A charter was granted to Zonta Club of Olympia on October 10, 1928. Zonta International is a nonprofit service organization, and the following are some of it’s objectives:

	To encourage high ethical standards in business and professions.
	To improve the legal, political, economic, and professional status of women.
	To work for the advancement of understanding, goodwill and peace through a world fellowship of executives in business and professions, united in the Zonta ideal of service.

Zonta Club of Olympia has approximately forty members, professional and executive women who attend as many meetings as their profession allows. Our club’s current focus is to work to lesson violence against women and children.

The Club meets three Thursday s each month at noon, and one evening meeting on the first Thursday. The Board meets the second Thursday, and a business meeting is held the Dues speakers are present at various meetings.

The Olympia Club has been in the forefront of the fight against trafficking in women and children, and has helped to establish the first laws in the state of Washington against the crime.

International Service Projects of the Club include the fight against trafficking of women and children in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and eradicating violence against women.

Past local service projects of the club include: the Salvation Army, St. Peter Hospital Children’s Sexual Assault Clinic, Safeplace, YWCA, Senior Service S.T.A.R.S program, Monarch Therapeutic Children’s Program, and Child Care and Educational Services- Kinship Program.

Two Scholarship are awarded each year: The Doris Drees Scholarship for women returning to school at South Puget Sound Community College and the Young Women in Public Affairs Scholarship for young women entering public affairs or policy-making fields.

Funds are raised through various events such as an annual auction dinner, and a food booth during Lakefair.