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Maelyn Carter, 2026 YWLA Recipient
We are proud and excited to announce the winner of the 2026 Young Women in Leadership Award – Maelyn Carter! Please read her bio below and see just how accomplished she already is – we can’t wait to see what’s … Continue reading
Groucho’s Deli Gives Back
Join Zonta at Groucho’s Deli at 4717 Forest Drive for a tasty night out to help support our outreach programs and scholarship funds. We will have members there to answer questions and hand out some swag. Thursday, June 18 2026 … Continue reading
International Women’s Day Event 2026
Join Zonta Club of Columbia at the Cathy Novinger Girl Scout Leadershio Center as we celebrate the work of Zonta and the amazing women in our community that are making things happen everyday all while raising funds for our scholarship … Continue reading
4th Annual Human Trafficking Symposium
Our 4th Annual Human Trafficking Symposium on January 27th 2026 was a rousing success, with a Welcome by Columbia College President Dr. Dozier before a viewing of the documentary A Slave in Your Backyard detailing Human Trafficking activities occurring throughout … Continue reading
Annie Navarro winner of the 2025 Women In Business Leadership Award!
Congratulations to Annie Navarro for winning the 2025 Women In Business Leadership Award! A 1st year graduate student at the University of South Carolina, Annie is working on a dual Masters of Business Administration AND Masters of Sports and Entertainment! … Continue reading
27th Annual Silent Witness Ceremony – October 2024
Several members of the club attended the 27th Annual Silent Witness Ceremony on October 1st 2024 at the State Capital in Columbia. Led by Attorney General Alan Wilson, there was a survivor speech, beautiful songs of hope by USC singers and … Continue reading
Area 2 Meeting, May 2024
On May 3rd and 4th, 2024 several members of the Columbia club traveled to Beaufort SC for our Area 2 Meeting. Here they got to meet and reconnect with club members from Miami Lakes FL to Franklin NC as well … Continue reading
International Women’s Day on March 8
Please join the Zonta Club of Columbia to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8, 2024, 6pm – 8pmRegistration begins at 5:30pm at the Cathy Novinger Girl Scout Leadership Center, 1107 Williams St, Columbia, SC 29201$20 tickets include hors d’oeuvres … Continue reading
Zonta Club of Columbia Installs New Officers
At the June membership meeting, a new slate of officers were installed and new members were inducted. Pictured are Melissa Clements (new member), Pam Imm (incoming president), Marilyn Matheus (incoming vice-president), Melanie Matthews (incoming secretary), Nora Hayden (immediate past president), … Continue reading
Zonta Representatives Attend SC AG’s Program Announcement
The Zonta Club of Columbia was in attendance at the Attorney General’s press conference to announce a new program called TrafficProofSC to educate teens about the threats and realities of human trafficking in the state. The effort will begin with a four-part curriculum … Continue reading






