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Zonta Celebrates Successful “Peek at the Unique”

On Saturday, March 15, the Zonta Club of Sanibel-Captiva hosted the 2025 “Peek at the Unique,” a follow-up to last year’s successful return of this much-loved annual event.  The annual guided home tour, first launched in 2002, raises funds to help make life better for women and girls in Southwest Florida and around the world through Zonta International.

The event sold out early, with buses added to bring the total number of “Peekers” to more than 260.  A force of over 50 volunteers—Zontians, their friends and family members, plus members of the SanCap Kiwanis, provided help and support along the way as greeters, guides in the homes, even parking attendants.  At home base, the Sanibel Community House, a colorful raffle table plus auction items added to the proceeds, along with delicious treats provided by Pinocchio’s Original Italian Ice Cream.

Under sunny skies, the 2025 “Peek,” with a theme of Showcasing Sanibel Resilience, topped last year’s numbers and was again a hit with supporters old and new.  The flexible bus schedule allowed guests the opportunity to stay longer, if they wished, or leave sooner from each property.  Guests rode on comfortable air-conditioned buses to four unique homes,

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Zonta to Hold Spring Collection Day on April 12th

• Rethreaded –Rethreaded, based since 2010 in Jacksonville, helps survivors of human trafficking to regain self esteem and become productive members of society by creating clothing items and accessories made from recycled t-shirts. Zonta Club of Sanibel-Captiva is joining our fellow Zonta District 11 Clubs in collecting for Rethreaded. 
  • Old and Previously Loved T-Shirts

• Healing Stitches (Formerly OILE) –The O.I.L.E.

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Save the Date for Upcoming Events

Zonta to Hold Fall Collection Day

• Dress for Success SWFL
  • Career wear (suits, dresses, jeans, blouses, blazers, etc.)
  • Purses
  • Shoes
  • Jewelry
• FISH of SANCAP
  • Canned Goods – Tuna, Chicken, Fruits
  • Peanut Butter
  • Paper Towels
  • Toilet Paper
• Healing Stitches (Formerly OILE)
  • Fabric
  • Scissors
  • Thread
• ACT | Abuse Counseling and Treatment, Inc.
  • Diapers and Wipes
  • Towels and Wash Cloths
  • Pillows and Pillow Cases
  • Twin Size Blankets &

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2024-2025 Zonta Year Begins

The Zonta year of service and advocacy begins annually in June. The Zonta Club of Sanibel-Captiva’s 2024-25 year was ushered in recently with an installation ceremony at St. Michael and All Angels Church, where the presidency of both the Club and the grant-awarding Zonta Foundation of Southwest Florida passed from President Nori Ann Reed to new President Taryn  Manning.  The Club’s and Foundation’s new officers and boards were sworn in as well.

Chartered in 1987, the San-Cap club has a rich history of community engagement, ranging from advocating awareness of such issues as human trafficking and violence against women, to raising funds through its recently-returned house tour “Peek at the Unique,” to providing hundreds of hours of volunteer service and hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants to area non-profits that share its mission of making the world a better place for women and girls.

For more information on the Zonta Club of Sanibel-Captiva and to donate, visit https://zontasancap.com/donate/ 

Caption:  Left to right Zonta San-Cap 2024-25 Board members Karen Pati, Treasurer; Joanne Marriott, member-at-large; Taryn Manning, President; Kate Stone Pujol, member-at-large. Judy Langley, Zonta Area 6 Director.  Missing from the photo: Kate Sergeant,

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Zonta to Hold 2024 Collection Day

Following the successful return of “Peek at the Unique,” the fundraising tour held March 16, the Zonta Club of Sanibel-Captiva turns its attention to service.  The club’s 7^th annual Community Collection Day is set for Saturday, April 20, 9 am – noon at a new location, the Sanibel Rec Center, 3880 San-Cap Road.

Not held in 2023 due to Hurricane Ian, the otherwise annual event benefits local non-profits with which the club has a service relationship, and whose work builds better lives for women and girls.

Bring gently-used and new items for these groups to use in their mission to empower women, a goal shared with Zonta.  Clean out closets and easily drop off donations to help women in our community.  With just three organizations the focus of this year’s collection, here is a partial list of requested items:

Dress for Success: Professional attire (blouses, slacks, skirts, dresses, blazers and suits); handbags and jewelry.  Also new (with tags) women’s underwear, plus maternity clothing, scrubs and uniforms; new unopened cosmetics and hygiene products.  Especially needed are professional-type shoes sizes 7-12.  All items laundered or dry cleaned, bagged or on hangers if possible.

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