Zonta Club of Nanaimo- Bone China Tea for Osteoporosis;
- Antique Appraisal Show; the
- annual International Womens Day celebration,
- Young Women in Public Affairs Award for School District 68;
- reception for new Canadians at Citizenship Courts in Nanaimo;
Pearson College of the Pacific
Our club is usually given a house to connect with the students; we have been doing this since we chartered; we forward funds and gifts for the students and attend their One World concert in February. Zonta Red Gala Roopa's history is one of strength and perseverance and support; an orphan, she was depressed and not at all well; Dr. Hilda brought her to Prajna as she had been on her own since she was only nine years old. She is now a young educated woman with a career, a job in Graphic Design, and is getting married to a fine young man next month. This is one of your success stories, Zonta members, and both Dr. Hilda, the Headmistress, and Roopa send you all their heartfelt thanks. Young Women in Public Affairs
This is a District 8 project for the College situated at
October of this year we will be attending the Zonta District 8 Seminar in Victoria and visiting Pearson College for dinner and a tour on the Friday evening of Thanksgiving week end. This is an inspiring philosophy and an inspiring setting for a school. Students do not pay any fees to attend. They come from all countries and 20% of the student body is Canadian.
This event , the social spot to be in February every year; started out as Ladies in Red; this was often confused with another group; so we changed the name. This is new; we only held our first evening of red fun and fantasy back in 2004! Seems hard to believe, but we have had 3 of these occasions and our new member, Gwyn Amat, flies in from
Each year attendance has doubled and in 2006 we were able to assist the Heart and Stroke Foundation with an amount raised for them of $6.000. This is our health related project for the club and it is very good for raising the profile of the club in the community.
Citizenship Court 2007-08
Nine Citizenship Courts were held to welcome new Canadians in Nanaimo; hosted by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. The reception portion of the program is presented by the Zonta Club of Nanaimo members and volunteers.
There was an average of 55 new Canadians at each ceremony along with over 100 supporters of family and friends.
The newcomers originated from an average of 26 countries of birth; bringing a diversity and variety of skills, ages, religions and experience to the mix.
Refreshments are donated by a local grocer and include: Nanaimo bars and maple leaf cookies with juice/ coffee, etc.
Prajna May 2011
this is the photo of Roopa, our third student at the Prajna School and Counselling Centre in Mangalore, India. Lytta's sister, Enid, is presenting Roopa with her gold saree for her wedding, which she has received from her "Zonta Aunties" in Nanaimo. The gift also includes lovely gold sandals, a pressure cooker and assorted ktichen appliances; all for her wedding the end of June. 
This award was started in 1996 with the first award to Danielle Gauthier of Woodlands and the second to Diana Stech of Wellington Secondary. This is a most successful program and this past year we had 2 young women from
Race Relations
This program , a partnership with the Central Vancouver Island Multicultural Society is now in its 8th year and there are now 3 awards to be handed out: two young women from NDSS and one from
Malaspina University College
We have funded bursaries, scholarships and now we are increasing our commitment to our Zonta Endowment Fund. This has been a long term goal; we are attacking this goal with determination and vision. We hope to raise the amounts in all three programs.
