A community group known for serving other women recognised its own contribution this week.
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The Zonta Club of Launceston held a civic reception to celebrate 40 years of operation.
Tasmanian Governor Kate Warner was the special guest at the event, held on Tuesday at the Launceston Town Hall.
Zonta was founded in Buffalo, New York in 1919.
Now, it is a global organisation of nearly 30,000 members in 1200 Zonta Clubs in 66 countries.
The Launceston Club was started in 1977, 58 years after the original club was founded in the US.
The international organisation has ties to the United Nations. It will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2019.
The Launceston Zonta club advocates for women and girls through monetary support for scholarships and fundraising.
Clubs all over the world also prepare birthing kits that are sent to third world countries.
Each member of the Launceston Zonta Club has her own reasons for joining the club, but all of them stem from a desire to give back to their local community and help other women.
“We all have a different sense of purpose but we come under a common banner,” Tasmania president Christine Hepburn said.
“We all want to do something in the community, in some way, but we all have different motivations that tap into our interests and who we are.”
The Launceston Zonta Club has a meeting once a month, that goes for two hours, and they try to schedule a fundraising activity or event once every six weeks.