December Zontalines

ZONTALINES

December 2003

In this issue:

Page

1	Holiday Party
2	Meeting Information Cell Phones Needed Silver Diner Reminder
3	President’s Corner 2004International Convention Update Zonta Directory Little Bits of News
4	Calendar for December and January Letters A Woman Should . . .
5	Holiday Wishes
6	Club Officers Happy Birthday!

Text Box:

Holiday Party
at Connie’s House!

Come join us as we celebrate the season and have our regular meeting at Connie Brock’s house. The festivities will begin at 6PM. If your last name begins with the A thru F, please bring a dessert. If your last name begins with G thru T, please bring hors d’oevres.

Drinks, paper plates and utensils will be provided. We will be socializing and eating but there is also work to be done. As in past years, we have teddy bears to wrap to give to the Women’s Shelter.

Please don’t forget to bring your gift for the families at the transitional house. If you were not contacted with the information by phone, please contact Bobbee Cardillo. She will get a shopping list for you. DO NOT wrap the gifts, per request of the folks at the transitional house.

Directions to Connie’s house :

From the Beltway (495)North or South:

Take I 66-W to Rt. 28 North, exit # 28 toward Dulles Airport

Turn toward the left, crossing Rt.28, to turn left onto Braddock Road.

After going through 2 traffic lights, take the second left onto Carlbern Drive. Go approx. 7/10 of a mile and then turn right onto Greymont Drive. We are on the right and the number is 15022. The phone number is 703-803-3145.

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 Ave
    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.

Join the Zonta Club of
Fairfax County in ringing
in the Holidays!

Come eat dinner or help us serve at the Tysons Corner Silver Diner
8101 Fletcher St.

(Off International Drive, across from the Mall)

On Dec 10 from 6:00-8:00 pm
20% of the profits go to our initiatives for prevention of domestic violence

President's

Corner

It’s hard to believe that it’s the holiday season again. I suppose that’s a sign of aging but time goes by so quickly. And after all the hard work, we can say that the Art Auction was a success. We sold many tickets and filled the room. The food and drink were wonderful as well as the handsome firefighters serving chili!! I want to thank everyone involved but especially Kim Perdos and Danielle Janson. They worked very hard and I am grateful.

We have kicked off our service projects with the Shelter and the transitional homes. I think we have established a good relationship with them and I hope that we can have a good working partnership.

It has been a busy time in our club and we have a few more projects coming up. Don’t forget to spread the work about the Silver Diner fundraiser on December 10^th. We receive a portion of the profits of the night so bring all your friends and family…then go shopping after dinner. And mark your calendar for the January meeting on the 6^th. Dr. Belle Wheelan, Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia and an honorary member of our club will be speaking. It should be a great evening and a good opportunity to bring a guest.

So enjoy the holidays and I hope you are able to spend time with your family and friends

--- Connie

Zonta International
Convention 2004
What’s New?

Two-Part Open Forum

Another innovation designed to save time and improve communication within our organization is a special two-part Open Forum.

The first part of the Forum will be dedicated to the discussion of general issues, and will allow questions to be directed to various Zonta leaders.

The second part of the Forum will be dedicated to bylaws issues. Zontians will have the opportunity to ask questions and make statements about proposed bylaws in an effort to enhance understanding and intent. Two hours will be set aside for this critical bylaws discussion, and should provide sufficient information to possibly curtail some of the bylaws discussion during the business sessions.

Update Your Zonta Directory

Margaret Blue
New e-mail address: msblue1@aol.com

Little Bits of News

· Judy Johnston has returned from yet another cruise. She’s now calling herself “Judy of the High Seas” now.

· Connie Brock just returned from a family vacation at Walt Disney World.

· Laura Sims will be spending the first twelve days of December in sunny St John, USVI (early birthday present).

Bonnie Halstead asks anyone who needs reimbursement for expenses associated with the November 1 Art Auction to submit a request as soon as possible.

		Calendar of Events December & January
December
2	Christmas Party at Connie Brock’s house, 6PM, Centreville, VA
10	Silver Diner Fund Raiser, Tysons Corner
16	No Board Meeting
January
6	Dr. Belle Wheelan, speaker, 6:30PM, Marco Polo Restaurant, Vienna, VA
18	Amelia Earhart Event, 2 to 4PM, Women In Military Service, Arlington National Cemetery
20	Board Meeting, 6:30PM, 4084 University Drive, Suite 202, Fairfax, VA
*A Woman Should Have* … one old love she can imagine going back to... and one who reminds her how far she has come … something perfect to wear if the employer or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour... ... enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own even if she never wants to or needs to... … a youth she's content to leave behind... … one friend who always makes her laugh... and one who lets her cry... ... a feeling of control over her destiny...			*Letters …. We get letters* *From Katherine Morse, Scholarship Winner* October 25, 2003 Dear Zonta Club Scholarship Committee and members: I am writing to thank you for awarding the Edith Clark Nalls Scholarship to me. I am very appreciative of your generosity and impressed by you organization’s dedication to the education of women. I also would like to thank you for having me as your dinner guest at you October meeting. I thoroughly enjoyed myself (and managed to do well on my test the next day!). I look forward to be coming affiliated with your club as my career progresses. I have signed your club up to receive the I/ON, a newsletter run by the Industrial and Organizational Psychology graduate students at George Mason University. This will allow you to become familiar with the program you so heavily sponsored this year. It may also provide a possible outlet for public relations as the newsletter’s readership include GMU alumni and local professional contacts. Again, I thank you for your generous award. I look forward to see you in the future.

Seasons Greetings

from

the Zonta Club of

Fairfax County