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Rotary Club of Evanston hosts PizzaFest !
Featuring all-you-can-eat pizza and soda, the club's May 21 party at Gigio's raises funds to help local community groups
Evanston, IL (4 May 2019) – Pitching all you can eat pizza and soda, the Rotary Club of Evanston will host PizzaFest! – the club’s party to raise funds for local community groups – from 4:30-8:30 pm on Tuesday, May 21 at Gigio’s Pizza, 1001 Davis Street in Evanston.
This year’s event will spill out to the sidewalk and into a closed-to-traffic Maple Avenue where entertainment will be provided by Evanston’s own Greenleaf Band and DJ JP Gunnz. Local brewery Temperance will sell their popular brands and Bennison’s bakery will offer its outstanding dessert selections.
Celebrity servers are expected, including Evanston Mayor Steve Hagerty and local Aldermen, Rotary International's President Barry Rassin and CEO John Hewko, and Evanston Community Foundation’s President and CEO Monique Jones.
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Throughout the evening Rotary members will don aprons, dish out pizza, pour pop, and tend to guests to support initiatives vital to the well-being of Evanston. Past beneficiaries include On Your Feet Foundation, Curt’s Café South, Evanston Food Exchange and Park School PTA.
Tickets for PizzaFest! – adults $20, children $12 – are available online or at the door. Northwestern Wildcards accepted.
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The Rotary Club of Evanston helps our community through hands-on volunteer work and raising funds to support local projects and global causes. Members have helped build homes for low-income families, cleaned-up beaches, packed backpacks and delivered meals to the needy while contributing their time and talent to a host of Evanston organizations. The club has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for not-for-profit organizations, helping Evanston to address issues from illiteracy to homelessness, poverty, and gang violence.
Rotary brings together a global network of volunteers dedicated to tackling the world's most pressing humanitarian challenges. Rotary connects 1.3 million members of more than 35,000 Rotary clubs in over 200 countries and geographical areas. Our work improves lives at both the local and international levels, from helping families
