Club Fundraisers

October 2010 - Gold for the Good of All Gathering

Date: Saturday, October 23, 2010
Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Place: Senior Citizen Center
Arlene F. Mitchell Campus
1717 Dauphin Street

A fundraiser to benefit:

All of God’s Children, McKemie Place, Emma’s Harvest Home, Sybil Smith Village, Our Sister’s Closet, and Penelope House and Transitional Living

March 22, 2011 - Rose Day Luncheon

Details to be announced soon

Club Events

District 11 63^rd Conference in Sanibel Florida

Sept. 22-24, 2011 –  The Conference will be at the Sun Dial. These are Condos.  A one bedroom suite will be $119 and two bedrooms are only $169.  Check out the facility at http://www.sundialresort.com/

Zonta Woman of the Year

In March of each year, as part of our celebration of International Women’s Day and Zonta International Rose Day, Zonta Club of Mobile recognizes a Mobile woman who has made extraordinary contributions of time and/or finances to advance the status of women in our community. This year we are proud to recognize, Becky Jo Peterson as Zonta Club of Mobile Woman of the Year 2009.

Becky Jo Peterson is the Executive Director of Distinguished Young Women, formerly known as America's Junior Miss. Becky Jo was formerly chair of the California Junior Miss program. As printed in the Mobile Press-Register: "I'm here because I believe in helping young women," said Peterson, who was California's Napa Valley Junior Miss in 1975. "This program changed my life, and I owe it to these young women to give them the same opportunity."

Annual Scholarship

Each year our club awards a scholarship to a lady over the age of 25, who is working towards a degree and who is in need. This year the scholarship committee has selected Shirley King who is pursing an associate degree from Bishop State Community College as a Registered Nurse. Ms. King is 47 years old and completing her last semester. She has maintained a B average and is currently working part-time in a nursing home. She is interested in working with seniors after receiving her degree. The scholarship is for $1,000.

Service Projects

Movie Night at Penelope House - Monthly

"Movie Night" is an ongoing monthly project. We have a wonderful time!! We show a fun, kid friendly movie, serve dinner, popcorn and juice. Mobile popcorn has agreed to donate the popcorn for our movie nights and we are looking for a sponsor for dinner.  This is a fun time for the children at Penelope House and a nice night off for the mothers.

Christmas Presents for Penelope Transitional Living

This year we were able to buy everything on the wish lists of 7 mothers and 13 children.  You just haven't lived until you've gone on a $1000 shopping spree for someone else.  These photos show the children's gifts.  For the mothers, we were able to buy cookware, small appliances,  purses, radios, as well as bath & body products.

A Day in the Country - May 2009

They say the third time’s the charm. That certainly held true for our Day in the Country on May 17! Named the Kathy Everett May Memorial Day for Sylvia Robert’s cousin who had been very supportive and instrumental in making the event such a success in past years.

The weather couldn’t have been nicer… sunny and cool. Around 40 participants showed up Saturday morning from Penelope Transitional Living, Sybil Smith, and a new group called W.I.N.N.E.R.S. (Women In Need of Nurturing, Education, and Recovery Services). Several Zonta members were on hand to help with baiting fish hooks, roasting wieners, serving snacks and drinks, and enjoying a day of fun with an excited group of children, most of whom had never been fishing or roasted wieners before in their lives.

The afternoon was spent on a hay ride, visiting horses and touring the horse barn. When it was time for everyone to leave, two young girls decided they wanted to stay with us. One was sobbing as the cars pulled away, the children just didn’t want to leave. One little 4-year-old was there for her 2nd year. The chaperones in her van said she talked about last year the whole trip up to the country. Imagine the memories those children will carry for years to come of their Day in the Country!