Don't Miss Rotary Wine, Food Fest For Charity 9/8

From The New City Rotary: The New City Rotary will host the 5th Annual Wine & Food Festival on Saturday, September 8th from 4 - 7pm to help those less fortunate in Rockland County. This year, the Wine & Food Festival has a new location and will be held on the beautiful grounds of Woodmont Day Camp, 420 Phillips Hill Road in New City. The event will feature food from 15 local establishments and craft beer from Defiant Brewery. There will also be a grand raffle with a first prize of $10,000. A maximum of 300 tickets will be sold at $100 each; second prize is $1,000 and third prize is $500. The drawing will be held at the festival and the winner need not be present. Raffles tickets can be purchased on the Festival website and at the event.

“Last year we raised money to support local food pantries. This year, we’ll supplement our Food Pantry support with donations to the Jawonio Nature Path and to Opioid Education and Awareness,” stated Kevin Hardy, one of the organizers for the annual event and owner of KLS Transportation. More than 200 people are expected to attend.

Recipients of funds raised in past years include People to People, Meals on Wheels, TOUCH (Together Our Unity Can Heal), various area Rotary charities for the annual winter coat drive, the Girls School for the Blind based in India, and the STEP program (Schools to End Poverty) with locations in Vietnam and Korea. In addition, the New City Rotary sponsors a literacy program to give books to pre-school children and provides $1,000 scholarships to Rockland County high school students each year.

Journal Advertising opportunities are available by going to www.newcityrotaryfestival.org . Individuals can purchase tickets in advance on the website for $40 or pay $50 at the door. “We are proud to be able to support those in need in our communities and around the world. and hope our contributions from the evening will assist those families most in need,” added Hardy. Updates can be found at www.facebook.com/newcityrotaryfestival/ Questions should be directed to info@newcityrotaryfestival.org

Rotary is the largest civic organization in the world and is credited for eradicating polio in the world as per a recent NY Times article. Rotary has 1.2 million members in nearly 200 countries and was founded as an international service organization of business and professional people who, as volunteers, address needs of their home and international communities. New City Rotary, one of the largest in Rockland, has approximately 65 members, all of whom work and/or live in Rockland County. Among the service projects New City Rotary conducts are an annual blood drive, food drives, highway cleanups, delivering food for Meals on Wheels, a coat drive and raising money for various local and international causes.

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