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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
Want to understand more about the UN Sustainable Goals?
In 2015, the UN launched the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Adopted by 193 member states, the goals represent an important international step in setting humanity on a trajectory towards sustainable development. Within this course, you will get a historical...
ZC of Hamilton Presents Valentines & Whisky on Feb. 15
We are inviting you to an intimate "affair." In honour of the Bard of Ayrshire (Robert Burns) and because the “water of life” is like a beautiful woman – it demands appreciation and romance – we are having a whisky tasting and food pairing for Zonta Hamilton I members...
ZC of Erie Family Bowling FUNdraiser Feb. 22nd
2020 YWPA Award Notice
Dear Presidents and YWPA Award Chairs, On January 15th, you should have received a communication from Zonta International announcing important changes in the Young Women in Public Affairs Award for 2020 (included below). The important change is that recipients will...
Read and Review
with DISTRICT 4 MEMBERS and FRIENDS Read this inspiring and heartbreaking story from a human trafficking survivor. Register on the Zonta District 4 Website – D4 Reading Group
Invitation Kenmore’s 38th Lucky Number Dinner on April 22, 2020
Premier viewing of “Marian de Forest: The Spirit of Zonta” Film on Feb 27, 2020
Join the ZC of Buffalo for the free premier
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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