Zonta Club of Toronto-About Us

About Us

About Zonta International

About the Zonta Club of Toronto

Chartered in 1927, the Zonta Club of Toronto gave Zonta international status. Our founding members were outstanding women from varied walks of professional and business life. Over the years we have enjoyed the support of many important Canadians, including the Honourable Pauline McGibbon, former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario; Helen De Laporte, a pioneer in special education, Mary Eileen Hogg C.M., founder of the Ontario Crafts Council and Margaret Hyndman, O.C., D.C.L. and the second female Q.C. in the British Empire.

The Zonta Club of Toronto meets the second Wednesday of every month at The Toronto Lawn Tennis Club, 44 Price Street, Toronto, Ontario M4W 1Z4.

Objects of Zonta International

Zonta International envisions a world in which human rights and fundamental freedoms are ensured for all women and the legal, political, economic, educational, health and professional rights of women are not restricted because of gender.

The Zonta Club of Toronto will carry out the objectives of Zonta International by:

Providing service at the global and the local level;
Improving the legal, political, economic, educational, health and professional status of women;
Working for the advancement of understanding, goodwill, and peace through a worldwide fellowship of executives in business and the professionals;
Promoting justice and universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms;
Uniting internationally to foster high ethical standards, implement service programs, and provide mutual support and fellowship for members who serve their communities, their nations, and the universe.

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President Holly Anderson presents Tiffany Shaw with her 2nd Amelia Earhart Fellowship Award at our February 2009 meeting.

Zonta International is a worldwide service organization of executives in business and the professions working together to advance the status of women. There are approximately 33,000 members in more than 1,200 clubs in 67 countries.

Founded in 1919 in Buffalo, New York, USA, Zonta takes its name from the Lakota Sioux Indian word meaning "honest and trustworthy." Zontians volunteer their time, talents and energy to local and international service projects that are designed to advance the status of women.

Individual Zonta clubs extend membership invitations to local leaders in business and the professions.

Zonta supports women‘s education and leadership through several programs. The Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship Awards support graduate study by women in aerospace-related sciences and engineering. Since 1938 Zonta International has awarded almost 1,100 fellowships worth more than $5.2M US to women in 56 countries.

Learning from and networking with other Zontians is an important part of the Zonta experience. Zonta International holds a convention every other year, attended by thousands of Zontians from around the world. Recent locations have included Rotterdam, New York City and Sydney. In each intervening year our local District holds a conference to promote learning and strategies for Zonta's mission at the regional level.

Links

Zonta International

Zonta District IV

Zonta's Status with the United Nations

ZISVAW Zonta International Strategies to Eradicate Violence Against Women and Children.

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June meeting celebrating Margaret Reid, who is retiring at age 90 in her 41st year of membership.

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Front row: Margaret Reid; 2nd row: l-r: Holly Anderson, Sandry Mudryj, Sandy Lomaszewycz, Margaret Walker, Liz Clemence, Kathie Waters, Lois Voldner, Missy Yano, back row: Tayo Aliu, Lisa Lumley, Nita McCown, Elizabeth Winsor, Doris Geddes.

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