ZONTA
CLUB OF GLENS FALLS
Foundation 501(c)(3)
BUILD A BETTER WORLD FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS
Serving our community since 1924
Member of Zonta International
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Mission
Zonta international is a leading global organization of individuals, empowering women worldwide, through service and advocacy.
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Vision
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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.​
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In such a world, no woman lives in fear of violence.
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About Us
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Many of us wonder how one person can make a difference, but each of us has the ability to help create change. That is the mission of Zonta as a group, we work together to make a difference in as many lives as possible. Help us to continue with our mission of support and be the change we all want in the world.
Upcoming Events
2025 ZONTA District 2 Conference
October 28, 2025
Member Meeting ​​​
5:00pm Bogey's Pub & Grill
November 18, 2025
Member Meeting ​​​
5:00pm Bogey's Pub & Grill
Zonta Club of Glens Falls won the Governor’s Bowl at Conference. The bowl is awarded to the club with the most members attending the District 2 Conference.
New Member
Zonta District 2 Governor Lorraine Abess , new member Laura Vesey Rozell and Vice President Elizabeth Connolly,
Laura Vesey Rozell was inducted as a member at the September 23 dinner meeting. Laura was born and raised in Long Island, NY. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Special Education and her Masters in Learning Disabilities. She taught for 33 years in special education, with 27 years at South Glens Falls Central School District. Laura is married and has three grown children. She loves animals. Laura has a horse and two furry grand babies and is a puppy sitter for the Guiding Eyes for the Blind. Following retirement, she substituted for a number of years but has now given that up to enjoy traveling and other new adventures ….like Zonta. A few of her interests are horseback riding, kayaking, cross country skiing, bike rides as well as daily walks, meditation and yoga. We are very excited to have Laura join our group.
Long Term Members
Barb O'Connor - 15 years
Fran Bowen - 30 Years
Dawn Judkins - 15 Years
Kathleen LaBelle - 30 years
Honored but not present:
Kate Hogan - 10 years
Peggy Hurlburt - 10 years
Carolyn Mandela - 5 years
2025-2026 Zonta Community
Partners Program
We value our Community Partners as generous donors. Your gifts help us strengthen our mission and our community impact.
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ZONTA Guest Speaker
Zontian Janice Norman, District 2 Governor Lorraine Abess, and Guest Speaker Brenda Vitek
Brenda Vitek was the speaker for the September Zonta meeting. She ia a breast cancer survivor who enrolled in the YMCA LIVESTRONG program as a proactive measure to deal with her diagnosis. The program was so helpful to her that she volunteered as a mentor the very next session. With encouragement, she then trained as a certified LIVESTRONG Instuctor. Currently she coaches at the Glens Falls YMCA.
Lake George Dinner Theater
Members of The Zonta Club of Glens Falls and their guests recently attended a performance of The Lake George Dinner Theatre. The show was a comedy titled “Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help “. It was the 10 th Annual Fundraiser for the Club. Holiday Inn returns $10.00 for each ticket Zonta sells. A profit of $360.00 was
made from the event.
Frances Bowen, Event Chair
ZONTA'S
24th Annual Women's Golf Tournament
Sponsors
The members of ZONTA Glens Falls, would like to thank the generous sponsors that helped to make our Annual Women's Golf Tournament a success. Your generosity continues to remind us, that as a community we can do great things together.
Zonta Provides Free Period Products
at Crandall Public Library
The Zonta Club of Glens Falls is providing Free Period Products through a partnership with Crandall Public Library. Three “fee free” pad and tampon dispensers have been installed in selected restrooms at the Library. Zonta’s goal is to provide these necessary products to women and girls in our community.
As an integral part of our community, the Library provides an optimal location to launch this initiative in support of women’s everyday needs, addressing the problem of “Period Poverty” which impacts 50 million people in the United States. Cost and access to these necessary products burdens women in all communities.
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The Club sponsors this program as another step in its goal to “Build a Better World for Women and Girls”. Organic products and dispensers were purchase from Aunt Flow-a woman owned company. www.goauntflow.com
Colette Brennan, Zonta Foundation Board VP and Kathleen U. Naftaly, Crandall Library Director
Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women
Zonta's worldwide campaign to Say No to Violence Against Women and Girls begins on November 25th, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and ends on December 10th, Human Rights Day. We believe no women or girl should live in fear of violence.
Zonta Support
Thank you to all our supporters who have rallied behind the Zonta Club of Glens Falls. We are optimistic that we will continue to receive support in our mission to improve the lives of women and girls locally and globally.
We are better, working together.
Please consider a charitable donation to Zonta today.
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THANK YOU!
PAYPAL AND CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED
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Zonta USA Caucus - for more information about the status of the ERA and action to be taken go to https://zontausa.org/what-we-do/equal-rights-amendment/
Visit Take Action with Zonta for news, and to see the many different ways people are helping in their communities around the world.
last updated 10-23-25
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