International Women's Day: a Celebration of Women in Rotary
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
International Women's Day, globally recognized on March 8 each year, is a day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. International Women's Day (IWD) has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911 supported by over a million people in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. (https://www.internationalwomensday.com)
Within our club, we have made it a tradition to recognize women who have played a significant role i
n the advancement of female members in Rotary International. Anne Matthews was the first speaker in this series to address the Rotary Club of Beaumont and, in 2018, Rotarians and guests enjoyed hearing the story of the acceptance of female Rotarians from Sylvia Whitlock, one of the first women in the world permitted to join Rotary, but only after a favorable Supreme Court ruling.
The Rotary Club of Beaumont is proud to announce the celebration of International Women's Day 2019 at the club meeting on Wednesday, March 6, when we will welcome Jennifer Jones as the featured speaker. The location for this meeting will be The Laurels at 1315 Calder Avenue.
Jennifer Jones served as the Vice President of Rotary International in 2016-17 and is currently the co-chair of the End Polio Now-Make History Today campaign to raise $150-million dollars. She is the promotions chair for the 2019 Rotary International Convention in Hamburg, Germany. She has served the organization as a training leader, moderator, committee vice-chair, coordinator and President’s Representative. She has also played a lead role in Rotary’s rebranding effort as the Chair of the Strengthening Rotary’s Advisory Group. Ms. Jones has been recruited as the keynote speaker at numerous training workshops and conferences around the world.
You do not want to miss this meeting. Please mark your calendar now. Invite and plan to bring friends, associates, and prospective members.
In addition to your guests, the committee is inviting Rotarians from other clubs in District 5910 to join us. We anticipate a large audience of men and women celebrating International Women's Day and Women in Rotary.
Although this is a Wednesday Rotary meeting that you would normally attend, to ensure that we have adequate food and seating, kindly make a reservation for the number in your party by calling the Rotary office at 409-842-1913, emailing admin@beaumontrotaryclub.org or responding to the electronic reservation form (link here) by February 27. Members of the Rotary Club of Beaumont will submit a lunch ticket as usual or purchase one for $18. Rotarians and guests may purchase a ticket for $18 in advance through the online link by Friday, February 27.
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