The Taste of Annandale is one of many community projects supported by the Annandale Rotary Club
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| The Annandale Rotary Club surprised children at the ACCA Child Development Center with Santa and gifts last December. |
The Annandale Rotary Club is all about being engaged with
the community, so it was a natural that the service organization would want to play a
key role in the Taste of Annandale.
the community, so it was a natural that the service organization would want to play a
key role in the Taste of Annandale.
The Rotary Club is not only a “gold level” sponsor of the
community festival on Oct. 14, but the club’s president, Bob Kahane, is chair
of the 2017 Taste of Annandale Planning Committee.
community festival on Oct. 14, but the club’s president, Bob Kahane, is chair
of the 2017 Taste of Annandale Planning Committee.
Rotarians invite the community to visit the club’s booth at
the Taste of Annandale to learn more about its activities and the charities
it supports.
The club will be selling raffle tickets at the booth for the
Redskins vs. Giants game on Thanksgiving, Nov. 23, 8:30 p.m., at FedEx Field. Raffle
tickets are $10 each or $20 for three. The winner will receive four tickets to
the game plus a parking pass. The drawing will be at 5 p.m.
Redskins vs. Giants game on Thanksgiving, Nov. 23, 8:30 p.m., at FedEx Field. Raffle
tickets are $10 each or $20 for three. The winner will receive four tickets to
the game plus a parking pass. The drawing will be at 5 p.m.
Proceeds from the raffle will support ShelterBox, an
organization supported by Rotary that provides temporary housing and supplies
to victims of natural disasters.
organization supported by Rotary that provides temporary housing and supplies
to victims of natural disasters.
The Rotary Club will also be selling lottery tickets, $100
each, to benefit the Annandale Rotary Club Foundation, which funds college
scholarships to seniors at Annandale and Falls Church high schools and grants
to various community programs.
each, to benefit the Annandale Rotary Club Foundation, which funds college
scholarships to seniors at Annandale and Falls Church high schools and grants
to various community programs.
The top prize in that lottery is $5,000. The second-place
winner will receive $1,500, and four people will each win $250. Only 350
tickets will be sold, Kahane says, so there’s a good chance of winning.
winner will receive $1,500, and four people will each win $250. Only 350
tickets will be sold, Kahane says, so there’s a good chance of winning.
“The Taste of Annandale gives us another opportunity to give
back to the community and help bring the community together,” Kahane says. “It’s
a fun event for the whole family.”
back to the community and help bring the community together,” Kahane says. “It’s
a fun event for the whole family.”
Community engagement is a key value of the Annandale Rotary
Club, which was founded 52 years ago as a member of Rotary International. The international
organization’s motto is “Service above self.”
Club, which was founded 52 years ago as a member of Rotary International. The international
organization’s motto is “Service above self.”
One of Rotary International’s biggest projects is the eradication
of polio. That campaign has been remarkably successful, as there only a few
dozen people who have the disease worldwide.
of polio. That campaign has been remarkably successful, as there only a few
dozen people who have the disease worldwide.
The Annandale Rotary Club meets every Wednesday for lunch at
the Juke Box Diner and once a month at the Northern Virginia Community College’s
(NOVA) Annandale campus.
the Juke Box Diner and once a month at the Northern Virginia Community College’s
(NOVA) Annandale campus.
Anyone interested in joining the Rotary Club has to be
invited by a current member, but visitors are welcome at the weekly luncheons.
Meetings feature a presentation by an elected official, professor, or community
leader or a video of a TED Talk. Nearly half of the club’s members are women,
and ages range from the 30s to 95, Kahane says.
invited by a current member, but visitors are welcome at the weekly luncheons.
Meetings feature a presentation by an elected official, professor, or community
leader or a video of a TED Talk. Nearly half of the club’s members are women,
and ages range from the 30s to 95, Kahane says.
The Annandale Rotary Club hosts an
annual Community Service Luncheon
at Annandale High School celebrating local organizations that provide critical aid
to those in need – with a multi-course meal prepared by students in the school’s
culinary arts program. The next one is Nov. 15.
annual Community Service Luncheon
at Annandale High School celebrating local organizations that provide critical aid
to those in need – with a multi-course meal prepared by students in the school’s
culinary arts program. The next one is Nov. 15.
Among the club’s service projects, it surprised a classroom of
young children at the ACCA Child Development Center with holiday gifts last
December. That is one of many Rotary projects that support ACCA’s (Annandale Christian Community for Action) initiatives to provide food, furniture, childcare,
and other assistance to local residents in need.
The Annandale Rotary Club is affiliated with the Rotaract Club at NOVA, which hosts a food pantry for students, and the Interact Club at
Annandale High School, which sponsors the annual Just World Festival.
young children at the ACCA Child Development Center with holiday gifts last
December. That is one of many Rotary projects that support ACCA’s (Annandale Christian Community for Action) initiatives to provide food, furniture, childcare,
and other assistance to local residents in need.
The Annandale Rotary Club is affiliated with the Rotaract Club at NOVA, which hosts a food pantry for students, and the Interact Club at
Annandale High School, which sponsors the annual Just World Festival.
