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ZEE NEWS • MAY 2016 MAY 2016 •
THANK YOU, ZONTA SISTERS!
THE 2016 STYLE SHOW WAS A BIG SUCCESS! I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED SUCH NICE THANK YOUS FROM OUR JAPANESE FRIENDS WHO CAME LAST NIGHT.
THE MODELS REMARKED ON WHAT A GREAT GATHERING OF WOMEN WAS OUT THERE AND ON ALL THE LAUGHTER AND TALKING, WHOOPING AND HOLLERING OVER THE PRIZES. ONE HAS ASKED FOR
INFORMATION ON HOW TO JOIN THE CLUB! I AM SURE EACH OF YOU WAS THANKED BY A GUEST.
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING HOW WE DID ON THE RAFFLE AND ON THE TICKET SALES.
OUR GOVERNOR ELECT, JOYCE COMBS AND HER GUESTS ARE TAKING THE IDEA BACK TO THE DEFIANCE CLUB TO IMPLEMENT. THEY WILL WANT OUR MENTORING.
BLESS YOU ALL,Maile Doyle, PresidentZonta Club of Findlay
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Jane Heringhaus - May 10th
HAPPYMAY
BIRTHDAYS
Jane ShoemakerJeanne Fast Barb Wilson Linda GallantMaile Doyle Judy Scrimshaw Paula McRill Jane Heringhaus Deb Perkins
PresidentVice President Treasurer SecretaryPast PresidentDirectorDirectorDirectorDirector
ELECTIONRESULTS
The Zonta Club of Findlay presented The Center for Safe & Healthy Children a check for $6000 at their business meeting on Tuesday. The money was raised from Zonta’s Spring Style Show held last month at
St. Michael’s Auditorium. Papillon Boutique presented the style show attended by more than 300 women. The club held a raffle of over $4500 worth of items donated by area businesses and club members.
Serving Hancock County, The Center for Safe & Healthy Children is a certified child advocacy center helping abused and neglected children and their families through the investigative process.
All of the hard work on the Style Show paid off, benefitted the Center for Safe & Healthy Children
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You and a guest are invited to The Zonta Club of Findlay’s
57th Annual Installation Banquet
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
6:00 pm—9:00 pm ∞ $25 per person
Birchaven Clubhouse, 15100 Birchaven Lane, Findlay
(past the main building, clubhouse is on right)
R.S.V.P. by May 10 to Jodi DeVore
“EVERY GREAT DREAM BEGINS WITH A DREAMER. ALWAYS REMEMBER, YOU HAVE WITHIN YOU THE STRENGTH, THE PATIENCE, AND THE PASSION TO REACH
FOR THE STARS TO CHANGE THE WORLD.” Harriet Tubman
Saturday, April 23, some of the Zonta’s Liberty-Benton High School Z-Club members and parents volunteered to work the 6th annual Findlay Ministerial Association’s Backyard Mission Trip. The goal is to gather all volunteers from city churches
and organizations in the community getting to help those in need. We painted, washed windows, did yard work; raked, trimmed bushes, mulched, etc. The home owners were very appreciative. It was an enjoyable and blessed experience!
-- Barb Wilson
ELECTIONRESULTS
Backyard Mission Trip 2016
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“Be the Difference...Join Zonta”As the Spring Style Show nears and you’re busy inviting your friends to purchase tickets, why not also invite them to join us for a meeting to see what Zonta is all about? Do you know someone who’s new to Findlay and looking for a way to make new friends and get involved in the community? What better way than to join us! Tell them about the
difference Zonta has made in your life, our community, our nation, and our world.
The membership committee challenges you to invite a friend so they too can be the difference with Zonta!
I wanted to forward the following email I just received from one of our scholarship winners (just recently determined). This expression of appreciation should keep us going while we work diligently on our geranium sale. -- Deb Bartlett
Mrs. Bartlett, I just wanted to thank you again for this incredibly opportunity to focus solely on my academics next year. Having monetary support from my community will allow me to stress less about the cost of my education and just focus on
making the most of it. I appreciate it more than words can say.
I am honored that you chose me as a recipient and I promise that you will not regret it. It is funny because at the end of our time yesterday I couldn’t help but wish to spend just a little more time talking with each successful woman
in the room. I felt like I had so much to learn! I apologize for not being able to say this on the phone today, for my nephews had plans of their own.
I hope to see you soon, perhaps at the honors assembly?
Thank you again, Alisha Schroeder
Geranium UpdateGeranium presales were delivered Wednesday, April 27.
Public Sale was held at Sears, Findlay Village Mall, on Friday, April 29 & Saturday, April 30.Geraniums are still available for purchase -- take SR68 South out of Findlay,
turn left on 168, second house on right.Proceeds from the sale will be reported on at a later date.
ZEE NEWS - MAY 2016 PAGE 5 Sandy Kozlevcar Update: Sandy was a Zontian for years but had to give up the club when her health and financial situation took a wrong turn. Sandy worked at the radio station WKXA/WFIN here in town
but took an early retirement, again, because of her health. She has a lung disease and there is no cure. She has been fighting this disease for years.
I received a letter from her the other day and it sounds like she is not in good spirits or health. I sent her a card today and am hoping that you will join me by sending Sandy K a quick card as well. Write a note or not, it’s okay. Just sign it “Your Zonta Sister” or put “Zonta” after your name. It will warm her heart
to receive these cards. Here’s the address:
Sandra Kozlevcar 1724 Queenswood Drive – Apt. 16
Findlay OH 45840
Thanks so much! Your Zonta Sister,Kristi A. Bryant
ZEE NEWS - MAY 2016 PAGE 6Advocacy / Zonta Says No Updates
This is an invitation to all District 5 Zonta Clubs to participate in an outreach event being held in conjunction with Theresa Flores and her S. O. A. P. campaign to stop human trafficking. The BGSU Firelands Criminal Justice Club and the Zonta Club of Greater Sandusky, will be hosting the event at BGSU Firelands on Saturday May 21, to prepare for Bike Week Ohio, May 27th to June 5th, 2016, and the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in July. The plan is to target hotels along the northern border of Ohio, from Toledo to Cleveland and distribute soap for their guests. The first step is to purchase soaps for the event. It will take at least 15 cases to cover the area, a case of soap (1000 bars) is $150, including labels. The event on May 21st will start around 9:00 a.m. with an informational program and labeling the soaps. We will then break down into teams and go out to deliver soaps. Most teams will be done by 2 or 3 pm at the latest. More details will be provided as we get closer to the date. The group is looking for funds to purchase soap and volunteers to call on hotels. Please contact Tracy McGinley ([email protected]) or Kathy Dailey ([email protected]) of the Zonta Club of Greater Sandusky for more information. _____________________________________________________________________________ https://www.traffickfree.com/soap/ S.O.A.P. was created to not only educate and save, but also to fill a need. After founder Theresa Flores would speak to a group of people at awareness events, she noticed the attendees were in shock, frustrated and yes, even angry. They demanded to know what they could do to stop this crime and protect their children.
S.O.A.P. allows concerned citizens to help put a stop to human trafficking in their community and save missing children. Kids as young as 9 years old, fathers with their sons, and an 83 year old nun have put labels on bars of soap. There is something you can do about this! The beauty of S.O.A.P. is that it is simple and easy and can be customized to your wants, needs and abilities.
Maile forwarded an email from Adrienne Bailey, District 5 Advocacy Chair with information of interest.
The SOAP project, a nonprofit started by Teresa Flores to target hotels with the 800 number for trafficked slaves to call, is happening in Ohio for the Republican Convention in Cleveland.
The nonprofit is looking for $150 and volunteers to wrap and distribute soap in May. We should discuss this at our business meeting in April. Ideally it should come from Service, but I just received this and they met on Monday…
There is a Women United for Change event taking place in Columbus that features panels of legislators. It is happening on April 20th . More information to follow.
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NEWS On April 11, a federal judge sentenced two men to prison for helping run a human trafficking ring that forced young Guatemalans to work on egg farms in central Ohio, but delayed sentencing for the ringleader after learning he had not given up properties taken from
the victims’ families. On April 19, the U.S. Senate passed a provision in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2016 which
will require training for flight attendants to recognize and report human trafficking.In March, two men were indicted in Allen County on human trafficking charges. Police officers set up a sting at a motel after a
detective identified them as selling sex with an adult woman and a 16-year-old girl through Backpage.com. In Akron, investigators are searching the cell phones of a North Carolina man they suspect of trafficking a 17-year-old girl, after
finding the suspect and the girl in a stolen car on March 19. Generation Freedom, a national anti-trafficking coalition coordinated through the United Way Center on Human Trafficking & Slavery, is encouraging
presidential campaigns to commit more federal funding to fight human trafficking.TOOLS & TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
NEW RESOURCE: State Medical Board of Ohio Training VideosThe State Medical Board of Ohio launched new human trafficking training videos for licensees. Videos include signs and indicators of trafficking and
guidance for healthcare providers.Webinar: Identification of Domestic Labor Trafficking Survivors
Available online until June 3—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is hosting a webinar on the identification of domestic labor trafficking survivors presented by Polaris Project. Click here to access the pre-test and webinar.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES2016 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA)/State Victims Assistance Act (SVAA) Funding
The Ohio Attorney General’s Office Crime Victim Grants Unit will be holding five regional trainings for agencies that are not currently funded, but interested in applying for the 2017 VOCA grant. The training will cover financial policies, programmatic requirements and standards of VOCA as well as
tracking data, programmatic reporting and civil rights requirements. Click here to register. As shared by the HHS Office of Trafficking in Persons:
Evaluations of Trauma-Informed Care in Juvenile Justice Settings/Girls’ Trauma-Informed ProgramsThe Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has announced this Fiscal Year 2016 funding opportunity to support rigorous
evaluations focused on the integration of trauma-informed care for youth who have come into contact with the juvenile justice system. Visit OJJDP’s funding page for more information.
Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human TraffickingThe Office for Victims of Crime and the Bureau of Justice Assistance are seeking applications for Fiscal Year 2016 to support the development and
enhancement of multidisciplinary human trafficking task forces in the U.S. The application deadline is May 5, 2016.Specialized Services for Victims of Human Trafficking
The Office for Victims of Crime is seeking applications for Fiscal Year 2016 to support specialized services for victims of human trafficking in the U.S. The application deadline is May 12, 2016.
MEETINGS & EVENTSAnti-Human Trafficking Training for Cosmetologists
May 5, 8am-9am @ 5100 Cornerstone Dr., Delaware, OH 43015The Delaware County Against Human Trafficking (DCAHT) Coalition is hosting a free training for cosmetologists. This class meets the Ohio State Board of
Cosmetology’s training requirement. Click here to register. 4th Annual Advocacy Day to End Sexual Violence
May 11, 8:30am-3:30pm @ Riffe Center Theatres, Studio Two, 77 S High St., Columbus, OH 43215The Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence is holding its 4th Annual Advocacy Day in collaboration with advocates, survivors and citizens from across Ohio.
Visit their website to find more information and register before April 20. Human Trafficking Seminar, presented by the Columbus Police Advanced Training Unit & the CPD Citizen Police Academy
May 11, 6pm-10pm @ Columbus Police Training Academy, 1000 N Hague Ave., Columbus, OH, 43024This seminar is open to all adult members of the Central Ohio community. Presenters will explore the root causes of this crime, trafficker tactics, victim
issues, current laws and law enforcement’s tactics to combat this criminal activity. To register, go here.National Missing Children’s Day
May 21, 10am-2pm @ Reynoldsburg ESTEM Academy Performing Arts CenterThe Reynoldsburg Youth Human Trafficking Coalition will host the Ohio Attorney General’s National Missing Children’s Day program featuring guest
speakers, musical performances and exhibits. Email [email protected] for more information. Summit Victim Assistance Academy
June 6 – 10, 8am-4pm @ 150 Furnace St., Akron, OH 44304This 40 hour academy is a nationally approved prerequisite training to assist individuals in becoming a national credentialed advocate. Visit their website to
learn more and sign up for the June academy.Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence Annual Conference
June 14 – 15, 8:30am-3:30pm @ 6600 Kilgour Place, Dublin, OH 43017The Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence will be holding its annual conference focusing on preventing and responding to sexual and intimate partner
violence in Ohio. Visit their website for details. Over the Edge
June 16 – 17 @ 155 E Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215Gracehaven is hosting a fundraiser to combat sex trafficking in Ohio. The first 76 fundraisers to raise $1,000 will earn a spot to rappel 190 feet down the
PNC Plaza in the heart of downtown Columbus. Visit their website to learn how to get involved. Social Work Symposium
June 24, 8am-4pm @ 20920 Brookpark Rd., Cleveland, OH 44135The Louis Stokes Cleveland Social Work Professional Development Committee is sponsoring a human trafficking symposium for social workers and allied
professionals to discuss guidelines for healthcare professionals, legal implications, secondary trauma and more. CEUs will be available.
ZEE NEWS - MAY 2016 PAGE 8From the Zonta International Foundation:
-- Maile Doyle
