women to pursue careers, or seek leadership positions in public policy making,
government and volunteer organizations and further their education with these aims in view
Applicants are asked to reflect on their voluntary commitment to their school and to their community
and the problems limiting the advancement of the status of women in their own country and
worldwide. The Zonta International Young Women in Public Affairs program looks to the young
women of today for the leaders of tomorrow.
Applications are due to ZCGS by March 1, 2011. Applicants must be pre-university or pre-college
students (age 16-19).
The Zonta Club of Greater Sacramento will award $250, the winner will then compete within
District 9 for $1000. Five International recipients are selected from the District winners to
receive awards of $3000 each.
Applications available at www.zonta.org. Send Apps to ZCGS (see page 4 for address)
Zonta International, with world headquarters in Oak Brook, IL, USA, is a worldwide service organization
of executives in business and the professions working together to advance the status of
women. The Young Women in Public Affairs Award is one of many programs for women and girls
sponsored by Zonta International. The Award is funded by voluntary contributions to the Zonta International Foundation.