2012 Klausman Scholarship Available to Women Business Students
The Zonta Club of Corvallis is offering one $2,700 Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship to a woman undergraduate studying business. The winner is also eligible for district and national Klausman scholarships. Applications are due April 30, 2012.
2012 Young Women in Public Affairs Award Application
The Zonta Club of Corvallis is offering a $1,000 scholarship to pre-college women (age 16-20). Eligibility criteria include commitment to volunteerism, leadership, and dedication to the advancement of women. The deadline to apply is March 12, 2012.
The Zonta Club of Corvallis provided grants totaling $19,820 in 2011 to programs and agencies in Corvallis and Benton County
“As a 2011 grant recipient, Community Outreach would like to thank the Zonta Foundation of Corvallis for supporting us in providing Transitional Housing with wraparound services, including access to food banks and basic medical care, to our female clients, both adult women and young girls. We are especially grateful for Zonta’s generous support of our female clients during these difficult economic times. Thank you!”
Whitney Kelley
Grant Writer/Statistician
Community Outreach
January 11th marks Amelia Earhart Day
Golden Z Club at OSU hosted Candlelight Vigil January 11, 2012 as part of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day which also coincided with Amelia Earhart Day.
Z Club at Crescent Valley High School
Club President. Stephanie Wang
Faculty Sponsor: Mary Johnson
Zonta Advisors: Angie Stambuck and Friah Rogers
The Crescent Valley Z Club is a vibrant and active club of 45 plus members. These members use leadership through service to make a difference at CV, in the Corvallis community, and in the world. They have been a part of the Zonta Auction from their beginning in 2002 and offer a very popular Chocolate basket to raffle. One of their favorite activities is baking cookies for the Pastega House and teaming up in the May for the CARDV 5K Walk/Run. They have at least one community project and an international project each year. Last year they sold carnations at school to raise money for the World Food Program. This year they see so much need and have yet to decide. The Z club is also asked every year by our Zonta Club of Corvallis to select a book following the Rose Day theme for the school library . This year they chose two books on human trafficking: One Child Sold by Larry Jaffe and Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof.
In October 2010, the Crescent Valley Z Club received the Zonta District award for Outstanding School Projects. This year they are mentoring and help the Crysallis Project. The club celebrates International Women’s day with posters of notable women and quotes throughout the school and give a small gift to the women staff and faculty. In the past, they have also made posters, held forums, and discussed difficult topics such as: Female Genital Mutilation, Domestic Violence, and recently Human Trafficking to help students understand the issues and problems of women throughout the world.
Among the outstanding members of the club is 2011 Corvallis Junior First Citizen Alejandra Gonzales.
The Crescent Valley Z club was chartered January 18, 2000. The chartering was an exciting event for Zonta District 8 since it was the first District 8 Z club to be chartered in” the lower 48”. Founding Sponsor and Board were:
Zonta Sponsor was: Liz Humphrey
President of the Zonta Club of Corvallis was Ronna Pomeroy
CV Faculty Advisor was: Melissa Harter
Z Club President: Kit Lean ;
Vice President: Lindsey McLaren
Secretary: Erin Waldron;
Treasurer: Meghan Nichols
Board Member: Lissa Humphrey