Zonta provided birthing kits
Miracles In Action (MIA) - The club volunteered at the MIA’s farmers' market table one Saturday a month as a community project and donated $1500 to MIA for stoves to women in Guatemala.
Zonta’s Annual Fashion Show - Provides high school students from Immokalee and Naples Teenage Parenting Programs the opportunity to walk the runway while gaining self-esteem. Proceeds from this fundraiser helped support the girls' educational programs, provide Scholarships to Women who are furthering their education in Health Sciences at Lorenzo Walker Institute and fund Zonta International Service Projects to eradicate violence against women worldwide.
Christmas Service Project - Club members helped brighten the holidays for the students at both Immokalee and Naples Teenage Parenting Programs.
In keeping with our commitment to support our youth’s educational pursuits, the club also sponsored a student for Youth Leadership Collier and awarded a local Young Women in Public Affairs Award.
The Zonta Club of Naples has identified 15 non-profits in our community who have a direct relationship to enhancing the lives of women. Through the club, our members donated $35,000 and over 1,300 hours to these organizations.
Monies totaling $7700 given to Zonta International in 2010-2011 for the Amelia Earhart Fellowship Awards for graduate study in aerospace-related sciences and engineering, the Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship program for undergraduate and Master's degrees in business management, Zonta International Strategies to Prevent Violence Against Women (ZISVAW), and Zonta International Service Projects.
Past local community projects receiving Zonta grants have included American Cancer Society, Boys Girls Club of Collier Country, Bosom Buddies, Collier County Health Department, Collier County Public Library, Guadalupe Center, Habitat for Humanity, Hospice of Naples, Immokalee Child Care Center, Milestone Youth Home for Children in Crisis, Naples Alliance for Children, Naples Teenage Parenting Program, PACE Center for Girls, Project Help, Saint Matthews House, Shelter for Abused Women, Special Olympics, Vision 2000-Africa, Step by Step, Youth Haven, Elephant Fest, and YMCA.
For more information about our service projects contact:
Marla Ramsey, Service Chairman
service@zonta-naples.org
Club members click here to download Service Hours Form
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