History of Zonta Club of Taichung

Zonta Club of TAICHUNG was founded on May 9th, 1972 by Kuo-Siu Chang. Kuo-Siu Chang was a former legislator and founder and president of National Chin-Yi University of Technology in Taiwan. Currently, Zonta Club of TAICHUNG has 34 active members who are dedicated and passionate about working to advance the progress of women in society. Our members hail from a diverse background, including government officials, corporate executives and professionals with highly successful careers across many industries. Current members include Chin-Fong Yeh, the former Governor of District 26 (2002-2004) and Minister of Interior; Shu-Cheng Lin Chen, Executive Director of HueiMing School for the Blind; and Lin-Lan Tsai, policy advisor to President Ma.

Zonta Club of TAICHUNG has steadfastly adhered to Zonta International’s missions, consistently making efforts to achieve Zonta International’s Biennial Goals. In recent years, Zonta Club of TAICHUNG reached the goal of full contribution to Zonta International Foundation, with District 31, Area 2 attaining top ranking. In particular, Zonta member Shu-Cheng Lin Chen was recognized at the Zonta Convention in Melbourne for her generous $20,000 USD donation to Zonta International Foundation.

Zonta Club of TAICHUNG is committed to the prevention of violence against women. To this end, we organize educational seminars and distribute prevention of violence against women educational materials at local community events. Zonta Club of TAICHUNG also makes financial donations to other local organizations dedicated to prevention of violence against women, school for the blind and children’s orphanages. Recently, Zonta ZC of TAICHUNG donated a passenger van with special mobility access to the TaiChung City government, enabling residents with special mobility needs to have available free transportation to hospitals and medical clinics. Zonta Club TAICHUNG believes the most effective method to advance the status of women in society is through education. Therefore, we also offer several need-based scholarships to outstanding students with high potential.

The 2014 goals for Zonta Club of TAICHUNG are to set up the Z Club and to grow our membership. This will enable Zonta Club of TAICHUNG to continue to serve the community.