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Zonta Yellow Rose Award Celebration

The Zonta Club of St. Charles announced that the keynote speaker for the 2011 Yellow Rose Award celebration will be Stacy Malkan, co-founder of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and author of the award-winning book, “Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry.” www.SafeCosmetics.org

 “Stacy is nationally known for her remarkable work to create awareness about the toxic chemicals in personal care products. She has worked tirelessly at the national forefront to inform legislators, and the public, about the dangers posed to women and children. We are so delighted to announce Stacy as our Keynote Speaker,” said Gladys M. Schubach, 2011 Event Co-Chair. Ms. Malkan’s organization, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is part of the Breast Cancer Fund in San Francisco.

Yellow Rose Award and Good Guy Award nomination forms are available online at: www.ZontaYellowRose.com or by calling Event Co-Chair Brynn Palmer at 636-970-3765 or bpalmer28@charter.net. The forms are due back by April 15. 

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 Zonta International, with world headquarters in Chicago, IL, is a global organization of executives and professionals working together to advance the status of women worldwide through service and advocacy. Zonta International was founded in 1919 in Buffalo, NY, and has grown to 33,000 members in more than 1200 clubs in 67 countries worldwide. More info at: www.Zonta.org

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