Serving Our World
For 100 Years
ABOUT QUOTA
OUR MISSION
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Quota International is a non-profit organization empowering women, children, the deaf and hard-of-hearing, and people with speech difficulties in local communities around the world.
OUR CURRENT WORK
- We Share -
Quota International members serve our local communities and the world. Founded in 1919 as the first international service organization for women, we have since expanded our clubs to include men and women throughout North America, South America, the Caribbean, the South Pacific, Southeast Asia, and Europe. Our motto, “We Share,” leads us to help and encourage others, while developing friendships and promoting international understanding. We are known especially for our service to disadvantaged women and children and to people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or who have speech difficulties.
- We Care -
As members of Quota, we have fun and feel a greater sense of belonging and as we serve our communities in our local clubs. We share a variety of experiences, both in our outreach efforts and through our fellowship events. We also value opportunities to meet members of other Quota clubs from our own countries and from abroad at regional meetings, international conventions, as well as through special member areas on this website and Quota's other social media accounts. While serving others is our top priority, establishing lifelong friendships is a natural result of the work we do together in support of our cause.
OUR HISTORY
1919
1940s
1972
1983
1995
2006
2019
Founded
Quota Club International, Inc., is founded by Wanda Frey Joiner in Buffalo, New York, United States.
War Effort
During World War II, Quota members support the Red Cross and volunteering for other war and defense projects.
Shatter Silence
Aid to deaf, hearing-impaired and speech-impaired people becomes an official service project with "Shatter Silence", a public awareness campaign about deafness.
Club-to-Club
The Club-to-Club initiative is launched so that Quota members in any country can contribute to the service work of Quota clubs in developing countries. (Now known as Hand-in-Hand.)
Research Grants
Quota International begins awarding large research grants focused on bettering the lives of deaf and hard-of-hearing people.
Cops'n'Kids
Cops ‘n’ Kids is officially adopted as an international literacy initiative for Quota clubs as they work with police officers to promote literacy.
100th Anniversary
Quota International Inc. celebrates 100 years of outstanding service in local communities around the world.
OUR MEMBERS
With over 4,000 members in 14 countries, Quotarians come from a variety of backgrounds and love to engage with each another at a global level.
OUR LEADERS
- Member-Elected International Leadership -
QUOTA INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2018 - 2020
Emilie Simon
Manila South, Philippines
INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT
Carol Patin, M.D.
Baton Rouge, United States
INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT-ELECT / TREASURER
Luz Marina Gonzalez
Aruba, Aruba
INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
Jan Rhodes
Papakura, New Zealand
INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
Brenda Cherry
Wooster, United States
INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT
