Ha pp y B ir th da y

This is the 19th annual event for Zonta Club of Minneapolis and will be held Sunday, November 11, 2007, from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the International Market Square, 275 Market Street, Minneapolis. Their beneficiary is WAND (Women Achieving New Directions), a non-profit organization committed to the career and economic self- sufficiency of single lower income, working mothers. Janie Jasin, nationally known author and humorist, will be the guest speaker for the event. Janie is the author of The Littlest Christmas Tree and Heart in Hands.. The day's highlights include a gourmet lunch from D’Amico, holiday shopping at our boutiques and a silent auction.

Raffle Prizes: Weber EP-310 Gas Grill, valued at $700, a Collection of 25 bottles of red and white wine - valued at $350, and a 32" HD LCD TV - valued at $800. You can purchase a $5 ticket before or on the day of the event. You do not need to be present to win.

Tickets to the event are $35 each.

• October 23, 2007 - Program Meeting, starting at Macy's
River Room restaurant and then continuing at Park Square for their performance of Agnes of God.
• November 27, 2007 - Business Meeting and service project at
Carole's activity room in her building complex.
• December 2007 - Holiday Get-together - Dorothy's complex.
Date to be decided.
• January 2008 - Program meeting date and venue to be determined.

• February 2008 - Joint Meeting with Minneapolis at their meeting location.
• March 25, 2008 - Business Meeting and Service Project -
location to be determined.
• April 22, 2008 - Program meeting with service project -
location to be determined.
• May 27, 2008 - Business Meeting at Shirley's.

October is United Nations month – here is Information from Zonta International Web Site:

Zonta International service has been closely linked with the United Nations since Zonta expressed support for the fledgling UN in 1946. As an international non-governmental organization (NGO), Zonta brings women's concerns to the UN, suggests solutions, draws public attention to issues and encourages its members to participate at the local level.

Zonta maintains representatives of its United Nations Committee at UN sites in Geneva, New York, Paris and Vienna. Committee members attend UN conferences, and UN agency, committee and commission sessions.

Accredited NGOs, like Zonta, participate in these sessions by providing written statements and oral presentations on issues being considered. NGOs also may organize panels relating to the general debate.

UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

Since 1985, Zonta has had general consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), one of six principal bodies carrying out UN work.

ECOSOC is responsible for two-thirds of UN programs, in particular, those concerned with economic issues such as trade, industrialization and development, as well as social issues such as women’s rights, children and social welfare. ECOSOC makes recommendations on how to improve education and health conditions and to promote respect for and observance of the human rights and freedoms of people everywhere.

Commission on the Status of Women

One of nine functional ECOSOC committees, the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the leading policymaking body concerned with women's rights and the equal status of women. Since 1946, the CSW has convened an annual conference, now attended by thousands of women worldwide, to discuss issues of paramount concern for women.

Department of Public Information

Zonta is one of many NGOs associated with the United Nations Department of Public Information because of its strong programs on issues of concern to women. The UN provides NGOs access to information and materials and the NGOs agree to disseminate information to their membership.

UN Committee Activity

Seven out of ten of the world’s hungry are women and girls, according to the UN World Food Program. When women are afforded the equality of opportunity that is their basic human right, the results in terms of economic advancement are striking (UNIFEM and Women’s Funding Network). On 16 and 17 October, Zonta members have an opportunity to stand up and speak out about the feminization of poverty by participating in the Millennium Campaign worldwide event.
Go to: http://www.millenniumcampaign.org

Jeremiah Program in St. Paul is now open!

We will be contacting them to try to set up a spring service project for us to participate in.

This obituary was in the Minneapolis paper for Marion Brooks Wallace, PhD. Marion was an Entomology Professor at the U of MN. She died at 89 years of age on September 3, 2007; preceded in death by husband Franklin; survived by daughter Virginia Books, granddaughter, Liz Tufte, grandson Steven Brooks, sister, Bess VanCleve and brother Harvey Brooks. Memorial service was September 21st at Unity Unitarian Church in St. Paul.

Marion was a St. Paul Zontian in years past.

Here are some upcoming events in our area that you might be interested in:

See you all on the 23,^rd!