Zonta Club of Grand Island: 'Flapjack Fundraiser' May 19 at Applebee's

Women’s advocacy group to award scholarships in June

The Zonta Club of Grand Island plans a “Flapjack Fundraiser” from 8-10 a.m. Sunday, May 19, at Applebee’s restaurant, 1608 Military Road, Niagara Falls.

Tickets cost $10 each. On the menu will be pancakes, bacon, juice and coffee, and the theme is “Short Stacks for a Tall Cause.”

Proceeds from the fundraiser will go toward Zonta’s scholarship program, as well as to help other charitable groups that Zonta supports, including the Neighbors Foundation, Relay For Life, Grand Island’s Miracle League and St. Vincent DePaul.

To buy tickets, contact Andrea Moreau, [email protected] or any Grand Island Zonta member

The Zonta club will be awarding its annual scholarships this June to Grand Island women. Since its founding in 1958, the local club has awarded more than $126,000 in local scholarships.

Zonta International is a worldwide organization that has empowered women and girls through service and advocacy for a century. It was founded in 1919 in Buffalo by a group of forward-thinking women who were not satisfied with the predominantly social nature of many women’s organizations. Instead, Zonta’s founders established a women’s service organization to advocate for laws and policies that ensure gender equality and help every woman and girl realize her full potential.

Zonta International is a nongovernmental organization with general consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.