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Zonta Commemorative Days
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Summary
Zonta Rose Day (Mar 8), International Day of the Girl (Oct 11), Zonta International Founding Day (Nov 8) and the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (Nov 25 – Dec 10).
Key days that Zonta International and our club observe every year. The countdown below shows how many days until the next one.
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2026.11/8
Zonta International Founding Day
Zonta International was founded on November 8, 1919, in Buffalo, New York. Every November is also Every Member Every November giving month.
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2026.11/25–12/10
Zonta Says NO · 16 Days of Activism
We join the international 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (Nov 25 – Dec 10) with Zonta Says NO to Violence activities.
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2027.3/8
Zonta Rose Day
Shared with International Women’s Day. Since 1999, Zontians worldwide have given out yellow roses in public places with information about Zonta and issues affecting women’s lives.
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2027.10/11
International Day of the Girl
Inspired by the 2009 “Because I am a Girl” campaign, the UN General Assembly declared October 11 the International Day of the Girl in 2011, focusing on girls’ education, health and safety, and ending child marriage and gender-based violence.

