​Rochester Community Cookie Walk Raises Funds for Charity

Rochester, MI – The Rochester community is invited to the first annual Rochester Community Cookie Walk on December 16 at the Rochester Community House. Hosted by the Rotary Club of Rochester, the Cookie Walk will feature local bakeries, gourmet bakers and local recipe favorites in a fun shopping event. Guests will browse the aisles laden with delicious cookies and place their selections in decorative containers tied up with festive ribbon—ready for gifting or for your own holiday entertaining. Cookies will be sold by the pound with all proceeds benefiting Rochester Rotary Charities.

The charitable arm of the Rochester Rotary Club is the Rochester Rotary Charities, Inc., a 501(c) (3) organization. Rotary Charities raises funds each year to support local non-profits including Rochester Area Neighborhood House, Rochester Community Kitchen, Rochester Hills Public Library, Rainbow Connection, Grace Centers of Hope, and many others.

Bring your sweet tooth and a couple of friends to pick up holiday favorites baked right here in the local area. The Rochester Community Cookie Walk will run from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm on December 16 at the Rochester Community House. The Community House is located at 816 Ludlow in Rochester.

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About Rochester Rotary

Celebrating 60 years as a club in 2014, Rochester Rotary is one of 34,000 member clubs of Rotary International, which has more than 1.2 million members and raises and disburses funds for charitable, educational and scientific purposes. Monies are raised through social events and service projects organized by the club, ‘fines’ collected at Rochester Rotary meetings and gifts offered to the club through members and supporters.

The club welcomes new members who live or work in Rochester, Rochester Hills or Oakland Township. For membership information, contact Jeff Whitbey at Jeff@whitbey.net. Rochester Rotary meets each Tuesday at noon at the River Crest Banquet Hall at Avon Road and Livernois, in Rochester Hills. Learn more at http://www.rochesterrotaryclub.org/.

About Rotary International

Rotary brings together a global network of volunteer leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges. Rotary connects 1.2 million members of more than 35,000 Rotary clubs in over 200 countries and geographical areas. Their work improves lives at both the local and international levels, from helping families in need in their own communities to working toward a polio-free world. Visit www.endpolio.org for more about Rotary and its efforts to eradicate polio.

For More Information Contact: Linda Eastman at 248-909-5951 or email her at McGindy@aol.com.