Our Story
Zonta District and International Participation
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Several members of the Zonta Club of Joliet Area have held Zonta International and Zonta District Offices:
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Wanda Onstad served as the International Membership Chair (1989 -1990),
on the International Membership Committee (1990 to 1992) and
as District Secretary (1986-1987)
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Dianna Gliwa served as Zonta District Governor (1986-1988) and
Lt. Gov. (1984-1986), as well as Area 5 Director (1982-1983)
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Mary Baudino served as District Secretary (2010-2012)
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Bonnie McElroy served as District 6, Area 5 Director
Annual Advocacy Events Joliet Club Sponsors or Participates In:
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Will County’s Take Back the Night March & Rally
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Guardian Angel Community Services’ Walk a Mile in Her Shoes campaign
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Women’s & Girl’s Health Expos with our local chapter of the National Hook-Up of Black Women
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The United Nations’ International Women’s Day: The city of Joliet and the village of Plainfield proclamation honor
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Sixteen Days of Activism: Zonta Says No To Violence Against Women awareness campaign from November 25 to December 10
"I was always a Zontian, even before I ever knew what Zonta represented... an international sisterhood dedicated to the status and contributions of women."
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- Dr. Patricia Lynn Miller