New City Rotary Hosts 4th Annual Wine & Food Fest

From The New City Rotary: The New City Rotary will host the 4th Annual Wine & Food Festival on Saturday, September 16th from 4 - 7pm benefiting the hungry and other charitable causes in Rockland County and internationally. The event will take place at Rockland Country Day School, 34 Kings Highway in Congers, and will feature live music and entertainment.

This year’s event is underwritten by Exclusive Platinum Sponsor Rockland Bakery and Silver Sponsor Rand Realty. Food, wine and beer will be contributed by local restaurants.

“Each year, we look to exceed last year's results and get the community involved through sponsorships, journal advertisements and ticket sales. The 2017 Festival promises to be the best yet,” stated Jesse Gaber, New City Rotary Club President. More than 300 people are expected to attend.

Money is raised for the New City Rotary Foundation which donates thousands of dollars each year to local and international charities with an emphasis on combatting hunger in our local community. The Festival also enables the New City Rotary to provide six $1,000 scholarships to Rockland County high school students each year.

Sponsorship and Journal Advertisement opportunities are available on the Festival website --www.newcityrotaryfestival.org . Discounted tickets can be purchased in advance on the website for $40 or pay $50 at the door. “We are proud to be able to support the local community through this fun event and help those families most in need,” added Gaber. 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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