ZONTA CLUB OF MID-MARYLAND

Annual Fundraiser Virtual 5K Walk/Run Zonta Club of Mid-Maryland is a 501(c)(4) non-profit service organization and The NEHE Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Both organizations are committed to advancing the economic, educational, legal, political, and professional status of women in Maryland through local service projects, advocacy, and scholarships. The Zonta Club of Mid-Maryland, chartered on May 5, 2016, is one of over 1,200 clubs of Zonta International, located in 66 countries, working to empower women through service and advocacy in the local community, as well as internationally. Zonta International, founded in 1919, is a global network of approximately 30,000 professionals working to empower women through service and advocacy. Zonta International envisions a world in which women's rights are recognized as human rights; and no women lives in fear of violence. The Zonta Club of Mid-Maryland, which has won district awards for service and advocacy, supports its programs and projects through grants and its annual fundraiser to help survivors of domestic violence, sponsor human trafficking initiatives, and provide college scholarships.