The Rotary Club of Clearlake held its 14th Annual Seafood Boil Fundraiser on Feb. 25. This year’s event was held at the William Cornelison Center on the Konocti Education Center grounds in Clearlake.
This event has become a must-attend for many. The meal started with lobster, tri-tip, salad, and bread followed by “the Boil”. A scrumptious lemon tart was served for dessert. Wine tasting this year was provided by Brassfield Estate. A No-host bar was also available. Students from throughout Konocti Unified School District provided support in many different areas of the event. These young adults helped this event be among the best ever experienced.
And as always the amazing live and silent auction items appealed to a wide variety of tastes and were the source of much humor and joy.
Funds raised from this event are used for a variety of projects and programs within our community. We have provided scholarships annually for 46 years. The club started a program in 2005 to provide dictionaries to all third graders in the Konocti Unified School District. In all about 3,350 dictionaries have been given to students to keep as their own.
One of the favorite events is an Annual Community Christmas Dinner & Celebration. Rotary has been providing the community a free dinner for 23 years. At the 2016 event we fed approximately 750 folks and over 500 children shared their Christmas wishes with Santa and received a photo and a gift. Free health screenings were also provided to all.
Rotary contributed directly to the Clayton Fire relief efforts immediately after the incident in addition to contributions to fire recovery efforts through L.A.R.C.A (Lake Area Rotary Club Association).
Club members have completed numerous other projects which include sponsorship of the Safe House for Teens; funds have been contributed to help St. Helena Hospital Clearlake set up their new Emergency Room. They installed bus stop shelters, worked for and paid for the dedication of a portion of Highway 53 to be designated as the Veterans Memorial Highway and other projects since inception in 1973 too numerous to name.
Rotarians are a diverse group, different in many ways, yet united in our goal to contribute to the community. For more about the club, visit clearlakerotary.org or our Facebook page—Rotary Club of Clear Lake.
If you are interested in being a project volunteer or being a club member please contact Debi Sally (707) 235-9011 or Keith Ahart (707) 489-1158 for more information.
