Members of Zonta Club of Petoskey recently participated in their annual Adopt-A-Room project to update a bedroom at the Safe Home serving domestic abuse survivors in five northern Michigan counties.  Pictured painting the room are a few of the club members involved in the project (clockwise from bottom left) Judy Mainland, Linda Reynolds, Janice Smolinski, Maureen Nicholson, Linda Hume and Beth Flynn.

The Zonta Club of Petoskey has selected a Safe Home bedroom to improve through their Adopt-A-Room project which has been ongoing for more than 30 years.  The Safe Home is operated by the Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan (WRCNM) and serves domestic abuse survivors and their children in Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet and Otsego counties.

This year, eleven Zonta Club members participated in repainting the bedroom.  Club members also purchased all new bedding and bath towels, made window valances and a seat cushion cover, covered the cost of repainting the dresser in that room and paid for the labor to re-carpet the room.

Contractor’s Supply of Petoskey donated the carpet for the project and Complete Paint and Supplies of Petoskey and Harbor Springs donated the paint and painting accessories.

“The cost to maintain a residence like the Safe Home is substantial and continuous; it is such a gift that Zonta members adopt a room in the house to beautify along with the support of local businesses,” said Chris Krajewski, the WRCNM Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault Program Director.  “It creates a more comfortable and welcoming space for those who come to the Safe Home seeking a secure, supportive and caring residence when exiting an abusive relationship in their own home.”