2019 D4 Centennial Conference Schedule

Depart the Hotel at 8:30 AM Thursday, Sept 26th. Modified Tour in car caravan for pre-registered participants only.

We will see the film in the Friends of Women’s Rights National Historical Park https://www.nps.gov/wori/index.htm  and the Wesleyen Chapel where the Declaration of Sentiments was signed in 1848  and also visit the National Women’s Hall of Fame https://www.womenofthehall.org  to which Marian de Forest was inducted in 2001.

Includes lunch at the Parkers Grill & Tap House https://www.parkersgrille.com.

After lunch, there is time to shop on the main street of this quaint town or revisit the Museum to see the exhibits. Seneca Falls is the model for Bedford Falls in the film “It’s a Wonderful Life” and there is a museum dedicated to this film  https://www.wonderfullifemuseum.com that can be visited.

Tea and coffee will be available after lunch at Parker’s Grille House until the Bus departs at 4 PM.

Contact Gail Willsky for more information

The Thursday night International Reception is an opportunity to mingle with other Zonta members and meet our International Director, Judy Gorton.  The Reception will be held in the Regency’s Sun Garden Room set with low tables/chairs, and high tables to chat and mingle. There will also be a few couches in the room and cash bar to make it just a little more comfortable.  This reception, and not dinner, is scheduled from 6 PM to 9 PM and will offer food such as Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki, Greek Salad, Caprese Salad, Italian Meats Calzone, etc.

Judy Gorton’s Bio 

A committed Zontian for 30 years, Judy has served as governor, lieutenant governor, area director and club president.

Graduating with a Bachelor of Education, Judy has always been a passionate advocate for education and early learning. After a career change, Judy joined the State Public Service where she remained for 28 years until her retirement in 2017. As an experienced senior executive working in both the corporate world and the not-for-profit sector, Judy held positions of chief of staff and principal adviser to four Ministers in the West Australian Government with portfolios in women’s interests, early education, child protection, community services and volunteering.

Judy’s personal interests include spending time with family—particularly her two young grandsons—travel, politics and lifelong learning. 

The tour will stop at the Statler Hotel, where it all began, for a photo op at the plaque commemorating the site where Zonta was started.  A specially prepared tour of Forest Lawn Cemetery https://www.forest-lawn.com highlighting important women residents will follow,  before laying a wreath on the grave of Marian de Forest.

The tour returns to the hotel by approximately noon.

Space is limited to 30 people.  Participants need to be registered by August 1st for the tour to be held.  If canceled money will be refunded.

Cost: USD 24 (not included in Conference Fee.)

Nellie Brown, MS, CIH, is the Director of Workplace Health and Safety Programs for the Worker Institute at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. A certified industrial hygienist, biologist and chemist, Nellie provides on-site training and technical assistance services in a wide range of occupational safety and health matters including workplace exposure to chemicals, biological agents, ergonomics, occupational stress, shift-work and long hours of work, crisis and violence prevention, hazard analysis techniques, and indoor air quality for employers, labor unions, and the public. For further information, see: www.ilr.cornell.edu/healthsafety Nellie studied the harp under Suzanne Thomas, Principal Harpist (now retired) for the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. She has played the traditional harp for over 40 years. Nellie is a member of the American Harp Society, the International Society of Folk Harpers and Craftsmen, and the Historical Harp Society. Her traditional harp is an Aberdeen Meadows Concert Harp by William Rees Instruments. Nellie is a past President of the Zonta Club of Buffalo where she has been a member since 1987.