Zonta Logo    Zonta Paul   Volume 78 Issue 1                    June, 2004

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 http://www.zontastpaul.org

President's message:

 Dear Sister Zontians,

As we begin this new year, I want to thank each board member and committee member for stepping forward to carry on the work of Zonta. I feel your energy and enthusiasm. Together we will continue making a difference in the lives of women locally and globally.

Joann Usher, you have worked so very hard the past three years as our President, and WE thank you!

Thank you, members, for all your wonderful comments and suggestions that you shared both at our April meeting and in your one-on-one sessions with Carole S. They will be included in our planning.

My mission for the coming year will be to promote and carry out this message....

"The Zonta Club of Saint Paul is an international Service Organization of Intergenerational business and professional executives sharing their experiences and energy to improve the Status of Women locally and globally."

I hope you will join me in carrying out this mission.

Romelle
Membership and Upcoming Events:

There will "not" be a membership meeting in June. Hope you all enjoy your summer and we will see you all in July!

July 27, 2004 - It's a Global Kickoff at Judy's. Let's gear up for our History Theatre global event with a Potluck membership meeting!! This will be a great time to bring prospective members as we plan for our 6th annual Global event. Last year was a huge success and we are looking forward to another great event. Please call Dorothy to let her know if you are able to attend and whether you will be bringing a guest. We also hope to hear all about International Convention from Romelle.

Return of the President's Dinner. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, August 24th! Location: Shirley's home. Our global event centers around the Sisters of Swing on USO tours in Hawaii and Europe and we plan on carrying this theme through with our President's dinner. This will be an event for members and guests. More details to follow.
Web Sites to Remember:

Zonta International http://www.zonta.org/

Happy Birthday!

Connie  (May 3rd)
Janet     (May 19th)
Mary P  (July 8th)
Lois       (July 16th)

Thank You!
"Thank you very much for the gorgeous plant adorning my kitchen table. I truly appreciate it.

I'm making progress, therapy and exercise painful, but I'm now walking quite well.

Thanks Again."                 Lois

Thank You for all the cards an the beautiful flowers... I have had a lot of tests, but no surgery. Hope to be at Zonta soon!
Pat

Membership Renewals - Eighteen members renewed their memberships!

Note:

Marge and Romelle stopped and visited Kathie Pulse at

Linden Hearthcare Center,
l05 Linden Street W,
Stillwater, MN 55082.


Kathie was in good spirits with sparkling eyes and a big smile. She sends her greetings! They promised to visit again soon and if you would like to visit Kathie, she would welcome a visit anytime. Contact Marge or Romelle for more information.

Summary of May 25, 2004
membership meeting:

Approval of the 2004-05 budget

Service Recommendations:

Women's Advocates, Inc. ($2,000) Their mission is to eliminate violence in the lives of battered women and children. There will be opportunities for member service involvement.

Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency (Club 100) $2,000). Their mission is to provide community health and related service to ensure a healthy future for residents. Limited opportunities for member service involvement.

Northwest Youth & Family Services ($2,000) - Their mission is to prepare youth and families for healthy lives. Opportunities for member service involvement.

International $1,000 ($333 to Amelia Earhart Scholarhips, $333 International Projects, $167 Jane Klausman Fund and $167 Young Women in Public Affairs).

$500 from prior year service balance to St. Mary's Orthodox Church Ladies Auxiliary for partial support for book "Bonding with Your Baby Before Birth" for Romanian families.

The Board had their first meeting for the fiscal year 2004-2005 at Romelle's on Monday, June 14th 2004. The Board meetings for the upcoming year were scheduled and the monthly meetings were also set. Look for the schedule on our website zontastpaul.org. We will also be sending out the calendar to all members soon.

Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency/Club 100 News! (Excerpt from their newsletter)

 Club 100 and Club 101 have really caught on at MVNA. Nurses see this project as a way to help clients overcome barriers and a way to bring hope and joy to a rather bleak existence. Our clients are often in desperate circumstances and the nurses make frequent requests for items that help families cope with day to day life.

We have helped more than 2,000 families; some of them many times. The response from the community has been outstanding!

A REQUEST FROM THE MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH NURSES: The nurses are often faced with teaching a mother to give her baby a bath - but often there are no supplies in the home. They ask for a towel, wash cloth, two cloth diapers, a small bottle of baby wash and a baby comb. This could be a great service project for an organization that wants a project that is hands on and inexpensive.

A STORY ABOUT MARIA: Erin, PHN started working with Maria (age 14), during the third trimester of her pregnancy. Maria, her mom, Nina, and 2 brothers have moved from California to the Twin Cities to be close to family. Nina has shared with Erin that she hopes to ?start over? in Minneapolis, leaving behind a life in California filled with domestic abuse, gang involvement and substance abuse.

The baby was born in late March and so far, Maria has demonstrated positive, appropriate parenting skills, excellent school attendance, follows through with all medical appointments, and is very receptive to teaching and advice. Erin will work with this family for at least a year, monitoring the baby?s growth and development, assessing Maria?s parenting skills and school attendance, connecting the family to community resources, addressing safety issues and offering assistance and support. Thanks to a generous donor who ?adopted? this family, Erin has been able to assist them with much needed baby items, such as a car seat, diapers, wipes, baby clothes, washcloths and a front pack for carrying the baby. Maria and Nina have deeply appreciated the largesse of the donor; mom and baby spend a lot of time bonding while using the front pack. On June 1, Maria?s family moved from a shelter into a house in South Minneapolis. Nina has a good lead on a job and states that her main priorities are taking care of her family and maintaining her sobriety. She attends a weekly support group that helps to ?keep her on track.? Club 100 and Erin would like to thank the community member who has cared enough to help this family move forward with their lives. Your help has given this family the encouragement they desperately needed.

Susan A. Anderson
Project Director Club 100/Club 101
Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency
email: andersons@mvna.org
Phone: 612-617-4658