2025 Rose Day
March 8th marks International Women’s Day, and Zonta International joins the global celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
Each year the Zonta Club of Corvallis celebrates International Women’s Day by honoring local individuals and organizations who are furthering the Zonta mission in a specific way. For Rose Day 2025 our Service, Communication and Advocacy Committees have collaborated on a new plan to honor community members who have gone the extra mile to make the world a better place for women and girls.
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The 2025 Rose Day theme is
"Invest in Women-Accelerate Action"
Nominees are from one of 4 categories - Business, Leadership, Education, and Legislative, who deserve recognition for their outstanding contribution to women and girls this past year.
Our recipients this year are the following:
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Zonta Rose Day
Through the Years
The first Rose Day of the Zonta Club of Corvallis was on International Women's Day, March 8, 1999, as a way of honoring members in our community who make a difference. Each year, the Corvallis Zonta Club recognizes individuals and organizations that have made a significant contribution in the efforts to empower women or to provide leadership in addressing community social issues. Those selected are given a rose in celebration of their work.
The Service Committee organizes our Rose Day event. It selects a theme each year, accepts nominations from club members for the yellow roses, orders them, prepares them for delivery, and coordinates the deliveries. Each rose and bouquet includes a card thanking the individual or organization for its achievements : “On this International Women’s Day, the Zonta Club of Corvallis thanks you for …” Members volunteer to hand deliver the roses throughout Benton and Linn Counties.
PAST ROSE DAY HIGHLIGHTS
Previous Zonta Club of Corvallis Rose Day themes listed by year:
2024: Recognizing those individuals and organizations in our community making extraordinary efforts to bring awareness to and mitigate the impacts of climate change in our community.
2023: Recognizing individuals from the 2022 Grant Recipient agencies who have gone the extra mile to be of service to their agencies.
2022: Recognizing a person who helped each of us weather the months of the pandemic.
2021: Recognizing Individuals and Organizations that Provide Assistance for those Experiencing Hunger and Food Insecurity
2020: Recognizing Advocates and Leaders in Mental Health for Women and Children.
2019: Ending Homelessness: Recognizing Those Individuals and Organizations That Work Toward Reducing and Ultimately Ending Homelessness
2018: Those who address challenges and create opportunities in achieving gender equality and the improvement of women and girls.
2017: Empower and Celebrate Racial and Cultural Diversity
2016: Interaction Therapies Through Music, Art, and Animal-Assisted Recoveries and Care
2015: Youth Mental Health Services
2014: Elder Abuse
2013: Homelessness
2012: Hunger
2011: Human Trafficking
2010: Women’s Health Care
2009: Helping Women Who Are Returning to School
2008: Promoting Women’s Leadership
2007: Volunteers who Work to Improve Housing for Area Residents
2006: Volunteers Against Substance Abuse
2005: Volunteers Working to Reduce Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
2004: Hunger in Benton County
2003: Those Who Volunteer With People with Special Needs and Developmental Disabilities
2002: Volunteers for International Activities in Our Community and Around the World
2001: Recognizing the Difference You Make in the Lives of the Children You Touch
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