Category Archives: Fundraiser

Comedy night at the Groton Rotary Club

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The Groton Rotary Club knows how to have fun while doing good. Last night they held a comedy night event at Par 4 Restaurant in Groton, CT that was attended by over 60 people and raised several thousand dollars for the projects they care deeply about.

The event featured 4 Comedians, an Emcee, an open buffet, a raffle and just enough liquid courage to get the crowd primed up for a good time. The nice thing about this fundraiser is that it was attended by a nice mix of Rotarians and NonRotarians (they would be everyone else).

The Club did an excellent job with this event, 1/2 the fun was watching Miss Kitty (Gerry Tom) laughing so hard. Put this one your Rotary Bucket List for next year as this one isn’t too be  missed.

Guilford Rotary kicks off the year with the Frosty 5K

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The 29th annual Frosty 5K  was hosted by the Guilford Rotary Club and included a certified 5K roadrace, a 2K health walk, and a free Kids Fun Run all of which began on the historic Guilford Green. The Club reports that they had a total of close to 1,000 runners, walkers and Kids Fun Run participants today.

This years event kicks off the Town of Guilford’s 375th Anniversary celebration. At 27 degrees it was a great day for the first run or walk of the year. The Frosty 5K is a USATF Certified course with mile splits along the route.

After-race awards and brunch were provided at the Community Center.

Middletown Rotary hosts Wine/Beer Tasting last night

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The Middletown Rotary Club held their annual Wine Tasting event at the Crown Plaza in Cromwell last night. This event was chaired by Middletown Rotarian Howard Schachter and was attended by hundred’s of people who enjoyed sampling fine wines, beers and a variety of good food.

The event featured both a silent and live auction with over $20,000 in prizes.

Mayor Daniel Drew announced the 2014 One Book One Middletown title last evening at the Middletown Rotary Holiday Wine/Beer Tasting. The goal of the project, spearheaded by the Rotary, the City of Middletown and Russell Library, is to encourage reading . Every year, the Rotary, city and Russell Library choose a title that appeals to readers of all ages and offers discussions, talks and other events surrounding the book’s theme.

Proceeds from this event will benefit Middletown Rotary programs helping the club serve our community by providing financial support for yearly scholarships to local students, Middletown One Book Literacy Program, our annual Thanksgiving Turkey Baskets feeding 100 families, Amber Alert, local food pantries, and international humanitarian projects.Rotary International is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world.

Thanksgiving Branford Rotary & Y Family Run & Walk

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The annual Branford Rotary Club & Y Family Run & Walk was held on Thanksgiving morning at Walsh Intermediate School in Branford and run through Branford’s beautiful Pine Orchard section. The race featured a 5K run & walk and Kid’s Fun Run. Unofficial estimates had the number of registered runners between 1,000 – 1,200.

The Branford Rotary and Soundview YMCA have teamed up to raise money for The Community Dining Room. The Community Dining Room is a local, not-for-profit organization that provides 50,000 meals each year to families on the south central Connecticut shoreline.

This event is a THANKSGIVING DAY FAMILY TRADITION with large numbers of participants turning out despite the bitter cold.

1st Orange Rotary Turkey Trot is a blistering sellout

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Runners turned out in big numbers for the 1st Annual Orange Rotary Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning. Orange Rotary President Carl Russell called the event a sellout with 340 registrants  just before the race kicked off.

Temperatures were hovering in the mid 20’s when registration opened up at 6:30 and eventually climbed to a balmy 28 degrees by race time at 8 AM when the runners took off.

It was a quick and colorful field of runners who were no doubt motivated by the climate.

Congratulations to President Carl, all of the Orange Rotarians, the volunteers and all of the participants for ‘running’ such a successful event.

The Ansonia Rotary Club serves up a good time

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The Ansonia Rotary Club ran their 2nd Annual Wine and Beer Tasting Event at Villa Bianca in Seymour this afternoon. Being inside drinking wine and beer, eating good food and having nice conversations with great friends is always preferable to being outside on a cold rainy day.

The Club put together a very nice event which featured a Silent Auction with an abundance of desirable prizes and a wide variety of wines to sample which were provided by Valley Discount Liquor in Ansonia.

The event was put on as a partnership between The Housatonic Council BSA and the Ansonia Rotary Club.