Ha pp y B ir th da y

• June 19^th, 2008 - Service Project at Jeremiah Program.
• August 19, 2008 – President’s dinner at Peggy’s – Cost $20.00 with proceeds going to Convention Fund;
                                we hope to have a presentation of the highlights of International Convention.
• September 23, 2008 – Program and dinner – location and program to be determined
• October 28, 2008 – Program and dinner – location and program to be determined
• Mid-November – Mid-December – Annual Poinsettia Sales Fund Raising Event
• November 25, 2008 – Blanket making service project; Cost will be $20.00; Dinner and location to be determined.
• Late November-Early December – Holiday Bags Service Project
• December 9 or 16, 2008 – Holiday get-together – location to be determined
• January 2009 – A music venue, exact event and location to be determined
• February 24, 2009 – Program and meeting location to be determined
• March 24, 2009 – Program and meeting location to be determined – potentially a theatrical performance in St. Paul
• April 28, 2009 – Program and meeting location to be determined
• May 26, 2009 – Year in Review; Cost will be $20.00;

Members are to call Dorothy if they are unable to attend no later than the scheduled date provided in the current newsletter, or the Friday before the monthly meeting date. If you do not call, it will be assumed that you are attending and you will be billed for that meeting.

If you are unable to attend due to last minute circumstances, you will be billed for that meeting.

Our membership totals 11 members as of June 1^st. If you haven’t sent in your dues yet, please do so as soon as possible. I will be mailing in the international and district dues this week.

Total Receipts                                  $ 6,313
Total Expenses                                 $ 6,817

Net Change                                      $ (504)

Service Expenditures:

Service Recipients                           $ 1,979
Other Service Projects                     $   100

Total Service Expenditures              $ 2,079

Conference expense                          $ 254

Memorial, Sunshine expense            $ 116

Romelle and Peggy attended the Fund raising breakfast event held at Nicollet Island Pavilion on June 3rd. It was a packed house and gave us a little more insight into the valuable services that MVNA provides to our communities. We gave them our check for 2008; in total, for 2007-08, between our holiday bags, fleece blankets and cash contributions; our club has provided Club 100 with over $900 of support.

Seven representatives from Zonta St. Paul attended the Leadership Luncheon held at Midland Hills Country Club in Roseville. It was a bustling, energized event. We provided NYFS with a $500 grant this year to assist in their work with women and children.

If poverty, HIV/AIDs, illiteracy, violence and human trafficking had a face it would be female. The world's plagues are rooted in gender inequality, and the only common solution is the empowerment of women.

Zonta International is on the front lines of global and local efforts to help women overcome barriers to equal education, health care, legal rights, credit and employment through education, service and advocacy programs funded by the Zonta International Foundation.

Fast Facts

• 70 percent of the 1.3 billion poor are women.
• Two-thirds of illiterate adults are women and two-thirds of children not in school are girls.
• 60 million women are "missing" because of gender-based violence.
• Every year an estimated 4 million women and girls are bought and sold worldwide.
• Today, 7,000 women and girls will contract HIV.

Local Chapter meetings are Wednesday June 25th and Wednesday, July 23, both at 5:30 p.m. at George’s on Plato in St. Paul. Programs to be announced. If you would like to attend, contact Connie.

The President's Dinner will be held at Peggy's on Tuesday, August 19th. The dinner will start around 6 p.m. We will be sending out the information in July with extra invitations so that you can invite guests to the event. Our theme for the 2008 President's Dinner will be the Celebrate St. Paul Zonta and Minnesota’s Sesquicentennial! If you have ideas for food items that were prominent in the history of the state, let Peggy or Romelle know. The invitation will include directions to Peggy's. We hope that everyone will be able to attend and will invite friends and family who have an interest in Zonta and who may be prospective members. Cost will be $20 and will go toward our convention fund.

We will be planning for the President’s dinner in the next few weeks.

Also, if you have any suggestions for venues or programs, please let Romelle or Evelyn know so that they can follow up on those ideas. This year promises to be as fun and exciting as last year!

                                                                                                                            Peggy