Annual Grant To Business Woman Awarded

Zonta Club of Christchurch Awards Annual Grant To Business Woman

By Zonta Club of Christchurch Canterbury Status of Women Committee

The Status of Women Committee from Zonta Club of Christchurch Canterbury
presented its annual $5,000 grant to a Redcliffe business woman, Tracey Tishrei.
The club raises money each year for the grant, and is available to women who have been in business from one to five years. Out of all applicants, three finalists are chosen and each spoke at last night’s function at Christchurch city Mayoral Reception.

Zonta Club of Christchurch is very proud of the fact that one of its members, Chryssie Russell was one of the first recipients of the grant and now she chairs the Status of Women Committee. The grant enabled her to purchase a computer and get a website engineer for her business holding public demonstrations. From a local position, she now enjoys nationwide one.

The award coincided with a formal farewell for the Christchurch Deputy Mayor, Carole Evans- as this would be her final event for the club.

Councilor Evans’ achievements, awards, and her involvement in
the community read like a book.

Sharon Lingham thanked Cr Evans for her continued support for Zonta Club of Christchurch Canterbury. ”Our club won’t have any shortages of memories for your support. Most of all, though, we’ll remember you for being a person to have served our Garden city as a deputy mayor”, said Sharon.

The grant was presented by Christchurch deputy mayor, Councilor Carole Evans.

In spite of losing almost everything in a house fire, Tracey managed to save some of her art work to be shown at an exhibition by putting those on her balcony before the smoke inhalation got the better of her as she fainted in the arms of a passerby.

It was one of the salvaged items, a cushion made from her own graduation dress that made her decide to make more brightly cushions just to liven her house new with.

Tracey was very thankful when she received her confirmed order from Ballantynes Department store for her cushions and matching wall hangings.

The internationally renown Christchurch store is to stock her new range of
t-shirts on July 14 in their Contemporary Lounge.

Her range later extended to table-runners, napkins, duvet covers and drawstring bags.

Only six weeks ago, Tracey opened her design studio as until now she has operating from home.

Tishrei New Zealand creates an original range of interior decorative and fashion items which combine comfort and luxury with a whimsical touch. From pure cotton duvet covers and other bed linen, to table napkins and wall hangings, all items are made to a high standard in New Zealand using quality materials.

Trace has a knack of putting a negative into a positive and hopes that her customers would be ‘uplifted’ as it did her after the fire.
“I’m so honoured to have won this award and I thank those angels of Zonta who made this possible for me”, said Tracey.

Tracey has a fine arts degree in painting, but began collage when her daughter, Summer was a toddler. Summer would be into the turps and oil. So that was the start of putting images.

The three finalists displayed their products at the awards and spoke
about their business. The other two finalists were Pernickety
and Gabrielle Heath from Petticoat Lane.

Zonta is a worldwide group for women executives and among its aims is the improvement of the legal, political, economic, education, health and professional status of women.

The three finalists displayed their products at the awards and spoke
about their business. The other two finalists were Vickey Heward from Pernickety Communication Solutions and Gabrielle Heath from Petticoat Lane.

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