Zonta Club of Centralia-Chehalis

Thus, the Zonta Club of Centralia-Chehalis was born! Twenty members signed the original charter and in July 1972, Rose Kitchel attended the Zonta Interantional Convention in Portland as our first voting delegate. In 1994, Nancy Conrad died of cancer and the club established the Nancy Conrad Scholarship to Centralia College. In 1990, a second award/scholarship was created to honor Mary Jo Schwiesow

. In 1986, the tradition of honoriing outstanding club members was begun with the Zontian of the Year and Inspiration Awards. Donna Taylor was our first Zontian of the Year. Over the years, members have attended Zonta International Conventions all of ther country and world. Some of these places include: Portland, Washington D.C., Toronto, St. Louis, Detroit, Hawaii, New York City, Gothenburg, Sweden, and Turin, Italy. The list continues to grow. Club activities and efforts have included: donated pins to a Brownie troop, fire alarms to the Chehalis Fire Department, toys for Toys for Tots drive, and monetary gifts to Lewis County Food Bank and Meals on Wheels. We have dug wells in Sri Lanka, sent students to school in Malawi, and sent school supplies to Micronesia. We have partially funded the anti drug program at Jefferson-Lincoln school, the Special Olympics, flood relief in Lewis County and Louisiana, and the Lewis County Learning Center. The list continues as time goes on.