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2014-15

ANNUAL REPORT

ZONTA INTERNATIONAL - ZONTA CLUB OF BRAMPTON-CALEDON – Since 1974 DISTRICT 4 AREA 2 CLUB 0754

The Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon P.O. Box 93111 499 Main Street South, Brampton, ON, L6Y 4V8 [email protected] 2014 -2015 OFFICERS PRESIDENT Haydee Kocchiu PRESIDENT-ELECT Kimberlee Johnston PAST PRESIDENT Dr. Doreen Thompson TREASURER Marion Reeves SECRETARY Chau Ghent DIRECTORS Ellen Blahitka (2015) Director (2015) Elizabeth Bindon (2016) Janet Omoro (2016) NOMINATING COMMITTEE Lynda Noll, Chair Dr. Doreen Thompson Christiane Deschenes EDITOR Elayne McDermid [email protected] DISTRICT 4 GOVERNOR Joanne Raymond [email protected] LT. GOVERNOR Lori Robinson AREA 2 DIRECTOR Linda Orme BUSINESS MEETING 2nd Tuesday Monthly Clinton’s on Main 190 Main Street South, Brampton, ON - 905-796-1688

‘Celebrate and Grow’

in Service, Advocacy and Membership &

Fellowship

Welcome to your 2014-15 Annual Report. This concise report provides a summary of the Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon achievements from June 1, 2014 to May 31, 2015 and looks at the various projects we undertook to meet Zonta’s mission and goals.

INSIDE THIS REPORT

Message from the President

Recap of our achievements

Committee Membership

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2014 – 2016 Celebrate and Grow with Conviction, Commitment, Courage


Message from the President

The Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon ended the 2014-15 very well positioned to move from ‘Celebrate ‘ to ‘Grow’ in the coming year. This was the result of a number of goals accomplished over the year. ON TREND

• Our 40th Anniversary Team successfully had all 70 of us, members and guests wearing red bracelets and enjoying an Italian inspired buffet in the sunny afternoon of Sunday, November 2 at the Brampton Golf Club. Charter President Irene Biggs and members Willa Woodill and Dr. Kathleen Armitage Peddle cut the birthday cake.

• Staying the course set by previous Boards: our governance practices have seen prudent and effective upgrades in the area of management administration and decision-making.




ON POINT

• Service, Advocacy, Membership and Fellowship & Program Committees targeted projects in line with Zonta’s mission and goals.

• We updated our by-laws to conform to the changes adopted at the 2014 ZI Convention. This called for changes on how we qualify for membership which led to the inclusion of retired and practicing professionals. We hope this will encourage more professionals to become Zontians.

• Funds for our service projects came mainly from the Zonta Classic (golf) and from service revenue from prior years. We are currently organizing our efforts to obtain a permit to participate in the share of proceeds from volunteering in scheduled assignments at the Delta Bingo in Brampton. This program will help the club raise additional revenue for local service disbursements.

TRENDING in upcoming year:

• Keep on growing. We are a valuable talent pool • Keep on listening to all opinions and understanding needs • Find ways to get results for our time and money We will continue to comply with Provincial and Federal Government requirements and observe time-lines. We will be updating and enhancing our efforts to provide our members a long, meaningful membership experience persuing Zonta’s mission and goals. I’d like to thank my fellow Board members, Committees Chairs and all members for their continued commitment to success in 2014-15.

Haydee Kocchiu, M.Eng.

President of the Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon

Recap of our achievements

The recap of our achievements follows the District 4 survey format. It presents answers to questions regarding the Club’s accomplishments with respect to the goals of Zonta International. It includes activities and directions that have been taken in relation to:

Service

Advocacy

Membership

Fellowship & Program

Zonta International Foundation

Leadership

Governance




Service 1. Describe some examples of club service activites focusing on the`` Prevention of Root

Causes`` of inequality and violence against women through education.

During this reporting period – we had 15 chartered Z Clubs an 1 Golden Z Club. Eight Z Clubs were active and engaging in various activities geared towards prevention of inequality and eradication of violence against women through education. Two more high schools were ready to be chartered but given the teacher strike in Peel Region, this will have to wait until further notice. Notable highlights include;

a. Presentation of 15 Project Achieve Awards to students in 15 high schools by various members.

This is an award, funded by the Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon, recognizing the outstanding

significant achievement and/or greatest improvement of a Grade 11 female student in a science

subject from each and every Brampton and Caledon Secondary School. Our goal is to

encourage young women to continue their studies in the Sciences. These awards were very well

received by the schools. The following are the 15 Project Achieve Awards recipients:

Harkiran Kooner Victoria Bajorek St. Augustine Catholic S.S. Cardinal Leger Catholic S.S. Alyssa Agas Bolaoluwatito Adesiyan Notre Dame Catholic S.S. Robert F. Hall Catholic S.S. Neena Fae Fabian Janhavi Patel

St. Edmond Campion Catholic S.S. St. Marguerite d’Youville Catholic S.S. Nikita Patel Avreen Kochhar

Central Peel S.S. Fletcher’s Meadow S.S. Monica Lecce Tarunima Mittal

Mayfield S.S. Sandalwood Heights S.S. Leonor Separi Fadeelah Abdulla

St. Thomas Aquinas S.S. Heart Lake S.S. Samantha Nodwell Lauren Groen

Bramalea S.S. Humberview S.S. Isabella Cardoza

St Michael Catholic S.S. Many thanks to members who presented the Awards – Ruth Ballantyne, Ellen Blahitka, Kathleen Douglass, Shirley Ellison, Haydee Kocchiu and Lori Robinson.

b. Zontian Shirley Ellison Award, an award funded by the Zonta Club of Brampton-Caledon to

honour our member, Shirley Ellison, for her outstanding leadership with Z Clubs and Golden Z

Clubs. The applicant must show that her/his leadership in their club has led to the fulfillment of

the current goals of Zonta International through projects at the school, community and




international level. The award was given to Manjoy Malhotra a member of the Harold M.

Brathwaite Secondary School Z Club at our meeting in May.

c. Successful 2015 Z Club Spring Conference which was hosted by Harold M. Brathwaite High

school. The theme for this year’s conference was “Unhealthy Relationships and Gender

Expectations.” The conference was very well attended by students and teachers from a number

of schools in the Brampton/Caledon Area. In attendance were members of the Zonta Club of

Brampton-Caledon, District 4 and Zonta International Z Club Committee, invited guests and

speakers.

d. Five (5) Emma L. Conlon Service Award applications were received and submitted to ZI on April

30th.

e. Presentation of the Young Women in Public Affairs Award which went to Jennifer Sansalone

from St. Michael Catholic Secondary School in Bolton, Caledon. The award was presented to the

recipient at the 2015 Z-Club Spring Conference on March 5th.

f. Sheridan College identified Hannah Davis as the winner for the Jane M. Klausman Women in

Business Scholarship. Hannah is in the Business Administration Human Resources program at

the Brampton Campus. The scholarship was presented to the recipient on June 4th at the

Sheridan Academic Awards ceremony.

2. Describe other examples of club service activities that align with Zonta`s mission.

To encourage active engagement in activities that align with Zonta’s mission, efforts were made to reach out to the inactive Z Clubs, and provide support where possible by members of the Z/Golden Z Clubs Committee. These efforts will continue in the new school year beginning September 2015.

Advocacy 1. Describe any advocacy activity that your club has undertaken.

• Participated in both of the Area 2 Zonta Says No Award presentations (Toronto Argos and

Principal Timothy Powell-McBride of Westdale Secondary School in Hamilton). • Sent out email blasts with facts and information each day through the 16 Days of Activism. • Held a successful International Women’s Day breakfast on March 6, 2015. Partnered with the

White Ribbon Campaign with our keynote speaker being from that organization. • Successfully applied to both the City of Brampton and the Town of Caledon to have March 8,

2015 officially proclaimed International Women’s Day in both places. • The Deputy Mayor of Caledon attended our IWD breakfast to present the proclamation to our

club. • Throughout the year, members of our club attended various functions held by other clubs.

Membership 1. Share the most relevant membership tool that you have utilized to achieve your club

membership goals.

This year we extended our Brampton Board of Trade membership and attended a networking event to recruit members. We were unable to leverage our membership with the Brampton Board of Trade as their networking events were on the same night as our board meeting. We gained one new member from our Board of Trade membership. This may not be worth renewing. Decision to be made.




We invited six guests for the dinner meeting and secured one member. We have updated the new member checklist to clarify roles of sponsoring member. We are developing a mentoring program for new members and creating a comprehensive new member folder. Other successes include: - we held a new member orientation session for members installed in the last year - we connected each member with a mentor, in addition to their sponsor - revisit the value of the Brampton Board of Trade (BBOT) Membership - a member of the committee attended a BBOT Networking workshop - president is sending out monthly Calendar updates so members know what is being done each

month and how they can help - invited Brampton Board of Trade CEO to talk about leveraging our membership for recruitment - honorary membership termination letters drafted and sent with invites to join

Fellowship & Program 1. Describe the level of active participation of your members in your club endeavours.

All of our members are invited to submit their ideas for speakers and our social events. Our success is being able to interesting speakers for our business meetings. Each month our committee posts in the ZontaTree a profile of the speaker. This is to encourage our members to invite potential new members to our meeting and invite them to stay for our dinner and interact with our members. Speakers: September - Denyse Churchill, Acting Education Coordinator, Peel Art Gallery Museum and Archives (PAMA). This was very interesting especially for our new members as Denyse pointed out our club many years ago had commissioned a sculpture titled Sisters for the gallery. She updated us on its status and also pointed out the Archives houses many of our clubs records. October - Jasime Chong, Fundraising and Communications Coordinator, Victim Services of Peel. Jasime talked about the South Asian Family Enrichment (SAFE) Program delivered by Victim Services. November - Zonta Birthday Month. It was fitting to have as our speaker, District 4 Governor, Joanne Raymond. She updated us on International and District news and gave an overview of Zonta. This was fitting as we had a number of new potential members at this meeting. December - Christmas party at Clinton’s On Main. Chau Ghent (Flora Florists), provided supplies for us to create our own Christmas center piece. We also had a surprise Christmas gift exchange. It was nice to see that five of our zonta boys attended this event. January - Amelia Earhart Month. Our speaker was Holly Anderson Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship chair and a member of the Zonta Club of Toronto. She updated us on the process to select the 35 most highly qualified applicants around the world to receive the A.E. Fellowships. February - Our speaker was Todd Letts, CEO Brampton Board of Trade. He talked about their 2015 Mission Direction-Business Needs and Advocacy and where our club fits in. April - Volunteer Month. Our speaker was Adriane Beaudry-Past President of Professional Administrators of Volunteer Leaders-Ontario. She trains the leaders of volunteer groups.




May - AGM, installation of 2 new directors, nominating committee and president-elect. Z Clubs are invited to the meeting to talk about their accomplishments this year. June - club social.

40Th Anniversary - MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR 40 YEARS On Sunday, November 2, 2014 members of the Zonta Club Brampton-Caledon and dozens of former members, Zonta International leaders, friends and special guests from Brampton and surrounding areas celebrated the 40th Anniversary of the Club and honoured Charter Members.

The event took place at the Brampton Golf Club. The program for the Luncheon included:

Introduction by 40th Anniversary Chair: Dr. Kathleen Armitage-Peddle Welcome by President Haydee Kocchiu Greetings from special guests: Kyle Seeback, MPP; Joanne Raymond, District 4 Governor and Lina Orme, Area 2 Director Grace/ Toasts followed by an Italian Inspired Buffet lunch Guest Speaker: Rosita Hall, Motivational Speaker. Member of the Hamilton II Zonta Club Cake Cutting Ceremony by Charter Members: Dr. Kathleen Armitage-Peddle, Willa Woodill and Irene Biggs

Foundation 1. Do you as a club donate 1/3 of your club service funds to ZIF?

The Club donates 10% of the club service funds to ZIF annualy. 2. Describe your most successful fundraising activity. Approximately how much would your

club raise with this activity?

Our most successful fundraising event was the 16th Annual Zonta Classic and was held on Thursday, June 5th at the Caledon Golf and Country Club with a reception and dinner following the event. There were 48 golfers registered for the format of nine holes in a compact afternoon that included a barbeque lunch, golf, post-golf activities with massages, unique exhibitors, and silent




auction followed by a dinner and awards. An additional 20 guests were on hand for the reception and dinner portion of the evening. Throughout the lead-up to the event, the Committee worked to obtain the following items: 1. Major sponsorships ranging from $1,000 to $5,000

2. Hole sponsorships for $200

3. Golfer gift bag items

4. Prizes for golf foursome teams

5. Silent Auction items

6. Specialty hole prizes and attractions

The Golf Committee, represented by Lynda Noll, arranged for a putting contest with volunteers from the William Osler Hospital System Foundation. The Foundation was the recipient of the funds raised and received a cheque for $4000 on March 31, 2015. They will be acknowledged at the upcoming Zonta Classic with a mock cheque presentation and photo opportunity in front of this year’s golf participants and guests. The funds are being directed to Women’s Mental Health initiatives that will be offered through programming at the Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness.

Leadership 1. As a President is there any area of leadership training that you feel the District could provide

which would be useful in the near future to augment your role as President?

A key component of good governance is effective risk management. How to integrate risk management into both strategic planning process and operations. What are service club industry best practices. How to identify and manage risks related to the fullfilment of our mandate and vision.

Governance 1. Have you updated your club bylaws to align with the bylaw changes in Zonta International?

The Bylaws were amended to reflect changes in the ZI and District 4 Bylaws. The Amended Bylaws were approved at the AGM on May 12, 2015.




Committee Membership

SERVICE ADVOCACY MEMBERSHIP

FELLOWSHIP

& PROGRAM COMMUNICATIONS

1 Armitage-

Peddle Dr.

Kathleen

40th

Anniversary CHAIR

2 Ballantyne Ruth

Project Achieve

Z /Golden Z Clubs

3 Bannerman Jessie Project Achieve

CHAIR LOA LOA LOA LOA

4 Bindon Elizabeth Z /Golden Z

Clubs CHAIR Club Historian

5 Blahitka Ellen CHAIR

6 Deschenes Christian

e IWD

7 Douglass Kathleen IWD

8 Ellison Shirley Z /Golden Z Clubs CHAIR

Attendance

40th Anniversary

9 Fields Karen LOA LOA LOA LOA LOA

10

Geare Margaret Z /Golden Z

Clubs IWD Club Archivist

11

Ghent Chau 40th

Anniversary

1

2 Johnston

Kimberlee

CHAIR

1

3 Kocchiu Haydee 0 0 0 0 0 - Webmaster

1

4 Lindsay Jan IWD

1

5 McDermid Elayne

40th

Anniversary

Parliamentarian,

Newsletter Editor, ECP

1

6 Noll Lynda

17

Omoro Janet CHAIR 40th

Anniversary

18

Reeves Marion

19

Robinson Lori IWD

20

Thompson Dr.

Doreen Z /Golden Z

Clubs

40th Anniversary

2

1 Waterman Lynn IWD

40th

Anniversary Webmaster

2

2 Woodill Willa

40th

Anniversary

0 – Ex-Officio Member. President is copied on minutes or included in discussions without sitting on a committee (helps

keep communications flow and no one is surprised).


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