Zontians as SCV Women of the Year
Since its founding in 1974, Zontians have been recognized as outstanding community volunteers. They have played a large part in establishing the community as it developed and have done so in assisting numerous charitable activities such as the Boys and Girls Club, Canyon Theatre Guild, Red Cross, Safe Rides, the HMNMH Hospital Guild, Child & Family Center, and more, including in the founding of the City of Santa Clarita itself. (Carmen Sarro's employee number at the City was 001.) Members of the club have been selected 21 times as Women of the Year because of their dedicated community service. That number represents 45% of all the women named to this honor. Here they are:
1975 Connie Worden-Roberts
1976 Joyce Wayman
1977 Sara-Faye Wood
1978 Juanita Heinley
1979 Anne Lynch
1983 Barbara S. Cochran
1984 Jo Anne Darcy
1985 Carmen Sarro
1986 Mary Spring
1989 Jami Kennedy
1991 Ruth Clark
1994 Pat Allen
1995 Laurene Weste
1997 Pat Warford
1999 Pat Willett
2000 Betty Seldner
2002 Adele Macpherson
2008 Judy Penman
2014 Cheryl Gray
2016 Lois Bauccio
2018 Gloria Mercado-Fortine
Eight of these ladies are still members of SCV Zonta and going strong giving volunteer service to Zonta and to the Santa Clarita Community in many ways.