CENTENNIAL 2019
Pearl Buck
‘If you want to understand today,
you have to search yesterday.’
Photograph courtesy Nobel Lectures, Literature 1901-1967, Editor Horst Frenz, Elsevier Publishing Company,
Amsterdam, 1969
CENTENNIAL 2019
History and Events
Recent
Current
Future
A once in our lifetime
opportunity, externally, to …
Celebrate our successes and longevity
Increase Zonta’s visibility
Influence opinions and attitudes about
women’s issues
Enhance ZI’s impact as leading advocates
for issues affecting women and girls
2000
80th Anniversary
History
2010
Centennial Anniversary
Committee
Aims of CAC and ZI Board, internally
set up active and informed archive and
history programs in clubs and districts
explore and develop a concept for a
Centennial History, and
create a program of events to celebrate
our 100th Anniversary
THE CENTENNIAL HISTORY
PROJECT
2010-2012
Focus: archival collections
 Source
 Review
 Sort
 Place records in
secure and
accessible storage
2012-2014
Focus: Club Histories
Club Historians
 Create club history in brief
 Forward to District Historian
2014-2016
Focus: District Histories
District Historians
 create history in brief
as source material for
Centennial History author/s
 may complete a detailed history
for a special anniversary
2014-2016 continued …

Seeking researcher
at the international level
to study Zonta’s history
in the context of events worldwide

Defining a concept for the history:
how presented in electronic and/or printed form;
what presented the actual content
2016-2020
Pending approval from future Boards,
proposed plans to 2020 are that:
• in 2016-2018, the author/s of our Centennial History
will refer to the district histories and websites
and archival records at ZI Headquarters …
to write the story of our first 100 years
• in 2018, selected historical material will be edited
and uploaded on to the International website
as timely reference material for YOU to use in 2019
for PR purposes, or perhaps for exhibitions …
2016-2020
continued
• in late 2019, the author/s
will select stories of events
celebrating our centennial year
globally
• in 2020, the Centennial History
will be launched at our
Zonta International Convention
EVENTS
IDEAS
Global appeal
Cultural acceptance
Practicality – human and
financial
Events to 2019
Pending approval from future Boards,
proposed plans for events to 2019 are:
In 2016-2018, we will provide you with
• an ‘ideas’ toolkit, and
• a media kit
to help you decide what will work for you
in your club and district, in time for
discussion and budget considerations
at your district conference in 2017
Event Management
• With potential support from incoming Governors,
Zontians with experience of event management
may be appointed in every district
to share their expertise on a global scale
• This group would be similar to District Historians
who have helped us so magnificently in preparing
for the Centennial History
• We hope that this shared knowledge will help us all
to make wise decisions for our 100th Anniversary.
Celebrations in 2019
In 2019, we plan to celebrate at ZI Headquarters:
 not only during the Founders Day weekend
Friday 8 to Sunday 10 November,
but also
 earlier during the year, when the weather is better,
if you happen to be travelling through Chicago
and have an opportunity to visit the Office suite
in nearby Oak Brook.
Many activities will also be planned for other places.
Sponsors and Partners
To support our Events Program,
we will be seeking Sponsors and
Partners with philosophies similar
to ours, to:
raise awareness of Zonta’s
achievements, and
help us defray costs
Ideas, plans and experience
So, if you
 have ideas for centennial events,
 have already planned your centennial
celebrations, or
 have event management experience
which you would like to share with us,
please contact us on
centennial@zonta.org
Let’s celebrate!
Let’s create
a Centennial Anniversary
we can be proud of …