Finance

Just a reminder that the golf tournament is fast approaching (June 6th).

We want to make this year’s tournament a huge success, so here’s what you can do to help:

• WE NEED GOLFERS! The cost for players is $135/each, and our goal this year is to register 80 golfers. So, we need all members to talk to friends, business associates, golf league buddies, or acquaintances.

• WE NEED SPONSORS! While we have our master tournament sponsor, we would like to get as many sponsors as possible. This is where we make the real money for the club. Please think about any businesses or foundations or individuals that you think may be interested in sponsoring out tournament this year. There are many sponsorship opportunities available, as follows:

o Eagle Sponsor – $2,500 (includes registration for 4 players, plus 4 shirts, a special gift, program recognition, and hole and lunch table signage)

o Birdie Sponsor – $1,250 (includes 2 players, plus the opportunity to register extra players at a reduced price of $100 each, shirts, special gift, program recognition, and hole and lunch table signage) o Awards Lunch Sponsor – $850 (includes 1-hole signage, lunch table signage, and program recognition)

o Pre-Tee Breakfast Sponsor – $650 (includes 1-hole signage and program recognition)

o Ditty Bag Sponsor – $250 (includes 1-hole signage and program recognition)

o Program Print Sponsor – $250 (includes 1-hole signage and program recognition)

o Extra-Hole Sponsor – $150 (per hole)

If you have names of potential sponsors, but do not want to make the pitch yourself, call or email someone on the Finance Committee, and we will make the contact.

• WE NEED DONATIONS FOR THE STEAL-A-DEAL RAFFLES! Gift certificates from restaurants, great products, airline tickets, vacation homes, wine baskets, etc. – just to name a few items on our wish list this year! • WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! More information to come later about volunteering at the tournament, but please put the date on your calendar to either play or volunteer.

Advocacy

Bridging the Gap

The Advocacy Committee and Club hosted a fun event on May 14 for the participants of the Mile High United Way Bridging the Gap program, who are young adults who have emancipated from foster care. Our Club provided a free evening of bowling and an Italian buffet dinner at the Regency student housing complex for our guests. Mile High United Way contributed part of the cost of the event. Club members attending and welcoming our guests included Debra, Grace, Lois, Terri, Beth, Marie Kriss and Suzanne. Twenty-five BTG participants, five BTG staff, and our Club members had a great time at this event, which provided the opportunity for the youth to network with each other, build a community, and strengthen their ability to advocate for themselves in finding resources to achieve their goals in life. Our support is much-needed by this vulnerable population, and the BTG participants and staff were very appreciative of Zonta.

Service

Service Hours.

Please submit your service hours to Jean Griswold as the year end report needs to be filed by our president.

Empowerment

Please bring items for the food pantry to the meeting.

The Learning Source

Graduation of GED graduates will be held Friday, June 13, at Red Rocks Community College. There will be 50 graduates who will be allowed two guests each. Please contact Mary if you would like to volunteer.

50th Anniversary Celebration will be October 9, 2014. Please contact Mary if members have names of individuals and corporations that may be interested in purchasing tickets or donating items for a silent auction.

Excelsior

The May event with the Excelsior girls was a celebration to honor the 2013 and 2014 graduates. The craft project was scrapbooking with graduation ideas using card stock, colored pens/pencils, stamp pads and stickers. Carla made a wonderful graduation cake for the girls and drinks were served to all. Please contact Barb if you would like to volunteer.

SafeHouse Denver

SafeHouse Welcome Bags:

 

 

Members provided a lot of donations at the April meeting – thank you!  Here’s the inventory summary – the items we are most in need of now are washcloths and body lotion.  JoAnn will be delivering 15 welcome bags on May 12 or 13, so the far right column shows the need after that delivery.  JoAnn will also include additional miscellaneous items members have donated in the May delivery.

Mother’s Day Mailing

Jan and JoAnn volunteered to help in April for the mailing event

Next Mailing

There will be a special third mailing by SafeHouse this year in July. As soon as the dates are available they will be shared with members.

Gala

SafeHouse is seeking volunteers to be on the Committee for the Gala in October, specifically to solicit donations for the silent auction and corporate tables. Members interested in volunteering should contact Valerie Chilewski at 303-302-6116 or vchilewski@safehouse-denver.org

Florence Crittenton Services

A Move is a Foot –  The Zonta Baby Bucks store is being moved to a new location on the education campus.

Graduation will take place on Wednesday, May 28, at 6 p.m. at Colorado Heights.  Please contact Jean Griswold if you would like to volunteer.

Freedom Service Dogs

June 7th graduation – This event will be at Hampden Hall on Saturday, June 7th from 1 – 3 pm to celebrate the first class of 2014 client-dog teams. Barb Anders will send out information to club for volunteers.

CWEE

Please contact Lois if you want to sort clothing for the boutique.

 

Membership

Just a reminder to let Jan H. and Carol J. know if you have a friend, business associate, or stranger on the street who you would like to receive an invitation to visit our upcoming May meeting. We would be more than happy to send something to them.

Suzanne’s guest who attended the February meeting will be with us in April and will officially be joining our Club effective June 1. Please be sure to introduce yourself to Debra Knapp on the 24th. We also are anticipating a couple more guests at the April 24th meeting – please make them all feel welcome! Jan H./Carol J. Membership Co-Chairs

Nominating Committee

The nominating committee (Carol J, Carol L. and Jan) is posting the officers duly elected at our April meeting:

2014-2015 Slate of Officers:
President:                                     Suzanne Fasing
Vice President:                           Lois Britton
Treasurer:                                    Ellen Fitzpatrick
Recording Secretary:              Mary Moser
Corresponding Secretary:     Carol Johnson
Director:                                       Carol Leffler
Director:                                       Jean Griswold
Director:                                       Kathy Dean
Director:                                       Deb Ureel

Treasurer

If you have any outstanding items that require reimbursement from the treasury, please submit them to me immediately so that they can be paid before the end of our fiscal year which is May 31, 2014.  Thanks

Ellen Fitzpatrick

 

Retreat

Please save the date of Saturday, July 12, 2014, for our annual retreat, from 9 am to 3 pm. We will enjoy the camaraderie, panoramic views, and fresh mountain air at the Mount Vernon Country Club, Golden CO, as we plan our upcoming year. Details to follow. Hope that everyone can attend.

Suzanne