Ocktoberfest 2014 - Community Fundraising & Fun!

The Rotary Club of Novato Sunrise is pleased to announce its third annual Oktoberfest dinner-dance and fund raising event. It is happening this October 18, 2014 at the Nativity of Christ Orthodox Church gymnasium. We anticipate an attendance of around 300 people. We serve a wonderful Oktoberfest meal, dance the polka to an Oompah band, and hold a silent auction and raffle. Funds raised are used to support Novato, Marin County, and International community and humanitarian service projects. You may purchase tickets on-line at www.novatosunriserotary.orgThe contribution per person is $45. Some of the service projects supported are:

Youth Services

• Boy Scout Camperships
• School Chess Clubs
• Third Grade School Dictionary Project - Each December every third grade student in Novato receives a free personal dictionary
• Dominican College Rotoract Sponsorship
• Lynwood School Computer Lab
• Read Across America at Lynwood School
• Rotary Youth Leadership Award Sponsorship
• San Marin Robotics Club

Community Services

• Feeding the Homeless
• Fishing in the City - Teaching children how to enjoy fishing at Scottsdale pond each spring
• Local Park Repairs
• Relay for Life Support
• Median Cleanup and Star Thistle removal along Redwood Blvd
• Smoke Alarm Project - Each year every mobile home in Novato receives free smoke alarm batteries and or has a new smoke alarm installed.

World Services

• Polio Plus – Rotary (with The World Health Organization and the Bill Gates Foundation) has eliminated polio in all but three countries worldwide.
• Shelter Box – Emergency shelters and supplies when disaster strikes
• South Africa Cares – Shelters for abused women
• Bali, Indonesia – Clean water and sanitation in Bali.

Please come and join us to have fun, meet new and old friends and support our communities.