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Zonta ADK teams up with local business for fundraiser

LAKE PLACID — Zonta ADK announced Tuesday that the group is partnering with a local business this month to raise awareness about domestic violence. The club is also hosting two annual events.

For the entire month of October, Zonta ADK is partnering with Pure Placid to help bring awareness and raise funds for the Zonta Says NO to Violence Against Women Campaign. Through this campaign, Zonta members and allies aim to advocate for those who have suffered gender-based violence. Proceeds from the sale of a specially-created “Zonta Says No” candle will go towards projects that assist women in need, including the bulk donation of menstrual products to area food pantries, microgrants to local women and educational opportunities for women and girls in need, such as local scholarships.

On Sunday, Oct. 16, the club will once again hold its annual Free the Girls bra drive. From noon to 2 p.m., the club will collect gently used and new bras of all sizes and styles in the parking lot at St. Agnes School in Lake Placid to help women rescued from sex trafficking who seek to reintegrate into “normal” life. With the bras collected, women in countries such as El Salvador, Mozambique and Costa Rica will start their own businesses selling the bras in the second-hand market with the help of the nonprofit Free the Girls.

Zonta ADK’s third annual Halloween Decorating Contest is also happening this month. Entry is free and should feature indoor or outdoor Halloween decorations. Details can be found on the Zonta ADK Facebook page. Entrants must simply “like” the club’s Facebook page and email a photo of their decorations to adirondacks@zontadistrict2.org before Oct. 22. Winner will be the “fan favorite” as voted on the Zonta Club’s Facebook page between Oct. 23-25. The prize must be picked up in Lake Placid and cannot be mailed.

Zonta Club of the Adirondacks is a charitable organization with the mission of advancing gender equality.

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