Thursday, August 22 at 7pm come on out to the Loons game!  We are celebrating 100 years of Zonta and using this opportunity to educate the community on the advocacy efforts of Zonta over the past 100 years, recruit  new members, and raise awareness of Zonta throughout our community. Everyone is invited and asked to bring family and friends! Lawn tickets are 7 through the club, sign up and pay at any meeting in May or June. It's a ZING, advocacy and membership event all in one! Questions - contact Rachelle.

The Status of Women in Service Committee of the Zonta Club of Midland has selected nine area organizations to receive service grants:  YWCA Great Lakes Bay Region, West Midland Family Center, The Arc of Midland, Home To Stay- Housing Assistance Center, Midland Community Former Offender Advocacy and Rehabilitation (MCFOAR), Midland County Habitat for Humanity, Family & Children’s Services of Mid-Michigan, Community Mental Health of Central Michigan, Michigan Abolitionist Project Mid Michigan and Caregiving Network, Inc.

The $9,000 in service grants will contribute towards helping local women and girls with a variety of needs. These funds will be used to support many programs including: helping young women will take advantage of summer break learning events at leadership, diversity, or academically driven conferences; a 13 week workshop for a new mindset for participants living in poverty; helping with rent to keep people in their home or to help relocate them out of homelessness; and providing supplies including personal hygiene products, training materials and construction supplies.