About Zonta Club of St. Charles
Zonta Club of St. Charles, established in 1962, is one of the longest standing clubs of Zonta International with a strong reputation for community projects that support the Zonta Mission.
The beauty of Zonta is its ability to offer members the opportunity to give organized and effective service both locally and globally. Zonta also provides a rich diversity in its membership, having over 31,000 members in 67 countries, as well as fellowship, leadership, networking, and travel opportunities at local, district, and international levels.
Most important, Zonta allows you to give of yourself to help others, to actively participate in the selection of service projects to help your community, and to further the advancement of women around the world.
Zonta Club of St. Charles Objectives:
- To provide service at the global and local level
- To improve the, legal, political, economic, education, health and professional status of women.
- To promote justice and universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.
- To work for the advancement of understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of executives in business and professions.
- To be united internationally to foster high ethical standards, to implement service programs, and to provide mutual support and fellowship for members who serve their communities, their nations, and the universe.
What does "ZONTA" mean?
- The outer square for "honest, trustworthy, and true"
- The Z as a ray of "sunlight" or "life"
- The triangles with the top bar of the square representing "shelter"
- The inner lines of the triangles and the base below the Z meaning "to carry together"
- The trapezoid (minus the base) around the Z meaning "to band together for a purpose"
Another common symbol of Zonta is the yellow rose.
Zonta District 7: www.zontadistrict7.org
2011 Goals for the Zonta Club of St. Charles
- Continue to grow membership of professional women.
- Host the 4th Annual Yellow Rose Award Celebration on May 20, 2011
- Continue to raise funds and awareness for the Zonta Marlene Fraser Irish scholarship fund.
- Maintain "Comfort Kits" provided to victims of sexual assaults and rape in St. Charles County
- Develop and Promote local Service Projects to Advance the Status of Women in St. Charles County
- Continue to support Zonta International's worldwide Service Projects