Save Pink Yoplait Lids!

In 2009, Zetas collected more pink lids than ever before-346,618 lids! Now entering our fifth year with Yoplait’s Save Lids to Save Lives campaign, our hope is the ZTA membership continues its success with bringing awareness to Breast Cancer through this fun, exciting and simple program. One big change this year to the lid collection program is that all lids need to be sent to:

Save Lids to Save Lives
PO Box 400007
El Paso, TX 88540-0007

CLEARLY LABEL YOUR ENVELOPE WITH THE ALUMNAE CHAPTER NAME ON THE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF YOUR LID PACKAGE. Yoplait is counting the lids and needs to be able to clearly identify who receives proper credit.

Lids must be postmarked by Dec. 31, 2010 in order to be counted!

Turn in Your Pink Yoplait Lids!

Zetas, there is only one more week left to "Save Lids to Save Lives". Our goal is to collect at least 300,000 lids to provide a $30,000 contribution to Komen and a $15,000 contribution to the ZTA Foundation. The latest lid count is 67,792, but we know most Zetas are keeping all their lids to mail in at once.

Cleaned lids are due to International Office by 12/15. Mail them to: 3450 Founders Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268. Be sure to note which alumnae or collegiate chapter should receive credit!

I am pleased to announce that I have collected about 500 lids on my own. I will post the final count as soon as I have it.

Zetas Think Pink! All Year

Is it pink enough for you? Pink just might replace black and orange for the month of October thanks to Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Pink is not just an October color for Zetas, though. After turquoise, it is probably the most loved and worn color for Zeta Tau Alphas!

ZTA alumnae and collegians across the world are "pinking out" their colleges and communities, collecting pink Yoplait lids, wearing and handing out pink ribbons, volunteering at Komen events, organizing countless fundraisers and so much more to promote breast cancer education and awareness.

In our own district, ZTA alumnae are busy doing their part too. The newly forming Flint Hills, KS alumnae chapter in Manhattan is passing out pink ribbons and BSE reminder stickers. The Lawrence, KS Area alumnae have started a partnership with their local Young Survivors Coalition to work together on fundraisers and awareness activities. Alumnae in Kansas City had a great showing at the city's Race for the Cure, and they are doing new and different things to collect pink lids. Mid-Missouri Zetas help the Alpha Psi collegians at Mizzou with their Rockin' for the Ribbon fundraiser, and Springfield alumnae held a Think Pink! garage sale. St. Louis ZTA alumnae focus on sports fans by handing out pink ribbons at Rams football games and Blues hockey games.

Without a doubt, Zetas are "learn[ing] the nobility of service". May the world be a little more pink under our influence!

ZTA & Yoplait: 6 Years of Partnership

ZTA will soon begin its sixth year of a partnership with Yoplait and its Save Lids to Save Lives® program. The partnership began in 2004, when Yoplait asked ZTA to help collect lids on 10 college campuses as part of a pilot project. Now, Yoplait and ZTA have expanded the effort to all of our collegiate and alumnae chapters. For every lid collected by ZTA, Yoplait donates 5 cents to the ZTA Foundation and 10 cents to Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. By placing Yoplait lid collection boxes all over campuses and hosting special events, Zetas collected over 311,000 lids in 2008!

District XVII Yoplait Lid Challenge

This year, Zeta Tau Alpha's goal is to collect 300,000 pink Yoplait lids in the Save Lids to Save Lives campaign. I am happy to say that last year our district had three chapters participate, and we turned in 2,386 lids!

My goal this year is for all five of our active alumnae chapters to participate and turn in a total of 3,000 lids. This would be only 1% of ZTA's overall goal, but it would mean collecting 614 more lids than last year.

I challenge all of you to make a difference. Every lid matters! Even if you do not belong to an alumnae chapter, you can save lids and turn them in on behalf of an alumnae (or collegiate) chapter. Just mail them to ZTA's International Office (for details, go to www.zetataualpha.org).

Alumnae chapters should do just a little more this year than you did last year. For some, that might mean giving the collection boxes and posters to your members. Encourage them to put them out at their workplaces, churches, gyms, or other areas. Other chapters might host specific events and partner with grocery stores. Media loves this cause, so get a local radio station to give your event some PR!

Pink lids are in stores now and can be turned in up to December 31. Get out there, eat some yogurt and save the lids!

It's Great to be a Zeta in October!

I can hardly believe that October is here, but I am always happy to start this month. The air is a little cooler and holidays are right around the corner. For Zetas, collegians and alumnae are enjoying the renewed friendships and new sisters that result from kicking off a new year.

We have so much to celebrate in October, especially our founding. This Founders Day is special because we celebrate 110 years of sisterhood. Our National President and nine former presidents are gathering at International Office in Indiana to sign the newest edition of "ZTA History".

Of course, October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so Zetas get busy promoting the cause so dear to our hearts. We always "Think Pink!", but we take on all sorts of activities such as collecting pink Yoplait lids, handing out pink ribbons at NFL games, and many other service projects. Zetas in Kansas and Missouri are promoting breast cancer education and awareness at Chiefs, Rams, Blues and Wizards games.

This October, show your love of ZTA by wearing your badge, handing out pink ribbons, and getting involved. Our nine founders believed that women who unite in love can make a genuine difference in the world, and we continue to make their vision a reality. That makes me proud to be a Zeta!

ZTA & Yoplait Save Lids to Save Lives

Believe it or not Zetas, it’s time to start collecting those pink yogurt lids that read “SAVE LIDS TO SAVE LIVES!” Last year was nothing short of an incredible lid collection with over 212,000 lids, and this year we are confident we will reach our goal of 300,000 lids.

Each lid collected will provide $0.10 to the ZTA chapter's local Komen affiliate and $0.05 to the ZTA Foundation. Any pink lid counts, including those on Yoplait smoothies. By now each collegiate and alumnae chapter should have received a starter kit from our friends at Yoplait. Anyone (including friends and family) can mail lids directly to IO, Attn: Lid Collection at 3450 Founders Rd. Indianapolis, IN 46268. Make sure that the alumnae or collegiate chapter is noted so that it can get credit for the lids. Special envelopes are not required, and 12 cleaned and flattened lids will mail with a first class stamp.

Be sure to check out all of the great resources and collection updates on ZTA's website (www.zetataualpha.org). You can also join the "Official ZTA and Yoplait Save Lids to Save Lives Fan Page" on Facebook!