Welcome to . . .

the Zonta Club of Guelph, part of Zonta International, a worldwide service organization of executives in business and the professions working together since 1919 to advance the status of women. The Zonta Club of Guelph was founded in 1979. The club invites you to visit our site to learn more about our club, our fund raising initiatives and how you can become a member.

Special Announcements/Upcoming/Past Events

Betty Thompson Golf Classic (2012) -- The 15th annual golf classic is scheduled for May 24, 2012.  To register a team, complete our registration form.

International Women's Day (IWD) Breakfast (March 8, 2012) -- The Guelph club kicked off IWD celebrations with a breakfast featuring keynote speaker, Janet Wilson, Eden Mills prize winning author, artist, and activist. Her topic: Empowering girls can improve the world. See the full story in the Guelph Mercury.

International Women's Day (IWD) Women on the Bridge (March 8, 2012) -- The Guelph club teamed up with other local organizations that support women's causes to participate in this internationally recognized event. Watch the video.

Birthing Kit Assembly --  The next assembly will occur on March 31, 2012 at 9am, Langs Community Health Centre, Cambridge.

Birthing Kit Assembly -- The Guelph club teamed up with the Cambridge club on November 6, 2010 to assembly 1000 birthing kits. Our kits will be added to 3000 other kits from the KW, Stratford and Brampton-Caledon clubs for a total of 4000 and will be taken to Haiti by the Mennonite Central Committee for distribution in December.  

What is a Birthing Kit? One hundred and twenty million women give birth every year, 86% deliver in developing countries, 60 million of these are women who either have the assistance of a Traditional Birth Attendant or no assistance at all. Half a million women die annually, many from infection, tetanus and other complications. For every woman who dies in childbirth, around another 30 women (15 million) incur injuries and infections, many of which are often painful, disabling, embarrassing and lifelong.

Birthing Kits save lives and reduces suffering by providing for a clean birth.