District 6 2025 Fall Conference

Dear District 6 members, I am honored to invite you to attend the 2025 Fall Conference 10/10-10/12 at the Bloomington-Normal Marriott Conference Center in Normal, IL. We are entering the last year of this Biennium. Zonta International asked us to look to the future and plan for the sustainability of District 6 and Zonta International. This includes looking at what we do well and considering what may need to change moving forward. We created a Strategic Plan for District 6’s growth and paths to be taken over the next 7 to 10 years to guarantee we remain a moving force behind building a better world for women and girls. We worked on and launched a Strategic Plan process for the Clubs to go through the same analysis in our Area Workshops this Spring.

Without a strategic approach to the future, we may fail as an organization and become irrelevant. All members are requested to enthusiastically be involved and assist in determining paths for our success, which is this year’s theme: Navigating the Future, Our Path to Success. Our agenda will address our new website, election of our new District 6 Officers and Area Directors, plus opportunities to attend sessions on topics you suggested at the 2024 Fall Conference in Carmel, IN and at the conclusion of each of the Area Workshops this Spring. Change can be challenging, but in this instance, we must face it, embrace it, and use it to our advantage to plan our District’s future. Failure is not an option, what we do is too crucial to the survival of organizations in our communities that make learning and living a meaningful life possible for the women and girls in our District. Thank you for all you do and for attending this 2025 Fall Conference. We do what we do because of your dedication and generosity.

Isabel M. Vidal District 6 Governor, 2024-2026 “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” -- Margaret Mead