University School of Milwaukee Z Club
Dependent upon the school and advisor schedule
Club E-mail
Our Club Story
The idea to form a Z Club at USM started with Wynter Maitland ’26, who previously attended a school in New York that had one. “I thought maybe I could start one here, since it really aligns with a lot of the stuff we do here at school. And also because there's not really anything for girls to come together at USM, so I felt it was a good opportunity to start something new.” Maitland recruited help from her friend, Lauren Stone ’26, to launch Z Club. They began by contacting the Zonta Club of Milwaukee to see how they could get a student group going at USM. “I was very impressed by both of these young women and the professional manner in which they approached the process,” said Carol Mangold, president of the Zonta Club of Milwaukee. USM’s Z Club is
the first one in southeastern Wisconsin. “Having a Z Club at University School of Milwaukee is a very important milestone for our organization and our district,” said Isabel Vidal, district six governor of Zonta Club of Lincoln, Illinois. “You identified unique opportunities early on for service projects, and I can't tell you how wonderful and exciting those are. We
want to help your club make a difference in your community, which will help us make a difference as well.”
Our Activities
- Dependent upon the current students who are participating in their club and their advisor.
Recent News
The Upper School had a bake sale, and the girls helped the fifth graders in the Middle School run a penny war. Derrick Rugema, a young man who grew up in Gashora and worked at Journey House Actions Rwanda, is now a student at North Park University in Chicago and twice came to USM to speak to 5th graders studying Rwanda and the Upper School Z Club. Inspired by him, the students coordinated two fundraisers to benefit the Pennies for Pigs program. Derrick explained to the students how the pig farm allows the organization to
sustain itself and provides jobs to women and elderly in this rural township. They raised a total of $832, with some generous support from MKE Zontians! The Z Club also sent along to Voices of Hope, a support group for young women of Gashora, three “Girl Talk” videos about menstrual health and career aspirations; they hope to hear back from them soon to build the partnership.