Service Projects

Service, dedication and loyalty are the strengths of the Zonta Club of Rochester. Our Club members are always eager to help local agencies who support Zonta’s mission of advancing the status of women.

March is always an exciting meeting! This is when the Zonta Rochester Foundation gives out our grants to our local community in need. We work hard all year with our Fundraisers to provide for these grants, and many local agencies apply every year! We also participate in service projects with area not-for-profit agencies.

In March 2026 we provided $8,880 in local grants to: Angels of Mercy: Maintaining Dignity Grant Total $2,000; St. Joseph's Neighborhood Center: Support for Female-Focused Mental Health Provider Grant Total $1,500; Friendship Children's Center: Empowering Moms and Their Daughters Grant Total $1,450; Our Blend Coffee & Roastery: New Location Buildout Grant Total $2,000; and The Next Generation and You: Educator Respite Retreat Grant Total $1,930.

Zonta International: We also provided $4,620 in grant funding to four of Zonta International's funds: International Service Fund, Amelia Earhart Fellowship Fund, Young Women in Leadership Award Fund, and The Rose Fund. Please see www.zonta.org for the purpose of these grants.

Some of the additional service initiatives that we have engaged in over the past few years include:

• Supporting women’s shelters by collecting personal care items.
•  Providing registration and auction assistance at the fundraising events of local agencies.
• Adopt a local family during the winter holiday months

DONATIONS VARY BY AGENCY NEED. RECENTLY COLLECTED ITEMS INCLUDE:

• Personal care items (toiletries)
• Sweatsuits, coats, hats, gloves (various sizes)
• Paper products (paper towels, toilet paper)
• Feminine Care Products
• Cleaning supplies
• Office supplies

As you can see Zonta's mission is all about giving and serving to help make our community as well as our world a much safer, freer, equal place for all!

If you would like to donate to help our mission in helping those in Rochester NY, please email [email protected] .