Applications available for Zonta Women in Public Affairs Award

Published 10:47 am Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Applications for the 2009 Young Women in Public Affairs Award are now available from the Zonta Club of Austin.

Interested applicants may contact Mary Jo Follmuth by e-mail at maryjof@burschtravel.com or phone 433-5536 (evening) or 437-8773 (daytime).

According to Follmuth, the goal of the Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) Program is to encourage more young women to participate in public and political life by recognizing a young woman’s (age 16-20) commitment to the volunteer sector, evidence of volunteer leadership achievements and a dedication to the advancement of the status of women.

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Applicants are asked to reflect on their lives, their commitment to the communities in which they live, and the role models that have inspired them to become involved in their community or in a specific prospective career.

The Zonta International Young Women in Public Affairs program looks to the young women of today for the leaders of tomorrow, according to Follmuth.

Applications are due to:  Zonta Club of Austin, 1411 First Ave. S.W., Austin MN 55912 by March 15. Applicants must be pre-university or pre-college students (age 16-20).

Zonta International, with world headquarters in Chicago, is a worldwide service organization of executives in business and the professions working together to advance the status of women.  The Young Women in Public Affairs Award is one of many programs for women and girls sponsored by Zonta International. The Award is funded by voluntary contributions to the Zonta International Foundation.