Zonta Club of Lincoln accepting new memberships

[September 12, 2015]  LINCOLN - Are you aware that the better off women are, the better off their children and families are, and in turn, the better the communities they live in are? Do you have a heart for impacting the lives of women around the globe?

Join Zonta Club of Lincoln and Zonta International as a member, and become part of a group of more than 30,000 individuals who are working together to change the lives of women and girls in their local communities and around the world.

Zonta Club meetings are held once a month from September through June where members conduct service and advocacy projects to improve women’s lives in a variety of ways.

Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month in Lincoln beginning at 6 p.m. with a dinner served and a speaker on various topics affecting women locally and globally. Membership dues are $110 per year plus a $12 dinner fee for each meeting attended.

Zonta International seeks to empower women worldwide by improving the legal, political, economic, educational, health and professional status of women at the global and local levels through service and advocacy. The Zonta Club of Lincoln strives to fulfill those goals in multiple ways. Several local scholarships are given each year, including the Young Women in Public Affairs Award with the goal of encouraging more young women to participate in public and political life.

Zonta Club of Lincoln sponsors the Golden Z Club of the University of Illinois with the mission of assisting university students in developing leadership skills, exploring career options, and participating in local and international community service projects.

The local club also participates in the “Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women”, a Zonta International campaign to raise awareness of and increase actions to end violence against women and girls around the world. Several other service and advocacy projects are also completed each year by the local club.

If you are interested in learning more or joining as a member, contact Marilyn Armbrust at 217-671-4820 or [e-mail].

Founded in 1919, Zonta International has more than 30,000 members belonging to more than 1,200 Zonta Clubs in 67 countries and geographic areas. The Zonta Club of Lincoln is a member of Area Three of District 6 of Zonta International and was chartered on May 1, 1957.

[Lisa Kramer]