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ZONTALINES

August 2003

 



 

In this issue:

Page

1.         Mark Your Calendars Now for the Nov 1 Art Auction

2.         Meeting Information           

            Cell Phones Needed

            District 3 Conference by the Sea

3.         President’s Corner

            Victims of Crime (VOCA) Funding Cap

       Volunteers of the Year

4.         Calendar of Events

            Breast Cancer Stamp

        Results - July 26, 2003, Retreat

     “Good Deeds vs. Making a Difference”

5.         Registration Form for District 3 Conference

6.         August  Birthdays

            Club Officers

 

Mark Your Calendars

 Now

 for the Nov 1

Art Auction

 

November 1st is a significant date for the Zonta Club of Fairfax County because it marks the date of a very important fund raiser - our 15TH ANNUAL ART AUCTION!!  Come one, come all and invite everybody you know (and their friends as well) to join us for the festivities.      

    The auction, hosted by Avatar Galleries, will begin with the preview at 6:00 pm and the auction at 7:30 pm.  Admission will be $10 per ticket or 2 for $15.  We will also be offering Patron Packages with 4 tickets for $25 (Silver), 10 for $50 (Gold), and 20 for $100 (Platinum).

        If you think there's a lot of time between now and then, think again - there are always things to do to support our auction!  Start by telling everyone you know to mark their calendars...Fall is a very busy season (and right before the Holidays, which we want to take advantage of).  Also, start thinking about businesses you can sell ads to so that we can include them in our program.            

        Remember, all ads and ticket sales are strictly profits for Zonta!  Finally, because our basket raffle was such a huge success last year, we will be doing it again - get those creative juices going and think about a theme for your basket.

         If you missed the Summer Retreat and didn't get your tickets or weren't able to sign up for an art auction job, don't worry, we will find you!  Stay tuned for more updates on art auction activities!

 

Kim Perdos and Danielle Jansen

2003 Art Auction Co-Chairs

 

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ZONTALINES provides information to members of the Zonta Club of Fairfax County on Club Activities.

Articles may be sent to the editor, Laura Sims at 8608 Pappas Way, Annandale, VA 22003 or via email to lnsims@cox.net

The deadline for submissions is the Friday following the board meeting, held on the third Tuesday of the month.

Meeting Information

Social time begins at 6:00 pm, and dinner is served at 6:30 pm.  The address of the meeting location is :

 

 

    Marco Polo Restaurant

    245 Maple Avenue

    Vienna, VA

Call (703)281-3922 for directions

 

Please call the Zonta Club of Fairfax County Information line at (703) 866-7167 to ensure a reservation for guests.                                      

Consistent with club policy, members must call either Bobbee Cardillo or the reservation line by 12:00 noon on the Monday before the meeting to cancel their standing reservation or be charged for the meal.

The Zonta club of Fairfax County meets on the first Tuesday of each month except for July and August.

Old Cell Phones Needed

In support of our domestic violence initiative, we are collecting old cell phones to be re-issued and used at local shelters.   Forward your old cell phones to Cindi Dimetros.  Cindi can be reached at 703-255-1248 or you may turn them in to her at the next meeting.  Please include your charger.

 

 

Zonta District 3

Conference by the Sea…2003

 

October 3 -5

Sheraton Oceanfront

Virginia, VA

A few highlights .  .  .

Panel of experts discussing Women in Higher Education

Legislative Advocacy Workshop

Self Defense Domestic Violence Workshop

Breast Cancer/RAVE Fundraising Walk along

              the boardwalk
Election of New District Zonta Officers

 

Fantastic food, friendship, and fun!

Each club is asked to provide a raffle item such as a basket, local art work, a book, etc.

      Advertisements in the conference program are available for $25 for ¼  page, $50 for ½ page, and $100 for a full page.

Registration form for District 3 Conference by the Sea:  http://www.zontadistrict3.org/district3conference.html

 

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  President's
 Corner

 

As I write this column, I’ve just returned from the annual retreat.  It was a thoughtful and productive meeting.  And we have turned some of our activities upside down!!  But change is good and an effective tool to keep us fresh and inspired.  I do want to thank a few people who were instrumental in the success of the retreat.  First, thanks to Elaine Cudney and Heather Fererri-Jones for providing a wonderful place in which to “retreat.”  Bobbee Cardillo took charge of the breakfast and lunch and did a great job. The talented Barb Pavon made beautiful Zonta tote bags for all of us and Anita Light helped me with the content of the retreat.  I am truly blessed to be able to work with such wonderful people and I do thank you all.  We have lots of new things going on this fall so read your newsletter carefully!   Enjoy the last days of summer and I will see you in September. And don’t forget – we’re meeting a week later in September!

- - - - Connie

 

Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Funding

 

            Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) has written a letter to the Congressional appropriation chairs asking that the VOCA Cap be raised to $675 million. It is capped now at about $610 million.

            Unless the cap is raised, Domestic Violence Programs (DVPs) will see an additional reduction of at least 8% next year.  We already suffered a 7% loss this fiscal year which resulted in cutting the DVP’s volunteer coordinator from full-time to part-time and a $7,000 decrease in funding for the Children's Program and Hispanic Outreach program.

            It is CRITICALLY IMPORTANT to get Republican Senators to sign on.  And our very own Senator Allen has not yet done so.  We need his signature.  Please call his office 202-224-4024 or send a letter by fax 202-224-5432.

            Explain that VOCA funding is critical to our local DVP (24/7 crisis  intervention, counseling and shelter services to victims of DV and their children, without adequate funding, we won't have a trained, well-informed volunteer corps to provide services, who gave over 13,000 hours of direct service in FY 2003; grant funding also pays for our Hispanic Outreach Worker and Children's Social Worker).VOCA funding is provided by white-collar crime fines, and therefore should not impact the budget if the cap is raised.  The funds are already there.

            Please, please make the call now!  Thanks so much for your support of the DVP. 

           For background info, see  http://www.ncvc.org/

 

                       The Interservice Club Council of Fairfax

Presents:

 

“Volunteers of the Year”

 

Recognition and Celebration

Wednesday, August 6, 2003    7:30PM

 

Old Town Hall, City of Fairfax, Virginia

            Please join us in honoring Bobbee Cardillo as the Zonta Club of Fairfax County’s Volunteer of the Year.

            We will be meeting for dinner at the Il Lupo Restaurant on 4069 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, (site of the former Seasons Restaurant) at 6:00 PM and afterward going to Old Town Hall for the festivities.

            Please RSVP to Connie Brock at 703/803-3145 or golfool90@aol.com by Monday, August 4th. 
 

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Calendar of Events

 
  August

            6          “Volunteers of the Year” of the InterService Club Council of Fairfax City, 7:30 PM, Old Town Hall,

                          Fairfax, VA  (Dinner honoring Bobbee Cardillo at Il Lupo at 6:00 PM0

         19            Board meeting, 6:30 PM, 4084 University Drive, Suite 202, Fairfax, VA (Bonnie Halstead’s office)
  September

            9            Business meeting, 6:00 PM, Marco Polo Restaurant, Vienna, VA

          23           Board meeting, 6:30 PM, 4084 University Drive, Suite 202, Fairfax, VA (Bonnie Halstead’s office)
  November

            1            Art Auction, Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale Campus, 6:00 PM until - - -

 

 

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    Breast Cancer Stamp  

    The notion that we could raise $35 million by buying a book of stamps is powerful!  As you may be aware, the US Postal Service recently released its new "Fund the Cure" stamp to help fund breast cancer research.  The stamp was designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland.

    It is important that we take a stand against this disease that affects so many of our mothers, sisters and friends.  Instead of the normal 37 cents for a stamp, this one costs 40 cents.  The additional 3 cents will go to breast cancer research.  A "normal" book costs $7.40.  This one is only $8.00.  It takes a few minutes in line at the Post  Office and means so much.
            If all stamps are sold, it will raise an additional $35,000,000 for this vital research.  Just as important  as the money is our support.  What a statement it would make if the stamp outsold the lottery this week

            Please do two things TODAY:
            1. Go out and purchase some of these stamps.
            2. E-mail your friends to do the same.
             Many of us know women and their families whose lives are turned upside-down by breast cancer.  It takes so little to do so much in this drive. We can all afford the $0.60. 

 

 

July 26, 2003, Retreat

“Good Deeds

vs. Making a Difference”

        Our president, Connie Brock, reminded the group of our March meeting where Sue Christie challenged Fairfax Zontians to examine our activities and decide where we were doing good deeds or making a difference.

     The 14 Zontians in attendance developed a chart to define the difference between a good deed and an activity likely to make a difference.  We agreed that good deeds were short term, had limited impact, results were hard to measure, but made the doer feel good. 

      In contrast, activities making a difference were:  longer term, affected more people, addressed root causes, had quantifiable, measurable results, and made the recipient feel good vice the doer.

       After the group agreed on the differences between the two types of actions, we divided into two groups and reviewed the club’s activities for the past year - categorizing them as good deeds or making a difference. 

      The group was challenged to look at our activities from a more general focus – rather than assuming we wanted to continue fine-tuning the past year’s activities. 

       As a result, and in view of limited resources, the group agreed that our activities would concentrate on  two major areas:  (1) providing scholarships to NVCC and GMU and (2) supporting the Fairfax County Women’s Shelter.  ---- Laura Sims

 

 
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Zonta Birthdays

 

  1     Beverly Sharp

14    Mary Murphy

18    Susan Ackroyd

21     Lynn Strobel

24      Jo Manson

 

 

  

Club Officers:

President:  Connie Brock

1st Vice President:   Bobbee Cardillo

2nd Vice President:  Margaret Blue

Treasurer:  Bonnie Halstead

Recording Secretary:  Laura Sims

Corresponding Secretary:  Anita Light

Board of Directors:

Barbara Pavon

Elaine Cudney

Mary Carpenter

Cindi Demitros