Rotary Club Hosts Helicopter Golf Ball Drop Saturday At 'The Pit'

EAST HAVEN, CT —The East Haven Rotary Club will hold its first “Great Golf Ball Drop Raffle," in partnership with the Foxon Recreation League Saturday at 1 pm.

The Rotary's “Great Golf Ball Drop Raffle" is in partnership with the Foxon Recreation League.

A helicopter will drop some 900 numbered golf balls onto the Foxon Recreation League’s field, called The Pit, on Maple Street in the Foxon area of East Haven. The ball that lands closest to the marked target in the field with win the holder of the ticket that matches that numbered ball, $1500 in cash ! The person who has the matching number ticket for the second-closest ball will win a $500 cash prize.

Winners need not be present, and the ball drop will be LIVE streamed on the Club’s Facebook site. All net proceeds will be used by the club for the many community services it provides. East Haven Rotary Club, Inc. is a 501c3 corporation and all purchases may tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.

The East Haven Rotary Club is now in its 83rd year as it was founded in 1939. Since that time, Rotarians from East Haven have been involved in thousands of projects helping the residents of not just East Haven but also around the world.