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Hurricane Par-Tee Golf Tournament on May 18, 2013

Hurricane Par-Tee Golf Tournament

Date: Saturday, May 18, 2013

Location: Worthington Country Club

Fee: $75 Individual Golfer / $300 Foursome

Time: 7:30 a.m. – Registration
Scramble format followed by lunch and awards.

We will have a light breakfast and registration at 7:30 and the Scramble will begin at 8am. The entry fee including golf, carts, lunch and lots of chances to win is only $75.00 per participant. Of course there are sponsorship opportunities available-specifically, we are looking for a cigar sponsor, a putting contest sponsor and hole sponsorships-for as low as $100.00 you can get the name of your company in front of local-year round residents…We are hoping to get home repair companies to support the hurricane season theme…so if you have any construction contacts-ask them if they would like to sponsor a hole. They can put out pamphlets, etc…

Register now and remember to invite your friends to play. Thank you for your support of the Zonta Club of Bonita Springs.

To register now visit www.golfdigestplanner.com

Reserve your spot now:

The Zonta Club mourns the loss of one of it’s dearest sisters, Shelly Gentile.

Our dear friend and Zonta sister, Shelly Gentile is no longer suffering and has lost her fight against the fierce illnesses that plagued her for more than a year.

It is with grave sadness that we share this news with our Zonta community and all who knew and loved Shelly.

Zonta held a vital part in Shelly’s life and she was able to share Zonta’s mission and accomplishments with all of her friends and family with great spirit and enthusiasm. She will be dearly missed.

To honor Michele “Shelly” Gentile, her family from Michigan will host a “Celebration of Life” for her family and friends Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Marsh Landing Clubhouse between 1 and 3 PM. It is an open house with light refreshments.

Shelly is survived by 3 brothers and their families.

Additionally, Shelly’s family has requested that any funds received in honor of Shelly be made to the Zonta Club of Bonita Springs, for scholarship funds.
You can make a donation here on our website or by check:
The Zonta Club of Bonita Springs, Inc.
P.O. Box 366836-6836
Bonita Springs, FL 33146

Cards can be sent to the Gentile family at Shelly’s address 23048 Marsh Landing Blvd., Estero, FL 33928.


Fourth Annual Glass Slipper Ball

 

Prepare to dine and be dazzled at the 4th Annual Glass Slipper Ball charity event featuring the Best of the Chefs competition on November 10, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa presented by the Zonta Club of Bonita Springs. Be sure to get your tickets soon. With over 300 guests in attendance last year, they will again sell out quickly. The event will continue to benefit local nonprofits working to provide educational programs, health related assistance and an end to violence against women within our local community.

The event features an evening of fabulous food from the top 20 restaurants in town including last years winners: Capital Grille, Irresistible Confections and Solo Chef as well as Hyatt’s Tanglewood and Tarpon Bay Restaurant, The Seminole Immokalee Casino, Agave, Grace and Shelly’s Cupcakes, Angelina’s Resturante, Brio Tuscan Grill, Blue Martini, Sassy Cakes, Prestige Catering, The White Pear Catering, Rita’s Italian Ice, South Fork Grill (formerly The Grape), The Bay House, Seasons 52, Roy’s Bonita Springs, along with many other talented chefs from the area. Guests will also be invited to dance the night away with The Derek Trenholm Band, enjoy custom cigars rolled on site by Burn by Rocky Patel, meet the ZigZag Girls from the Seminole Immokalee Casino during the silent auction and participate in the live auctions, all for a wonderful cause.

The Zonta Club will be honoring their Woman of the Year, Jennifer L. Benton, Chief Executive Officer of The Abuse Counseling and Treatment Center, Inc. and special guest Stacey Deffenbaugh will serve as the Celebrity Master of Ceremonies. This annual event is becoming THE charity fundraiser in Southwest Florida.

The 2012 Glass Slipper Ball (presented by Zonta Club of Bonita Springs) continues the tradition of raising significant funds to benefit the initiatives of the club for the improvement of the lives of women both locally and globally. Proceeds will be distributed to local non-profits which, through educational services, support and outreach, are working to provide educational programs, health related assistance and an end to violence against women within our local community.

Party of Ten group discount price of $1000 is good until October 31st; individual tickets are $125.00.

To become a sponsor for this years event, please contact Kristina of Naples Couture Events, LLC @ 239-777-3933 or NaplesCouture@aol.com

Saturday, November 10, 2012
The Hyatt Regency Coconut Point, Estero

Cocktail Attire or Black Tie Optional

6 pm – 9 pm

Culinary Creations and Delectable Desserts from
20 of Southwest Florida’s Top Chefs

9 pm – 11 pm

Dance to the music of The Derek Trenholm Band

Enjoy live and silent auctions, mystery gifts bags and much more!

Tickets - $125 per person
Early-bird pricing of $1,000 for a table for 10 available until October 31, 2012

Glass Slipper Ball Tickets

If you can’t attend the Glass Slipper Ball this year you can still help our club make a difference with your donation. We appreciate your support.

Women Build 2012: Zonta Club of Bonita Springs Renovating Home For Deserving Mom

We are in the final stretch! The countdown has begun. If you have not yet made your donation please do so today so we can start the planning of this exciting renovation for a Bonita family!

You can make a big difference in the life of a local Mom by joining in and helping the Zonta Club of Bonita Springs, Inc. renovate a home for a deserving Bonita Springs woman as part of Habitat for Humanity’s Women Build 2012.

Taking place the week of July 7-12, the Bonita Springs Club, along with other Zonta Clubs from our area, will join with hundreds of women from Southwest Florida to hammer, paint, sweep–whatever it takes–to renovate a home for this Mom in need who is working hard to raise her family.

“Our Club is dedicated to improving the lives of local women and while over the years we have donated thousands of dollars and countless service hours to projects helping local women, this effort by far will have the most profound, direct positive impact of any. Giving this Bonita Mom a safe, virtually new home will mean the world to her and provide a sound, stable foundation for a better future life for herself and her family,” says Patty Gift, Club President.

“But to make this dream come true, the Club needs help from the local community. We cannot do it ourselves. Our fundraising goal is $50,000 and if you can look into your heart and donate whatever you can afford, together we can put the life of this family on tract to a bright future,” says Ms. Gift.

To learn more about the project, make a donation and earn the right to volunteer to be a part of this effort, please visit http://habitat4humanity.donorpages.com/WomenBuild2012/Zonta/. You may also contact Ann Musselman, Chair of the Club’s UN-Service Initiatives Committee, who is leading this project at ann@golfexpress.org or 239-297-2926.

This is the second year in a row, Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties has sponsored the Women Build project, an effort to provide a deserving family with to safe, decent, affordable housing. Last year, 178 women contributed the funds and another 40 did the work to renovate a house. This year the organization hopes to provide three homes—two in Cape Coral and the one in Bonita Springs.