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| Ten ponds for Sundarbans |
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On the occasion of his fifty years existence, the Club Zonta of Schaffhausen organized in the year 2009 a big collection in favor of the Region Sundarbans in India. In this densely populated area,
for natural reasons, the water of the surface is loaded of arsen and not drinkable.
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During a little celebration, Vreni Knöpfel, our Pastpresident of Zonta Club Schaffhausen, handed over symbolical a cheque of swiss Francs 40’000.- to the manager of the Georg Fischer Foundation “Clean Water”, Dr. Roland Gröbli, for the construction of the ponds in the Sundarbans. |
Healthy water can only be win from very deep ground. Still now many villages don’t have deep ponds. That’s why women and children have to walk each day many kilometers, to get water for her families. The Club Zonta of Schaffhausen had the goal, to spend for five villages one pond, for each decade of his existence one. Now this goal was exceeded very much, as a pleasure of all of us.
The campaign started at the end of March 2009 on the occasion of the international Day of Water with a stand on the Fronwagplatz in Schaffhausen. The Club Zonta of Schaffhausen sold clean Schaffhauser drinking water. The sale was very successful. At the birthday party last May the Club received many donations from other friendly Clubs of Zonta, as well as from other Schaffhauser Service Clubs. Our till could be filled up thanks to different contributions of companies of Schaffhausen as well of the proceeds of the Christmas concert of the Compagnia Rossini in Stein am Rhein. At the end of the campaign we counted the proud amount of 40’000 swiss francs.
This money will be send now to our partnership organization in the Sundarbans – the Foundation Mass Education - , who will give order to build the ponds and they will observe it. The Group Georg Fischer of Schaffhausen made already good experience with the water projects, so that we can be sure, that our money will be used 100 % to the right destination. Once again, many thanks for everybody, who supported us.
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District Conference,
Frankfurt
September 11 to 13, 2009 |
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Friday Afternoon - Workshop "Implementing Women's Rights" |
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Eileen v. Goldacker Heer, U.N. Ambassador, Elena Federici Ballini, ZIF Ambassador for Italy, Magadalena Weidenfeller, LAA Chair, Ulrike Hauffe, Keynote Speaker |
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| Friday Evening -
Opening Ceremony
in the Kaisersaal, Römer |
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Keynote Speaker
Dr. Ingrid zu Solms-Wildenfels,
Past International Director
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Arundo Klarinetten Quartett |
Zontian Margarete Kayser,
being given the honorary document by Zonta International for a long and dedicated service |
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Saturday, September 12 - Business Session |
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Lt. Governor Anita Schnetzer-Spranger, Governor Regula Dannecker, International Director Heddy Tangen-Steffensen, International YWPA Chair Ursula Birker-Eckert |
Parliament of the City of Frankfurt, Römer |
YWPA - District and International Award Winner Kate Anthony
Ursula Birker-Eckert, YWPA International Chair; District and International Winner Kate Anthony; Governor Regula Dannecker |
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JM Klausman Award - District Winner
Jutta Kaestner, Awards Chair; JM Klausman District Winner Maria Mader; Governor Regula Dannecker |
The newly elected Board 2010-2012
Silvana Metri and Ingeborg Mack, Nominating Committee;
Anne Gerhards, Chair Nominating Committee;
Anita Schnetzer-Spranger,
Governor Elect;
Sonia Albanese Carotti, Lt. Governor; Daniela Monaco, Treasurer
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Saturday, September 12, Gala Night at Rudergesellschaft Germania |
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Thank you for a great Conference, Zontians from Frankfurt! |
Doreen Kirmse and Gisela von Kronigk, Coordinators, Ursula Schindler and Renate von Köller, Presidents of the Frankfurt Clubs |
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Sunday, September 13, 2009
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| International Director Heddy Tangen-Steffensen: "That's Why Zonta" |
Zonta in The Palmengarten -
Roses under Palm Trees |
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Area 02 Conference,
Speyer
October 17, 2009 |
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Area-Board 2010-12:
Gov. A. Schnetzer-Spranger (ZC Mainz), AD Wiltrud Walther (ZC Frankfurt), VAD Magda Weidenfeller (ZC KoblenzRhein-Mosel), VAD Ellen Sommerfeld (ZC Wiesbaden), Schatzmeisterin Chr. Levedag (ZC Bad Nauheim-Friedberg) |
The new Area 02-Board with
Lt. Gov. Regula Dannecker and AD Dietlind Stürz |
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| Workshop: Visibility and Branding |
Participants from District 28 |
Keynote Speaker Irma Ertmann, Ambassador of Finland to the Council of Europe |
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| Working in Workshops |
First Prize for Participation: Zonta Club Hanau - 4 Members Attending! |
Thank you, Karin Nordmeyer and Annette Binder for Organizing the Seminar! |
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Governor District 28
Regula Dannecker |
International President
Beryl Sten |
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The winners of AE 2008
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The District Foundation Ambassador for Italy, Elena Federici Ballini gave the awards to the winners of AE 2008 price to Gabriella Gaias (Aerospace Engineering) and Claudia Casellato (Bioengineering).
This event has taken place on February 2 2009 at the Michelangelo Hotel in Milan.
In this interesting ceremony both Italian award winners have received the wings pins and the certificate AE
in the presence of the Area Director 03, Sonia Albanese and the ZCPresident Milano 1 and ZC Milano Sant'Ambrogio. |
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Impressions June 2008
Convention in Rotterdam
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| Zonta is international! |
from left to right:
Heidi v.Leszczynksi,
Regula Dannecker,
Maria-Luise Masur,
Anita Schnetzer-Spranger, Dietlind Stürz. |
Thea Hillhorst, Professor for anthropology about the gender-problem |
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| The flags of Zonta and the Zonta-Convention flutter at the port of Rotterdam |
from left to right:
Sonia Albanese Carotti, Regula Dannecker, Renata Giunchi Palandri |
Sonia Albanese Carotti, Director Area 03; Daniela Monaco, District Treasurer; Anne Gerhards, Director Area 04; Renata Giunchi Palandri, Centurion; Regula Dannecker, Governor, with picture of the new Zonta Lex + Rose |
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In Memory of Elke Johler-Duriez
Governor 2004-2006
After a short but violent illness borne with great courage , Elke Johler-Duriez died on August 2, 2008 in Bad Homburg.
Apart from being intensely engaged in fund-raising for the service project of her home club, Bad Homburg, Elke was a thouroughly authentic international Zontian. In her Biennium as Governor, Elke brought a lot of movement into District 28. She pushed us to take new challenges. She motivated Zontians for new tasks, and gave assistance in realizing them. She was interested in the women in the different countries of our district. She did not shy the trouble of learning Italian because she wanted to be able to communicate with Italian Zontians. In the last two years, Elke acted as District Parliamentarian. She would have liked to go on with service for Zonta and present herself as a candidate for the position of International Director. Her serious illness, however, forced her to desist. |
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Elke did a lot to further the Young Women in Public Affairs Award which she thought to be of prime importance. "Try to interest young women in equal rights, in environmental concerns, in sustainability – they are our future!" This is the message she gives us on our way.
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We will miss Elke very much.
She was a devoted Zontian and to all who knew her closer also a good friend. Many things she initiated will keep on reminding us of her.
Regula Dannecker
Governor 2008-2010
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