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2023 YELLOW ROSE LUNCHEON
Zonta Women of Achievement Yellow Rose Luncheon Celebrating Women Without Limits Location: Capitol Plaza Hotel Date: May 16, 2023 Celebration Speaker: Desireé Reed-Francois the first female Director of Athletics for the University of Missouri and in the SEC. Time: Luncheon 11:30-1 pm |
Overflow parking for the luncheon will be at city lot 24. The linked parking pass will need to be put on the dashboard of vehicles parking at those locations. Parking is prohibited in slots assigned to the city.
Trolleys will be running to Capitol Plaza Hotel from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. coming through Handley Way between the lots. There will be a trolley stop sign where people can gather for pickup, and the trolleys will have extra copies of the parking pass should you need one.
Trolleys will be running to Capitol Plaza Hotel from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. coming through Handley Way between the lots. There will be a trolley stop sign where people can gather for pickup, and the trolleys will have extra copies of the parking pass should you need one.
2023 Women of Achievement Nominees
The 22nd Annual Women of Achievement Yellow Rose Luncheon, sponsored by the Zonta Club of Jefferson City Foundation, will be held Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at the Capitol Plaza Hotel. Zonta is an international organization committed to empowering women through service and advocacy. Our local Zonta Chapter has made a commitment to the advancement of women by awarding Second Chance Scholarships to assist local women who want to advance or start new careers. The Second Chance Scholarship Program has changed the lives of many local women. We have awarded over $380,000 in scholarships to date!
As our 22nd Yellow Rose Luncheon Celebration Speaker, Desiree Reed- Francois was named Mizzou’s 21st Director of Athletics in August 2021. A former student-athlete at UCLA, Reed-Francois is the first female athletic director in Mizzou’s history, the first female athletic director in a public institution in the SEC and was the first Hispanic female and woman of color athletics director at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level. Reed-Francois came to Mizzou after serving four years as the Director of Athletics at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. She has also served in senior leadership roles at Virginia Tech, Cincinnati and Tennessee during her 25-plus years in collegiate athletics. We invite you to hear her inspirational story which embodies the spirit of this year’s celebration of women breaking through and rising above limits.
In addition, we will honor a “Lifetime Achievement Winner” and ten nominees honored for their contributions and achievements. Two of these women will be chosen as Zonta’s “Women of Achievement.” Please join us as we celebrate “The Woman Without Limits.”
There is also an opportunity to promote your business at the "Zonta Expo", which will continue in the atrium of the Capitol Plaza Hotel from 9:30-11:30 a.m, prior to the luncheon. Space is limited, so please contact Sherri Thomas (573) 465-3242 to reserve a space at this premier event!
If you have questions about sponsorship, please call or email us using the contact information below. We look forward to working with you and seeing you at this year’s event!
Jennifer Schnieders
2023 Sponsorship Chair
jjschnieders@gmail.com
573-680-3178
