Zonta Club of Canberra

It’s that time of year again!

The awesome Gingerbread Folks are selling their yummy gingerbread houses with part of the funds from all houses sold being donated to Zonta.

If you haven’t tried one of this houses, please do. The kids or grandkids will have a fab time putting them together and they are delicious!! They are so easy to assemble.

Send them to friends and loved ones, with easy ordering online by 30 November.

https://share.gingerbreadfolk.com.au/6m9VqQ

Awesome day hosting the KPMG birthing kit assembly day. 200 kits packed and ready to go thanks to these superstars and KPMG 🌟

Message us if your workplace or group of friends would like to do a birthing kit assembly day.

Cancelled Birthing Kit Day: We’ve had to cancel tomorrow’s birthing kit day due to illness.

We hope to hold it in the near future so hopefully you can all join us when we reschedule.

If you haven’t already signed up for our trivia night, we would love to see you then!

Birthing Kit Assembly Day Assembly day of 200 birthing kits for the Zonta Club of Canberra. These kits go to third world countries to help women birth safely.

We are seeking some volunteers for our Birthing Kit Assembly Day Sunday 11 September! These simple kits help women birth safely in 3rd world countries.

So if you want a morning helping birthing mothers and some good banter, join us.

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/413407140887

Birthing Kit Assembly Day Assembly day of 200 birthing kits for the Zonta Club of Canberra. These kits go to third world countries to help women birth safely.

Another 120 Breast Care Cushions Delivered to Calvary Hospital on Monday

Do you have any unwanted, unopened items or gifts in your cupboard? Would you like to donate them for our raffle in late August?
We would love to have them!
Our raffle will raise much needed funds to continue to support the community. Just send us a message if you can help us out 🎁

Need a Mother’s Day gift for this Sunday?

Order some gorgeous Body Shop items through SeanDianne Colman, mention Zonta Club of Canberra and part of the commission (5%) will be donated to Zonta Club of Canberra.

Dianne Colman is a wonderful volunteer who has made 100’s of breastcare cushions which go to local hospitals for those recovering from breast cancer surgery.

See the brochure below.
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Hello Everyone pop your Body shop order into SeanDianne Colman she will pay 5% of the commission back to Zonta Club of Canberra

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The Body shop at Home Consultant SeanDianne Colman will donate some of the commission to Zonta for each order please share this post and mention Zonta when you Order. The Body shop has some amazing products I especially like the English Rose Vitamin E and any of the Olive Products. Love them. This amazing lady has been sewing our Cushions for several months while waiting to start building her new home. We Have stock so that we can fill the Hospitals need quota. It is an amazing support to Zonta Hop online and place an order and do two good things support a women in business and help Zonta with Local Projects

Some of our club members with a cheque for the Domestic Violence Crisis Services. Despite COVID we are continuing our fund raising efforts 😊

So proud of our club Vice President Emma (in blue) who is helping the residents of Lismore recover from the floods.

We are fundraising for our projects this weekend at the Rotary Peace Walk.
There are 7 amazing walks around our beautiful city this weekend and we are providing lunch for the walkers on their return 🥪☕️🚶‍♀️🚶

Today, International Women’s Day, is also the 47th Birthday of Beryl Women Inc - Australia’s longest running women’s refuge.

It was an honour to celebrate today with the Beryl team. They work tirelessly every day (and night) to provide vital support to women and children fleeing violence. Thank you again to the team at Beryl, and everyone who does this incredible work, for all that you do.

‼️Hey Canberra peeps! ‼️

The Zonta Club of Canberra needs donations for a raffle.

If you have any brand new stuff that could be used for a raffle prize - or if you would like to donate $$ instead - please let me/us know!

The money we raise is used to help women escaping domestic/family violence, as well as to make breast cushions for women who have their breasts removed due to breast cancer.

All donations help immensely! 🙏🏼🙏🏼

We are seeking donations of new items for a Zonta workshop raffle. If you have unopened, new items you could donate please let us know.

Or if you would prefer to donate $, let us know and we can purchase items in your behalf!

If you would like to donate to the goodie bags for the attendees, please also let us know. It’s a good way to promote your business to interstate visitors 😀

We are seeking donations of new items for a Zonta workshop raffle. If you have unopened, new items you could donate please let us know.

Or if you would prefer to donate $, let us know and we can purchase items in your behalf!

If you would like to donate to the goodie bags for the attendees, please also let us know. It’s a good way to promote your business to interstate visitors 😀

FABRIC WANTED!
Do you have unwanted or unused pieces of fabric that you wish to get rid of? If so, we would love them for our breast care cushions!

Our club gives 100 cushions every 12 weeks to Calvary Hospital for those recovering from breast cancer surgery, both men and women. We have wonderful volunteers who make the cushions, we are just running out of supplies!

Fabric or donations to buy stuffing and fabric would be much appreciated! Fabric can be any style, for both men and women.

Message us and let us know your location so we can coordinate easily.

This morning David Smith MP and I participated in Zonta Club of Canberra’s Peace Bell Ringing ceremony which is the culmination of the International 16 Days of Activism, Saying No to Violence Against Women.

The bell was rung for each of the 42 women tragically lost to violence this year. I rang the bell for Kayla aged just 29.

We must do so much better than this.

This morning we attended the Zonta Says No - Canberra Rotary Peace Bell Ringing, hosted by the Zonta Club of Canberra Breakfast. This event is part of the International 16 Days of Activism, which Zonta world-wide, recognises as Saying NO to Violence to Women. 10 December, the final day of Activism, represents Human Rights Day, and is why it is chosen as the day on which to ring the Peace Bell.

Today we rang the bell for 42 Australian women who lost their lives this year from domestic violence. These are the numbers of which we know about.

The bell was also rang for all First Nations women, New Zealand women, children and men who have also lost their lives through domestic violence this year in Australia.

It was a sombre and cold event, but heartwarming, doing something to remember these lives lost.

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, please call 1800 respect (1800 737 732). A simple phone call could save a life.