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NOW IS THE TIME

Nothing ensures the energy and vitality of Zonta more than the expertise and enthusiasm of our leaders. We all share in the opportunity to determine that leadership through the nominating process for club, district and international board positions. As Chair of the District 12 Nominating Committee, I invite you to bring forward your suggestions for qualified candidates.
DISTRICT 12 OFFICES: (Governor, Lt. Governor, Treasurer, Area Directors, Vice Area Directors, and Nominating Committee)
Complete the attached nomination form
Obtain the candidates consent to submit the nomination
Submit the form on or before April 15, 2007, to Sharon Roggy, 1964 Pine Mesa Grove, Colorado Springs, CO 80918

CRITERIA: A nominee must be a classified member of a Zonta Club actively engaged in a classification, must have served at least two years in an elected Club office and/or served as a District Chairperson, and nominees for Governor, Lt. Governor, and Area Directors must have served at least one year as Club President.

INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORS:
Obtain nomination form from ZI website (Members Only Section) or I can provide a copy upon request.
Return the form to me on or before May 31, 2007.

CRITERIA: ZI Bylaws outline the qualifications and responsibilities of International Board members. Please refer to Article VI Officers and Directors, Article VII Zonta International Board, and Article XI ZI Nominating Committee for specifics.

CLUB OFFICERS:
Club Nominating Committees should become active in anticipation of elections (usually held in April).
See Club Manual, Part 1, Section 4, p 32 and ZI Bylaws XIV, Section 4 with regard to preparing a slate of officers for presentation to the membership one month prior to election.

You are the eyes, ears, and conscience of this fine organization. Through your interactions at meetings, in service and fundraising efforts, in programs and hospitality, you observe those who have the potential to be effective leaders. Be proactive—suggest yourself if you are such an individual, approach fellow members who show that readiness. By working together to recruit qualified, knowledgeable, and energetic candidates, we will ensure that Zonta continues to advance the status of women worldwide.

President's Message - October 2007

Suffer the Little Children

September 12, 5:30 PM, Cheyenne Regional, Labor and Delivery. Pre-eclampsia; Induction. The baby is not due until October 1. But, nothing vital happens after the 37th week, the doctor says. So, my daughter’s baby, my granddaughter, is coming now. We aren’t ready! No matter, the baby is coming now.All through this long night and the following day, my daughter labors; blood pressure up and down. Baby’s heart rate steady; in the birth canal ready to be born when the dilation is complete. Finally, at 8:38 PM on September 13 – my birthday - we have our baby, Ariana Lynne – 5 lbs 7.5 oz. Healthy, or so it seemed.

Soon we are in our hospital room with little Ariana. My daughter’s blood pressure is still elevated but the baby seems fine. Day 2 Ariana has trouble catching her breath and stays in the nursery. Day 3 even though we are apprehensive, mother and baby are given the ok to go home.

Twelve hours later we are back. The baby is readmitted – jaundice and a urinary tract infection. My daughter and I back in the hospital again but this time as boarders. Little Ariana losing weight, wires running in and out of her tiny body, IV tube and the pokes and bruises of multiple missed attempts to insert it. The nursery with its dimmed lighting, feedings every three hours, bulletins from the doctor, endless hours of worry and waiting. It is heartbreaking to see her this way.

Finally, exactly one week to the day from when it all began, the baby is well enough to return home.Our experience is in stark contrast to the experience of our sisters in Afghanistan. I cannot get them out of my mind...these women who are forced to have their babies without medical attention for either themselves or their newborns. If my daughter had been a woman in Afghanistan, her high blood pressure may have been her death sentence, or Ariana may not have survived her infection. What we take for granted, other mothers and their infants live, or
die, without. But, we Zontians are doing something about this situation. Zonta International’s work is making a difference in Afghanistan and other areas of the world where women suffer. As we honor Zonta’s affiliation with the U.N. this month, let us remember that it is this connection that allows us to touch the lives of those women who give birth without medical care and their children who are born with no access to services like those my granddaughter needed. We can and do make a difference. By working together with our fellow Zontians through Zonta International and partnering with other organizations like the Afghan Institute of Learning, we respond to this very real human suffering with a common desire – to suffer the little children no more. ~ Lynne Weidel

The Zonta Club of Cheyenne is Member of District 12, Area 2 and was Chartered on October 1st, 1956.

Zonta Club of Cheyenne, Wyoming

Advancing the Status of Women Worldwide

PO BOX 2135, CHEYENNE, WY 82003

Email us at zonta.cheyenne@gmail.com