Zonta Club of Petoskey Area

Holiday Party
2024-12-05 11:30 - 13:30 UTC | Palette Bistro, 321 Bay St, Petoskey, MI, 49770
Come one, come all to the Zonta Club of Petoskey annual holiday party, Thursday, December 5, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm at Palette Bistro in downtown Petoskey. This is a gift to our club for all of your hard work throughout the year!
There will be great food and fellowship, plus fun and games. Poinsettias have once again been generously donated by Petoskey Plastics.
Also, remember that we are collecting donations for Northmen Den at the party. Click here for a list of items to bring. Please no glass bottles.
Please make sure that you RSVP to Laura Taylor as soon as possible so that we have the right count of people attending.

Program Meeting
2025-01-02 12:00 - 13:00 | First Presbyterian Church, 501 E Mitchell St, Petoskey, MI, 49770
Sherry McGuffin will be our program speaker on January 2, focusing on the advocacy efforts of Zonta International. She will be speaking on Zontian Biennial goals. We will learn what we can do concerning violence against women, climate justice, women in decision making, and educational equality. We will learn how to turn local actions into global connections.
The meeting will be at noon at First Presbyterian Church of Petoskey in the Westminster Room. Brown bag lunch.

Business Meeting
2025-01-16 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-02-20 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-20 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-04-03 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-05-15 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-06-19 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-08-21 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-18 12:00 - 13:00 and 2 more dates | First Presbyterian Church, 501 E Mitchell St, Petoskey, MI, 49770
The meeting will be at noon at First Presbyterian Church of Petoskey in the Westminster Room. Brown bag lunch.

Timberwolves Basketball Game - Hunger Games
2025-01-29 17:30 - 21:00 | NCMC Petoskey Plastics Arena
As a thank you for all of the support Zonta has provided North Central Michigan College over the years, NCMC would love to extend a warm invitation to all Zontians and their family to attend a Timberwolves Basketball Game on January 29th. The Women’s Game starts at 5:30p and Men’s Basketball tips off at 7:30. Please see the link below to RSVP. Family and partners are welcome!
Registration Link
Women’s game: 5:30 p.m.
Men’s game: 7:30 p.m.

Here’s how you can participate:

Donate: Bring non-perishable food items to the games. Donations will support North Central’s Campus Cupboard, our on-campus food pantry available to any North Central student.

Most needed items include toiletry and personal hygiene items, boxed meals, pasta, and canned fruits/veggies.

Attend: Enjoy free admission to both games with your food donation.
Support: Encourage students and community members to participate in this worthy cause. Follow the Timberwolves on social media (@ncmctimberwolves on FB & IG) and share posts promoting the event.

Program Meeting
2025-02-06 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-03-06 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-06-05 12:00 - 13:00 | First Presbyterian Church, 501 E Mitchell St, Petoskey, MI, 49770

Program Meeting
2025-04-17 12:00 - 13:00 | First Presbyterian Church, 501 E Mitchell St, Petoskey, MI, 49770
The meeting will be at noon at First Presbyterian Church of Petoskey in the Westminster Room. Brown bag lunch.
We will host our grantees and present checks.

Program Meeting
2025-05-01 12:00 - 13:00 | First Presbyterian Church, 501 E Mitchell St, Petoskey, MI, 49770
The meeting will be at noon at First Presbyterian Church of Petoskey in the Westminster Room. Brown bag lunch. Val Meyerson, Library Director at Petoskey District Library will be discussing Rank Choice Voting with Rank MI Vote.

Fashion Show Meeting
2025-05-07 17:30 - 18:30 | MI
Held at Kathy’s house. Bring a snack to share. There is an alternative meeting on May 14; you do not have to attend both meetings.

Fashion Show Meeting
2025-05-14 17:30 - 18:30 | MI
Bring a snack to share. Alternate date for those who cannot attend 5/7. Held at Kathy’s house. You do not need to attend both meetings.

Program Meeting
2025-08-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Petoskey District Library Children’s Program Room
We are meeting in the Children’s Room at the Petoskey District Library. See you there at noon. You are still welcome to bring your lunch if you prefer. We will then take a tour of the Petoskey District Library and learn about library services and resources.

Program Meeting
2025-09-04 12:00 - 13:00 | Friendship Center, 1322 Anderson Rd, Petoskey, MI, 49770, United States
Our next meeting is this Thursday, September 4 at noon. We will be meeting at the Friendship Centers of Emmet County, 1322 Anderson Road, Petoskey. You will have the option to purchase lunch for $3. Menus is sliced ham, sweet potatoes, green beans, pineapple, and bread.

In addition to your usual RSVP process if you will be absent, please let Sherry know if you will attend so she can give them an estimated head count for a meeting space.

Program Meeting
2025-10-02 12:00 - 13:00 | First Presbyterian Church, 501 E Mitchell St, Petoskey, MI, 49770
We welcome Samantha Stites who will share her story of survival.
The meeting will be at noon at First Presbyterian Church of Petoskey in the Westminster Room. Brown bag lunch.

Join or Die Film Screening & Join Fair
2025-10-25 13:00 - 16:30 | Crooked Tree Arts Center Theater, 461 E Mitchell, Petoskey, MI, 49770, United States
Zonta will set up a table at this event.
A screening of the film “Join or Die”, that explores the importance of community and civic engagement, will be followed by a “Join Fair”.
In this Emmy-nominated feature documentary, follow the half-century story of America’s civic unraveling through the journey of legendary social scientist Robert Putnam, whose groundbreaking “Bowling Alone” research into America’s decades-long decline in community connections could hold the answers to our democracy’s present crisis.
Flanked by influential fans and scholars — from Priya Parker, Pete Buttigieg, and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to Jane McAlevey, Hillary Clinton, and Eddie Glaude Jr. — as well as inspiring groups building community in neighborhoods across the country, join Bob as he explores three urgent civic questions: What makes democracy work? Why is American democracy in crisis? And, most importantly… What can we do about it?
Offered in partnership with the Rotary Club of Petoskey.

53rd Annual Zonta Fashion Show
2025-11-01 11:00 - 14:00 | Bay Harbor Yacht Club, 4300 Vista Drive, Bay Harbor, MI, 49770
Zonta Club of Petoskey invites the public to their 53rd annual Fashion Show on Saturday, November 1 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Lange Center at Bay Harbor Yacht Club. The Fashion Show, themed “We Are Women. Hear Us Roar,” will present its full runway show and highlight the latest fall and winter fashions from more than 30 retailers in the Petoskey-Harbor Springs area, and include an elegant lunch, entertainment, a silent auction and a gift basket raffle. Michelle Chenard will be the featured performer for the event and Parker Marshall will be spinning the music!
This year all attendees will be entered into a drawing for a $2,500+ piece of diamond jewelry, generously donated by Arlington Jewelers.
Each year, Zonta Club of Petoskey gives more than $20,000 to organizations that improve the status of women and girls. The Fashion Show is the club’s primary fundraiser.
Tickets are $100 each and you can purchase tables of 6 or 8. Make your reservations starting August 1 online by clicking Buy Tickets Now. For those who wish to pay by check, please download this form. Please provide names of guests to Kathy Bardins, kbardins@outlook.com by October 10.
Come join us for fun, food, fashions and fabulous auction items and support our efforts to advance the status of women and girls.

Program Meeting
2025-11-06 12:00 - 13:00 | First Presbyterian Church, 501 E Mitchell St, Petoskey, MI, 49770
The meeting will be at noon at First Presbyterian Church of Petoskey in the Westminster Room. Brown bag lunch. Fashion show debrief and a presentation from member Kim Phelps about fall conference.

Business Meeting
2025-11-20 12:00 - 13:00 | MI

Fashion Show Debrief
2025-12-04 12:00 - 13:00 | First Presbyterian Church, 501 E Mitchell St, Petoskey, MI, 49770

Holiday Party
2025-12-11 11:30 - 13:00 | Palette Bistro, 321 Bay St, Petoskey, MI, 49770
HOLIDAY PARTY!!! Let’s get together for some good old fashioned merriment at Palette Bistro on Thursday, December 11 at 11:30. Appetizers and choice of entrée and non-alcoholic beverage included. Fun games and prizes too!

Program Meeting
2026-02-05 12:00 - 13:00 | First Presbyterian Church, 501 E Mitchell St, Petoskey, MI, 49770
We will be joined by members of the Leadership Little Traverse Class of 2026 to share with us an exciting new project they are helping support in the community.
Leadership Little Traverse (LLT) is a professional leadership program with a mission to inspire and prepare civic leaders in the Little Traverse Bay Region to take action and better our community. There are over 350 LLT alumni and this year’s class will be the 25th to complete the program.
Each year, LLT participants undertake a class-wide Community Service Project. Selected by the class, each project challenges the program’s emerging leaders to step-up and make a positive impact on the community.

The LLT class of 2026 selected to support InvestMitt Cooperative for this year’s project. InvestMitt Cooperative is a recently formed 501c(3) non-profit that serves to be a new “tool in the toolbox” to aid in the affordable housing crisis. InvestMitt aspires to acquire, manage, and develop local real estate – especially housing that is attainable for the local workforce – in Emmet and Charlevoix counties. InvestMitt also would like to be able to provide low-interest financing for projects that meet community housing needs, reduce development costs, and help make homes more affordable.

This organization is led by a local, volunteer Board of Directors and is focused on growing their Community Investment Fund (CIF) to help them achieve their goals. A CIF provides an option for more people – not just the wealthy few – to invest their money into a fund that will be used to collectively purchase and maintain community-serving properties. While new to our area, CIFs have proven successful across the country in helping communities address the affordable housing shortage problem.

Those interested in getting involved can become a member of the InvestMitt Cooperative for an annual minimum $25 contribution, or become an investor with a minimum investment of $500. Go to https://www.investmitt.org/donate to learn more and contribute!
