Peconic Bay Welcomes Betsy Kaplan to Zonta

photo by Diane Greenberg

Peconic Bay Zonta welcomes Betsy Kaplan (right) as a new member, effective June 2018. Betsy pitched in to donate to and help at our recent yard-sale, and she has already taken on several duties. She will be in charge of membership this year, and she is our club’s contact person for the Butterfly Effect Project, a nonprofit community group based in Riverhead, New York. The Butterfly Project works to empower young girls by giving them tools to help them achieve academic success and self-confidence.

photo by Bill Greenberg

Yard Sale Bonanza – Members Diane Greenberg (above, left) and Liala Strotman pack up hidden treasures to take to their club’s fundraiser yard sale on June 9, 2018, hosted by member Mary Ann Miller. Six members participated in the sale, which was the most profitable one we have sponsored. Including cash donations, we made a profit of over $1,000 by selling diverse items, such as sports equipment, clothes, books and records, costume jewelry, housewares and tools.

Said new member Betsy Kaplan, “As a first timer, I was amazed at all the hard work and team effort of everyone and of course the generosity of Mary Ann and her sisters. So proud to be a member of Peconic Bay Zonta!”

Money raised will fund scholarships for female students who are taking English as a Second Language courses at the local community college.

Mary Ann’s sisters baked breads for the sale and also helped by distributing leftover items to a local thrift store and charities.