We are selling wreaths as a fundraiser to support our programs.
As most of you know, we have been selling these wreaths as a fundraiser to support our Scholarship programs. For those who have seen these, you know they are absolutely a quality wreath which remains fresh for months. NOW is the time we begin to offer these for sale as we approach the Winter season.
For $50, one of these lovely wreaths can be yours! Place your order by NOVEMBER 5, 2023!
These wreaths make gorgeous Hostess, 'Thinking of You', Get Well, Happy Holidays gifts.
Simply scroll down to the bottom of this page and enter your information in the CONTACT US form with an order of how many you would like and a phone number to confirm. Checking out by clicking on the DONATE button. It's that simple!
All orders will be delivered to the address(es) you provide starting after Thanksgiving.
Mourning the passing of Barbara King Woodhull
Barbara King Woodhull was a loyal and devoted member of the Zonta International Club of Morristown Area for decades. Her life is a litany of good works for others. We will miss her and thank our friend and president, her daughter Barbara Jean Woodhull, for sharing her mom with us. BKW's legacy will continue in Zonta. Memorial gifts can be made in her name by clicking on the Donate button in the yellow box at the top of the webpage.
Zonta of Morristown Area Names YWPA Recipient
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Young Women in Public Affairs Award 2023 Recipient Named
MORRISTOWN, NJ — April 26, 2023 — Sarina Dang of Montville Township, NJ was named the recipient of the 2023 Zonta International Zonta Club of Morristown Area Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) Award.
The goal of the YWPA Award program is to encourage young women to participate in public affairs by recognizing a young woman’s commitment to the volunteer sector, evidence of volunteer leadership achievements and a dedication to the empowerment of women.
Applicants are asked to reflect on their voluntary commitment to their school and their community and the problems limiting the empowerment of women in their own country and worldwide. The Zonta International YWPA Award program looks to the young women of today for the leaders of tomorrow.
Ms. Dang was named the 2023 Zonta International Zonta Club of Morristown Area YWPA Award recipient because she stated that: “Her high school journey of community service, led her to have an interest in a governmental and political career”. Ms. Dang intends to pursue Political Science on a Pre-Law path at Syracuse University, and to eventually have a future in the United States government. She believes women should take measures to realize a more equitable distribution of power between the sexes in government and in all leadership positions.
Applications for the 2024 Zonta International YWPA Award will be available in July 2023 at zonta.org/YWPAAward. Applicants aged 16-19 on April each year, studying at a secondary school, college, or university in a Zonta district/region, or who are studying elsewhere but are citizens of a Zonta country at the time of application, are eligible to apply. The application process must start with a Zonta club and applicants may use the Club Locator to find the nearest Zonta club. Applicants must contact the Zonta club for deadline information.
The Zonta Club of Morristown Area is seeking people interested in community service. Some of the organizations the Club Service Fund supports are: Homeless Solutions, Safer NJ (formerly NJ Coalition Against Human Trafficking), Operation Holiday, Centenary Stage Company’s Women Playwright’s Series, Jersey Battered Women’s Service (JBWS), and the Girl Scouts (GSNNJ), as well as numerous other community-based projects.
Zonta International (www.zonta.org) is a leading global organization of professionals empowering women worldwide through service and advocacy. More than 27,000 members in 63 countries work together to make gender equality a worldwide reality for women and girls. Since 1923, Zonta International has provided more than US$46.3 million to empower women and girls and expand their access to education, health care, economic opportunities, and safe living conditions.
The 2023 Young Women in Public Affairs Award Application is now available!
Deadline for Application is February 21, 2023. Please share this information with eligible young women.
Zonta Morristown Area Names YWPA Recipient
MORRISTOWN, NJ — June 9, 2022— Isabel Lin of Kinnelon, NJ was named the recipient of the 2022 Zonta International Zonta Club of Morristown Area Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) Award.
The goal of the YWPA Award program is to encourage young women to participate in public affairs by recognizing a young woman’s commitment to the volunteer sector, evidence of volunteer leadership achievements and a dedication to the empowerment of women.
Applicants are asked to reflect on their voluntary commitment to their school and their community and the problems limiting the empowerment of women in their own country and worldwide. The Zonta International YWPA Award program looks to the young women of today for the leaders of tomorrow.
Ms. Lin was named the 2022 Zonta International Zonta Club of Morristown Area YWPA Award recipient because of her International Awareness and activities in school. Ms. Lin intends to pursue economic anthropology and to eventually assist and mentor economically disadvantaged communities. She wants “to be the mentor who impacts young women by teaching them about finance. By providing women with financial knowledge, they can make financially-sound decisions and break the cycle of financial distress.”
Applications for the 2023 Zonta International YWPA Award will be available in August 2022 at zonta.org/YWPAAward. Applicants aged 16-19 on April each year, studying at a secondary school, college or university in a Zonta district/region, or who are studying elsewhere but are citizens of a Zonta country at the time of application, are eligible to apply. The application process must start with a Zonta club and applicants may use the Club Locator to find the nearest Zonta club. Applicants must contact the Zonta club for deadline information.
The Zonta Club of Morristown Area is seeking people interested in community service. Some of the organizations the Club Service Fund supports are: Homeless Solutions, Safer NJ (formerly NJ Coalition Against Human Trafficking), Operation Holiday, Centenary Stage Company’s Women Playwright’s Series, Jersey Battered Women’s Service (JBWS), and the Girl Scouts (GSNNJ), as well as numerous other community-based projects.
Zonta International (www.zonta.org) is a leading global organization of professionals empowering women worldwide through service and advocacy. More than 28,000 members in 63 countries work together to make gender equality a worldwide reality for women and girls. Since 1923, Zonta International has provided more than US$46.3 million to empower women and girls and expand their access to education, health care, economic opportunities and safe living conditions.
Contact:
Maria Brodeur Ludwig YWPA Award Chair Zonta Club of Morristown Area
Prior to the Pandemic, the Zonta Club of Morristown Area had been coordinating a Service Project with Homeless Solutions. Sadly, however, that had to be put on hold. But now with the world opening up again and need being so keenly felt, we were able to send an initial monetary donation to Homeless Solutions. Please feel free to peruse the letter of thanks sent by Ashley Montesano.
Our Vision: Zonta International envisions a world in which women's rights are recognized as human rights and every woman is able to achieve her full potential.
In such a world, women have access to all resources and are represented in decision-making positions on an equal basis with men.
In such a world, no woman lives in fear of violence.
For more information about the Zonta Club of Morristown Area or Zonta International, please click on the "Learn about membership" link!
2021 Young Women in Public Affairs Award Recipient
Angelina Xu of Basking Ridge, NJ was named the recipient of the 2021 Zonta International District 3, Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) Award. Ms. Xu was also the recipient of this award bestowed locally by the Zonta Club of Morristown Area.
The goal of the Zonta International YWPA Award program is to encourage young women to participate in public affairs by recognizing a young woman’s commitment to the volunteer sector, evidence of volunteer leadership achievements and a dedication to the empowerment of women.
Applicants are asked to reflect on their voluntary commitment to their school and their community and the problems limiting the empowerment of women in their own country and worldwide. The Zonta International YWPA Award program looks to the young women of today for the leaders of tomorrow.
Ms. Xu was selected as the 2021 Zonta International Zonta Club of Morristown Area YWPA Award recipient, in part, because she presented her goal of meshing the concepts of research and patient care, while decreasing the costs of therapies. Ms. Xu will attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - with plans to study Public Health Policy and to eventually become a doctor. She would like to see barriers to careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) be reduced as she believes that education is the most powerful weapon to change the world.
Applications for the 2022 Zonta International YWPA Award will be available in August 2021 at zonta.org/YWPAAward. Applicants aged 16-19 on April 1st, each year, studying at a secondary school, college, or university in a Zonta district/region, or who are studying elsewhere but are citizens of a Zonta country at the time of application, are eligible to apply. The application must be submitted via a Zonta club and applicants may use the Club Locator to find the nearest Zonta club. Applicants must contact the Zonta club for deadline information.
Some of the organizations the Zonta Club of Morristown Area supports include: Operation Holiday, Centenary Stage Company’s Women Playwright’s Series, Jersey Battered Women’s Service (JBWS), and the Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey (GSNNJ), as well as numerous other community-based projects. The Zonta Club of Morristown Area meets monthly. Members live in various counties throughout Northern NJ. New members are welcome and can get membership information at www.zontamorristown.com.
Zonta International (www.zonta.org) is a leading global organization of professionals empowering women worldwide through service and advocacy. More than 29,000 members in 61 countries work together to make gender equality a worldwide reality for women and girls. Since 1923, Zonta International has provided more than US$41.2 million to empower women and girls and expand their access to education, health care, economic opportunities, and safe living conditions.
Angelina Xu is our 2021 Young Women in Public Affairs Recipient
Currently accepting applications for the Barbara Albanese Continuing Education
The Zonta Club of Morristown Area is currently accepting applications for the Barbara Albanese Continuing Education. This scholarship is established in memory of Barbara Albanese, longtime Zonta Club of Morristown Area member, to be awarded to a woman who had to interrupt her post-secondary educational path due to life circumstances, and who is now planning to resume her post-secondary education. Applicants must be age 25 or older, and will submit their application by September 1, 2021, for review. For further information, please email: zontamorris@gmail.com
Zonta Morristown Votes in New Board
Zonta Club of Morristown Area (ZCMA) ELECTS OFFICERS
Elizabeth H. Smith, Esq – a practicing attorney in Mendham – has been elected President of the Zonta Club of Morristown Area. She has been a member of ZCMA, a local Club of Zonta International, for more than 30 years. She has attended many international conferences, including: Sweden, Australia and Italy. Ms. Smith noted “Zonta gives me a global perspective about service and advocacy on behalf of women.”
Judy Chapman Killion of Long Valley and Founder of Garden State Woman was elected Treasurer for a 2-year term beginning July 2020. Judy noted: “Membership in Zonta not only offers service opportunities locally but makes a connection with women globally”
Barbara Woodhull of Branchburg, immediate Past President of ZCMA, has been elected to the position of one of four Area Directors in District 3 of Zonta International. Zonta District 3 is comprised of Zonta Clubs throughout sections of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC.
On July 30, Zonta International issued a press release in an education campaign to raise awareness of the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, which was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in a resolution adopted in 2013. The day was established to raise awareness of the plight of human trafficking victims, and to promote and protect their rights.
The 2020 theme for the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons will focus on the first responders to human trafficking. These are the people who work in different sectors—identifying, supporting, counseling and seeking justice for victims of trafficking, and challenging the impunity of the traffickers.
Zonta International was organized in Rochester, New York in 1919, and now has a global membership of more than 30,000 members in 60 nations. The ZCMA was chartered in 1956. Some of the organizations the ZCMA Service Fund supports are: Homeless Solutions, Jersey Battered Women’s Service (JBWS), Operation Holiday, Centenary Stage Company’s Women Playwright’s Series, MAPSA, and the Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey, as well as numerous other community-based projects.
Zonta International envisions a world in which women's rights are recognized as human rights and every woman is able to achieve her full potential. In such a world, women have access to all resources and are represented in decision making positions on an equal basis with men. In such a world, no woman lives in fear of violence. The Zonta Club of Morristown Area meets monthly. The next meeting will be held on September 22, 2020 as a Zoom Meeting. New members are welcome and can obtain membership information at zontamorristown.com or by emailing us at zontamorris@gmail.com.
ZONTA AWARDS A LOCAL STUDENT
The Zonta Club of Morristown Area (ZCMA) has bestowed a $1000 Young Woman in Public Affairs (YWPA) Award to Isha Patel of Denville. The daughter of Amish and Darshana Patel, Isha recently graduated from Morris Knolls High School, Rockaway, NJ.
The Award is given annually to a young woman, age 16-19, who demonstrates superior leadership skills and a commitment to public service and civic causes and encourages them to continue their participation in public and political life. ZCMA has a 60+ year record of advocacy and service in Morris County. Ms. Patel will attend Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
A new scholarship honoring the life of long time Zontonian, Barbara Albanese of Morristown, NJ will be awarded to a woman returning to college to complete a degree. Information and application for this $1000 scholarship can be obtained by contacting ZCMA at Zontamorris.com
Some of the organizations the Zonta Club of Morristown Area helps and that the Service Fund supports are: Homeless Solutions, Jersey Battered Women’s Service (JBWS), Operation Holiday, Centenary Stage Company’s Women Playwright’s Series, MAPSA, and the Girl Scouts (GSNNJ), as well as numerous other community-based projects.
The Zonta Club of Morristown Area, a local club of Zonta International (Zonta.org), meets monthly. Members live in various counties throughout Northern NJ. New members are welcome and can get membership information at zontamorristown.com. Zonta International empowers women worldwide through service and advocacy.
