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Zonta Club of Mankato
Register for the Zonta style show!
Join the Zonta Club of Mankato for their annual Style Show which raises funds to support women's rights and access in our community.
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The Fall Fashionista Zonta Style Show will take place at The Venue in Mankato on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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Doors open at 4pm so that attendees can shop from our vendors before dinner opens at 5:30pm.
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The Style Show and Live Auction will be held from 6:45-8:30pm.
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Funds that are raised from the Style Show go towards CADA, Life-Work Planning Center, and the Bravo Zulu House and directly support our mission of ending violence against women, expanding access to education, and advocating for gender equity.
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More information will come on the full schedule via email prior to the event.
Congratulations to our scholarship recipients!
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our year in review
Zonta Club of Mankato had a robust and exciting year in 2025-2026! Check out some of the highlights below.
august
​Zonta Club of Mankato attended the District Conference in Cape Girardeau, Missouri with Shelley Schultz and Judy Ringler Mountain in attendance.
september
We hosted our annual Zonta Style Show on Wednesday, September 17, 2025 with the theme “Steppin’ into Fashion”. Thanks to the leadership of our co-chairs, Vicki Peterson and Pam DeMarce we were able to raise enough money to donate to CADA, YWCA Mankato, and Life Work Planning. We also were able to partner with Alpha Chi Omega to facilitate our live auction.
November/December
16 Days of Activism was kicked off with an honoring candlelight vigil at First Congregational United Church of Christ in recognition of those that lost their lives to domestic violence.
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The Zonta Club of Mankato gathered together to package holiday gift bags to Life Works Planning, which included a variety of donated items from community partners.
january
Led by Sesamae Glackler-Riquelme, we were able to sponsor a Period Pantry. We collected feminine hygiene products at several locations in Mankato to fill the pantry.
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Funds from the Style Show were distributed to the three recipients, Life Work Planning, YWCA Mankato, and CADA. Each were awarded $6500 to use for services that help women in the Greater-Mankato community.
October
Zonta purchased a banner for our “Say No to Violence” campaign.
february
We kicked off our February meeting with a presentation from Heather Gordon and Tim Murry with the Bravo Zulu organization. They discussed their successful build of a recovery house in the Fall of 2025 and their plans for the first female-only recovery house in 2026-2027.
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April
10 Zonta members attended the YWCA Mankato’s Women of Distinction event. Hayley Goddard was the MC for the program and one of our newest members. ​
Pam DeMarce, Pat Thompson, Judy Ringler Mountain, and Hayley Goddard attended the Young Women in Business Gala hosted by the student group from MSU.
April continued
Six members of the Zonta Club of Mankato attended the Area 1 and 3 meeting in Minneapolis . Maureen Gustufson represented the Zonta Club of Mankato as the featured speaker for the event.
Sesamae Glackler-Riquelme received the Zonta Spirit award by Govenor Jane Austin.
Zonta members volunteered for the bowling and bingo event for the Jonathan Zierdt Cancer Fund.
may
Pat Thompson organized a service project at the Wooden Spoon. Members, Kris Wuller, Hayley Goddard, Amy Sinning, and Shelley Schultz assisted with packaging squash, as well as washing and cracking eggs.
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International Twinning Program pairing announced with Zisters from Zonta Club of Torino, Italy.