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The Devon Rotary Club throws large scale Milford Oktoberfest

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The Devon Connecticut Rotary Club ran the Milford Oktoberfest at Fowler Field yesterday. The highly successful  all day Oktoberfest event drew large crowds (estimated at around 2,000 attendees) included a German Bier Garden (8 different specialty kinds) plus great American and German food, musical entertainment  by the Rumrunners and Hit List as well as a Bavarian Dance Troupe  performing to live German music all topped off by a bratwurst eating contest!

People were having fun, eating, spending money, drinking some beer, spending some more money, enjoying the great weather, dancing, spending some more money and really enjoying themselves. The crowd was even more generous once they learned that the Devon Rotary Club has contributed over $1 million to the Milford.

This was a large scale event put on by a mid-sized Rotary Club. Besides having all ‘hands on deck’ by the Devon members, the club enlisted the support of many dedicated volunteers. The club and all of the volunteers have a great deal to be proud of!!!

Congratulations Devon Rotary!!!

Rotary fun(draisers) this weekend in our great little State….

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We have many fantastic Rotary Club Fun(raisers) coming up in our great little State of Connecticut this weekend. Indoors or outdoors; whatever your pleasure there is something for everyone.

You can start the weekend with BBQ and Cigars, enjoy plenty of great Beer and Food at a pair of Ocktoberfests and conclude with fabulous homemade wine, international cuisine and flowers. No reason to cook this weekend!!!!

The Fall is a perfect time to enjoy all of the special events that many of our clubs are putting on this weekend.  Jennifer and/or I will do our best to make most of these events this weekend and we encourage all District 7980 Rotarians to come out to support these clubs and have a little fun along the way.

If I missed a club event then send it on over and I will update this post.

Westport Rotary Club hosts 2nd Annual Lobsterfest today

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The Westport Rotary Club successfully hosted their 2nd Annual Lobsterfest under threatening skies at Compo Beach today. The Club smartly pre-sold almost all of the tickets in advance allowing them the opportunity to focus on running an excellent event, which they did. Despite the looming threat of showers; crowds came in record numbers for this event and were treated to their choice of twin lobsters or a delicious steak with many side items.

All Lobsterfest volunteers donned a flashy yellow t-shirt (thank you Westport) and this honorary volunteer was also given one (thanks again Westport Rotary). The food and drink were top notch as but the service by all of the hardworking volunteers was exceptional and friendly!

If you look closely at the photos below you will see that the event was attended by many Westport Sunrise Rotarians who were also given the the opportunity to see their Wine Tasting tickets today. While Westport Rotary and Westport Sunrise Rotary are two separate and distinct clubs, both clubs are willing to work side by side to help their community.

Rotary fun(draisers) this weekend in our great little State….

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We have many fantastic Rotary Club Fun(raisers) coming up in our great little State of Connecticut this weekend. Indoors or outdoors; whatever your pleasure there is something for everyone.

The kick off to Fall is a perfect time to enjoy all of the special events that many of our clubs are putting on this weekend.  Jennifer and/or I will do our best to make most of these events this weekend and we encourage all District 7980 Rotarians to come out to support these clubs and have a little fun along the way.

Jenn and I will also make time for the Rotaract / Interact Assembly @ Notre Dame in West Haven on Saturday as well as fabulous picnic on Sunday afternoon with the Ridgefield Rotarians.

Watch for many photos from these terrific events…or better yet, attend them in person and live them first hand!!!

Spoiler Alert: Next Weekend also promises to be a fun packed weekend with Rotary events. Look for that posting on the next ‘hump day’.

If I missed a club event then send it on over and I will update this post.

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