Hannah Keefer of Pinewood Preparatory School in Summerville, SC, was selected to receive the Young Women in Public Affairs Scholarship from the Zonta Club of Charleston. Hannah’s achievements to date are impressive. She has performed over 450 hours of community service, many hours devoted to tutoring K-5 students and 6th graders as well as to Savannah’s Purse and the Senior Citizen Prom program. She met stringent standards for admission to Pinewood’s Beta club and she is currently the president of the International Club. She competes on Pinewood’s premier, award-winning Model United Nations delegation. During the summer of 2008, she participated in Yale University’s Junior Statesman Summer School. Her unwavering pursuit of excellence and her community involvement are the reasons for selecting Hannah as the Zonta Club of Charleston’s 2010 Young Women in Public Affairs Scholar.
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SCHOLARSHIP DESCRIPTION The program operates at the Zonta club, district and international levels. Zonta clubs provide awards for club recipients. Zonta International awards scholarships of US$1,000 each at the district level and twelve international scholarships in the amount of US$5,000 each. The Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarships are awarded annually and may be used for tuition, books or living expenses at any university, college or institution offering accredited business courses and degrees. ELIGIBILITY APPLICATION PROCESS DEADLINE The Zonta Club of Charleston will honor and recognize, for the first event ever, individuals and organizations making a difference in lives of domestic violence victims. The First Annual Breaking the Silence Awards Gala will take place on January 22, 2011, starting at 6pm at the Harbour Club located in downtown Charleston. The key note speaker is Solicitor Scarlett Wilson. The event, hosted by the Zonta Club of Charleston, is benefiting Liza’s Lifeline of South Carolina that raises funds to assist domestic violence victims, and Zonta’s service projects. Winners of the First Annual Breaking the Silence Awards will be announced in the following categories: Best in Media, Best in Business, Best Volunteer and Best Professional. Liza’s Lifeline Person of the Year for lifelong achievement will be selected by the board of Liza’s Lifeline of South Carolina. “In 2006, South Carolina ranked number one nationally in the number of women killed by male intimate partners. Domestic violence has become a crisis in South Carolina. The office of Attorney General has named it the number one crime problem in our state. Zonta set out to create an annual award program that each year will recognize those who are putting their lives on the line and are truly devoted to making a difference in lives of domestic violence victims,” says Vladia Jurcova-Spencer, president of the Zonta Club of Charleston. “For some this involvement means risking their lives by answering domestic disturbance calls, others fight their battle in the court rooms. For most parts, these individuals are not recognized for their tireless work and we want to rectify that,” Jurcova-Spencer continues. “We also encourage business and organizations to step up and compete for honors.” Tickets are $75 per person and include the cocktail hour, dinner and award ceremony. Cocktail attire. To purchase tickets, please visit www.zontaofcharleston.com. For more information, please call 843-345-3275 or email info@zontaofcharleston.com. Verizon Wireless is the presenting sponsor. The company will collect used cell phones and accessories at the event for its Hopeline project; these will be refurbished and donated to victims of domestic violence. Additional sponsors include Williams & Walsh, LLC, Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy, South Carolina Women Lawyers Association and the City of North Charleston. Williams & Walsh is proud to be a sponsor of Zonta’s Gala Event and is donating 5 tickets to local domestic violence advocates to thank them for their time and dedication to the community. Our First Annual Breaking the Silence Gala and Awards that is taking place on January 22, 2011 at the Harbour Club is already gaining a l0t of support. We are pleased to announce our first round of sponsors: Verizon (Gold Sponsor) Individual tickets are for sale now on our website. Tickets are $75 per person and sponsorship opportunities are still available. Those potential sponsors that would like to sponsor a table yet do not need 10 seats, can donate their seats to victims of domestic violence that will be invited in their name to the gala. Thank you again all your support! Please nominate your domestic violence advocates!
Zonta Club of Charleston Accepting Nominations for the First Annual Breaking the Silence Awards Nominate Domestic Violence Advocates Charleston, SC, September 10, 2010—The Zonta Club of Charleston is now accepting nominations for individuals and organizations making a difference in lives of domestic violence victims. Winners will be announced at the First Annual Breaking the Silence Gala and Awards on January 22, 2011 at the Harbour Club located in downtown Charleston. The event is hosted by the Zonta Club of Charleston and Liza’s Lifeline. Nominations for our First Annual Breaking the Silence Awards are accepted in the following categories: Best in Media, Best in Business, Best Volunteer and Best Professional. Liza’s Lifeline Person of the Year for lifelong achievement will be selected by the board of Liza’s Lifeline and announced at the event. The key note speaker is Solicitor Scarlett Wilson, a tough prosecutor for Charleston and Berkeley Counties in South Carolina. “In 2006, South Carolina ranked number one nationally in the number of women killed by male intimate partners. Domestic violence has become a crisis in South Carolina. The office of Attorney General has named it the number one crime problem in our state. Zonta set out to create an annual award program that each year will recognize those who are putting their lives on the line and are truly devoted to making a difference in lives of domestic violence victims,” says Vladia Jurcova-Spencer, president of the Zonta Club of Charleston. “For some this involvement means risking their lives by answering domestic disturbance calls, others fight their battle in the court rooms. For most parts, these individuals are not recognized for their tireless work and we want to rectify that,” Jurcova-Spencer continues. “We also encourage business and organizations to step up and compete for honors.” Nominees whose efforts made a difference in preventing domestic violence or those who work with domestic violence victims as well as organizations that are making difference should be nominated by October 1, 2010. Send completed nomination forms to Zonta Club of Charleston, P.O. Box 40548, Charleston, SC 29423. The forms can be downloaded from www.zontaofcharleston.com and emailed to info@zontaofcharleston.com. For more information, please call 843-345-3275. Zonta’s mission is to stop violence, and to improve lives of women through a variety of international service projects. In 2008-2010, Zonta International will fund service programs in Rwanda (Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV), in Guatemala and El Salvador (Safe Cities for Women), in Liberia (Reduction of Obstetric Fistula). The local chapter is devoted to prevention of domestic violence in the Greater Charleston Area. The club meets once a month at The Harbour Club in downtown Charleston. Zonta membership is by invitation. Founded in 1919, Zonta International is a global organization of executives and professionals working together to advance the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy. Nearly 31,000 members belong to 1,200 Zonta Clubs in 66 countries. Amelia Earhart became a member of Zonta in 1928. The Zonta International Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation to which contributions are tax-deductible. The Foundation invests and manages funds donated to it to further the objects of Zonta International, and provides funds for the international service projects. Media Contact: Vladia Jurcova-Spencer, Stylee PR & Marketing, vladia@styleepr.com, 843.345.3275
Gina Krause of Summerville, South Carolina, was named the recipient of a 2010 Zonta Club of Charleston Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship. The monetary award will allow Krause to continue her graduate studies. The Zonta International Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarships, first awarded in 1998, are open to women pursuing an undergraduate degree in business leading to a business management career. The program is designed to encourage undergraduate women to enter careers and to seek leadership positions in business-related fields. The Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship looks to the women of today to be the leaders of tomorrow. Ms. Krause will use her award to purchase course textbooks and tuition at Washington State University to finish her BA in Entrepreneurship. She has plans to start her own business with the knowledge that she gains in college. The club selected Ms. Krause for her passion to educate herself, her willingness to change her life and start a new chapter in her career and her dedication to hard work. Zonta International awards the Amelia Earhart fellowships to talented women, pursuing advanced studies in the typically male-dominated fields of aerospace-related sciences and engineering, achieve their educational goals. The Fellowship enables these women to invest in state-of-the-art computers to conduct their research, purchase expensive books and resource materials, and participate in specialized studies around the globe. Amelia Earhart Fellows have gone on to become astronauts, aerospace engineers, astronomers, professors, geologists, business owners, heads of companies, even Secretary of the US Air Force.to remarkable women in I am pleased to announce the 2010 Amelia Earhart Fellows. Congratulations to this year’s exceptional women that were awarded the fellowship for their educational and professional achievements. They join a remarkable group of 902 women from 64 countries around the world who are changing the face of aerospace-related sciences and engineering. 2010 Amelia Earhart Fellows To date, Zonta International has awarded 1,297 Amelia Earhart Fellowships to 902 women from 64 countries.
Each year, individual Zonta clubs and Zonta International recognize the need for increased participation of women in public affairs at all levels. The progress of women in the last century has dramatically changed the opportunities available to women, yet women’s participation in positions of public influence continues to lag behind. The Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) Awards encourage young women to pursue careers in government, public policy and community organizations. The Zonta Club of Charleston is currently accepting applications for YWPA awards. The award is $500 and deadline is March 15, 2010. The goal of the Zonta International Young Women in Public Affairs Program is to encourage more young women to participate in public and political life by recognizing a commitment to the volunteer sector, evidence of volunteer leadership achievements and a dedication to the advancement of the status of women. Young women who are pre-university or pre-college students (age 16-20) at the time of application and demonstrate evidence of active commitment to volunteerism; evidence of volunteer leadership achievements and evidence of international awareness are eligible for the monetary award. YWPA recipients are initially selected at the Zonta club level, and then compete at the district and international levels of Zonta International. Since 1990, Zonta has presented 465 district and international awards totaling US$225,750 to young women from 47 countries. All application materials must be received at the Zonta Club of Charleston by March 15, 2010. Applications can be downloaded from Zonta.org, or obtained by calling La-Tanya Fisher at 843-452-4091 or Vladia Jurcova Spencer at 843-345-3275. Send email to vladia@styleepr.com for more information. Completed applications should be submitted to Zonta Club of Charleston, P.O. Box 40548, Charleston, SC 29423. Visit Zonta.org to read about 2009 YWPA recipients. Who is eligible? Women who are pre-university or pre-college students (age 16-20) at the time of application and demonstrate: - evidence of active commitment to volunteerism - evidence of volunteer leadership awareness - evidence of international awareness - evidence of dedication to advancing the status of women worldwide Application Requirements: - Completition of the official application - Verification of current enrollment by school official - Two confidential recommendations from adults, not related to the applicant, such as teachers, school officials or community leaders
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