Zonta to honor 7 women at annual Rose Day event
Claudia Williams
Colleen Arnowitz
Jamie Golden
Kathy Constantino
Pam Snyder
Patty Thompson
Washington County’s chapter of Zonta International will honor seven local women at its 29th annual Rose Day.
The Rose Day event, which is intended to highlight women who excel in their profession and provide a positive example to the community, will be held at 1 p.m. May 5 at the Doubletree Hotel on Racetrack Road.
The seven women being honored are:
- Colleen Arnowitz,
- area volunteer
- Paula Bassie,
- Mon Valley Hospital
- Kathy Constantino,
- Area Agency on Aging
- Jamie Golden,
- Director of Washington Hospital School of Nursing
- Claudia Williams,
- C.J. Furniture
- State Rep. Pam Snyder,
- D-Jefferson
- Patty Thompson,
- Washington Community Theater
For the first time at its Rose Day event, Zonta will also be honoring a man. Stephen Day Sr., of Day Insurance, will be honored for his advocacy for local women.
Zonta International was founded in 1919 in Buffalo, N.Y., with the mission of helping all women realize greater equality. Zonta is now a global organization of executives and professionals working together to advance the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy. The organization has more than 30,00 members and 1,200 clubs in 67 countries.
In 1985, a group of 15 women formed Washington County’s Zonta Chapter. The chapter has since partnered with Washington County’s food bank, dress for success, literacy council and women’s shelters along with Washington City Mission and LeMoyne Center.
The chapter’s current project is to provide jogging suits to rape victims by partnering with Washington, Mon Valley and Canonsburg hospitals.
The organization also provides an annual scholarship to a junior from an area high school for their service to the community. As part of its Amelia Earhart Dinner, Zonta honors one junior from each Washington County high school for her community service work.