Zonta Club to Hold Annual Brunch, Fashion Show

A club whose mission is to improve the status of women around the world will celebrate its 85th anniversary with a spring fundraiser, brunch and fashion show April 9.

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Zonta Club of Westchester will hold the event at Beckwith Pointe, 200 Davenport Rd. in New Rochelle from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Organizers said this is the 17th edition of the show, at which the club has distributed more than 25 scholarships to Westchester women who are beginning college or returning to school after raising families.

Alice Massa will be honored with the Zontian of the Year Award, presented by state Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson.

Zonta’s local and international projects include Young Women in Public Affairs Scholarship for Westchester High School Students; Aiding victims of trafficking; Prevention of Mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Rwanda; Voices against Violence in Vietnam, and many other advocacy efforts on behalf of women.

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