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We Empower Women
ZONTA INTERNATIONAL IS A LEADING GLOBAL ORGANIZATION OF PROFESSIONALS EMPOWERING WOMEN WORLDWIDE THROUGH SERVICE AND ADVOCACY.
District 4 is a District of “Firsts”-first Club (Buffalo) in 1919 and first International Club (Toronto) in 1927.
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Building for Our Future
Online Learning Sessions 2020
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Saturday, August 15, 2020 – Online Learning Session 4
9:00 – 11:00 AM
Registration open from August 1 -12, 2020
District 4 Membership Development
with
Sheena Poole, D4 Membership Chair
Celebrate Zonta & D4 Online!
July 4 – 8, 2020 Chicago, IL
Call to Conference Sept. 2021
Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
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D4 & Club Events
Kitchener-Waterloo (Area 1) Celebrates IWD
Zonta Club of Grand Island Sponsors Panel Discussion on Women in the Sciences
Girls in the Grand Island School District and their parents will have a unique opportunity to learn about women in science and mathematics, and how they, as students, can begin preparing a career path in these fields while still in school. The Zonta Club of Grand...
Zonta D4 “Orange” the District
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Governor’s November Message
Dear Zontians, It’s a pleasure to be writing to you on this eve of Thanksgiving (in the US - as our Canadians already celebrated in October). We certainly have a lot to be grateful for in District 4. Our Centennial Biennium is a busy & exciting one already. In...
Businesses owned by women featured at upcoming Holiday Vendor Fair
By KATE DAY SAGER, Olean Times Herald Oct 24, 2018 Zonta member and local business owner, Ashlie DeArmitt, showcases floral designs from her business, “The Scarlet Lily,” during the 2017 Zonta Holiday Vendor Fair. This year’s event will be held Nov. 15 at Christ...
Visiting the UN
Zonta and the United Nations Visiting the United Nations is always a great opportunity for Zonta members. In the past, many of our members had taken advantage of the League of Women Voters New York State (LWVNYS) UN Day which has been held in November....
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau marks International Day of the Girl
CTVNews.ca Staff Published Thursday, October 11, 2018 10:40PM EDT To mark International Day of the Girl on Thursday, Plan International Canada urged Canadians to challenge the norms of gender inequality. “We’re having more and more honest conversations on the topic of...
Zonta International & District 4
Mission & Vision
Misson
Zonta International is a leading global organization of professionals empowering women worldwide through service and advocacy.
Vision
Zonta International envisions a world in which women’s rights are recognized as human rights and every woman is able to achieve her full potential.
In such a world, women have access to all resources and are represented in decision making positions on an equal basis with men.
In such a world, no woman lives in fear of violence.
Various advocacy campaigns to bring awareness to ending gender violence.
Service projects such as assembly of birthing kits for women in developing countries.
Club celebrate and host special events to bring attention to women’s issues and to raise funds for local and global initiatives.
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Over 719 Members,
33 clubs,
15 Z Clubs &
1 Golden Z Club
Locally & Globally
Empowering Women
Service & Advocacy
Members in District 4 offer service and advocacy to both their local and international communities through a wide range of service projects and events. Our members regularly support functions to acknowledge International Women’s Day and Zonta Rose Day, on the 8th March, and United Nations International Day for the Elimination of violence against women, November 25th.
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