{"id":18871,"date":"2019-01-09T13:22:58","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T02:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=18871"},"modified":"2019-01-10T06:23:22","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T19:23:22","slug":"working-hard-for-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/working-hard-for-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Working hard for women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>IF you were asked to name a local service club, then chances are, Rotary or Lions Clubs might come to mind. But there\u2019s another group to be discovered.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Zonta Club of Ballarat was founded in 1978 and is a member of Zonta International, a leading global organisation of professional women.<\/p>\n<p>The club takes its name from the Sioux Indian word \u2013 Zonta &#8211; meaning honest and trustworthy.<\/p>\n<p>Zonta\u2019s aim was then \u2013 and is now \u2013 to empower women through service and advocacy in countries large and small, rich or poor.<\/p>\n<p>The club knows women\u2019s rights are human rights and all women deserve to reach their full potential.<\/p>\n<p>Ballarat\u2019s community of Zonta women forge friendships, build community partnerships and deliver their service and advocacy locally and across the world.<\/p>\n<p>Some of that service supports cancer patients, plans White Ribbon Day events, gets important toiletries to women in refuges and gives birthing kits to mothers in developing countries.<\/p>\n<p>Zonta\u2019s women engage the community and love the arts, supporting Royal South Street and keeping a collection of works by Australian female artists at the Art Gallery of Ballarat.<\/p>\n<p>One of their most recent initiatives &#8211; amongst many others &#8211; has championed women in technology and acknowledged young leaders in the field.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2007, ladies nominated by their peers for outstanding contributions to Ballarat\u2019s local community have also been thanked and celebrated on an Honour Roll &#8211; Ballarat\u2019s Great Women.<\/p>\n<p>The nominations are assessed by members of the local club and officially added to the Honour Roll at an event in late March.<\/p>\n<p>Ballarat\u2019s club also joined with Bendigo and Kyneton\u2019s clubs to form the Zonta Club, Central Highlands in Maryborough.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s nearly 30,000 \u2018Zontians\u2019 \u2013 Zonta women \u2013 across 63 countries and this year, Zonta will celebrate its centenary, having grown from a casual Christmas party conversation between five women nearly 100 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The first major character behind Zonta in its infancy was Marian de Forest, a journalist and playwright from Buffalo, New York.<\/p>\n<p>Personalities like this have been key to Zonta\u2019s longevity, especially in Ballarat, where 21 different women with their own individual expertise and life experiences have nurtured the club as president.<\/p>\n<p>One of those women is Donna Campbell, who has led the club three times and is the current president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt gives me the opportunity to work with and assist women and girls internationally, nationally and most importantly with the Ballarat community,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are able to focus on sustainable changes and as individuals we are able to develop ourselves while developing our society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meetings are held on the fourth Thursday every month except December and January. 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