Welcome to Zonta International District 5
Governor's Message
Welcome to our District 5 website! With our 100th birthday celebration coming up, Zonta was founded in 1919 in Buffalo, New York. The word “Zonta” is Lakota Sioux Indian meaning “honest and trustworthy”. Zonta International is a global service organization of executives in business and the professions working together to advance the status of women through service and advocacy. Zonta International has over 32,000 members in 1,231 Clubs in 67 countries around the world.
District 5 includes the geographic areas of Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia. We have over 530 members in 17 Clubs. Zontians give generously of their time, talent and financial resources to our local communities and international service project through ZI. All projects and programs meet our mission and goals of improving the legal, political, economic, health, educational and professional status of women locally and globally. Clubs provide scholarships for young ladies advancing in the math and sciences, support domestic violence survivors and organizations and promote justice and universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms through human trafficking awareness, rescue and recovery efforts to name a few projects and programs that District 5 Clubs are involved in. Each Club determines what service projects, that align with ZI’s mission and goals, will best serve their local communities.
We welcome you to visit our website to learn more about Zonta International, District 5’s Clubs and our fellow Zontians! Please do not hesitate to contact us if you should have any questions or would like to learn more about joining a Club near you!
Amy F. Grubbe
Governor,
District 5
