The silent auction from the 2015 Longwood Rotary Gala event. This year’s looks to be even better, organizers say.
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Thanks to the success of the Logwood Rotary Club’s annual Gala more than $800,000 has been invested in the greater Kennett Square community in the last 17 years.
“The money combined with about 8,000 volunteer hours per year has been used to improve the lives of almost every family in the area,” said President Bob Listerman. “That is why we work hard to make the Gala fun for everyone attending – its success is really important to us and the community.”
Longwood Rotary expects more than 300 people will enjoy Roaring Twenties fun from 6:30PM to 11 PM on April 9, 2016 at Longwood Gardens. The evening starts with the jazz band Gin Canaries greeting revelers coming into the Longwood Conservatory. Dinner includes your choice of a variety of specialty foods. Entertainment includes dancing to both the jazz band and a DJ; and a silent auction featuring vacations, electronics, original art pieces, jewelry, sporting event tickets and memorabilia. All for the low price of $300 per couple for an unparalled evening in a magical venue.
Longwood Rotary supports over 20 local organizations financially with the proceeds of the Gala including the Kennett Area Senior Center, The Garage Community and Youth Center, Kennett Mushroom Festival, Kennett Food Cupboard, Tick Tock Early Learning Center, Camp Dreamcatcher, Kennett-Unionville Relay for Life, the Walk in Knowledge student mentoring program at Kennett High School, scholarships for students of the Kennett and Unionville High Schools, Unionville Fair, Anson B. Nixon Park, Kennett After the Bell Program and many more.
The last major community project was providing about half the funding for the new children’s playground at the Anson B Nixon Park, with over 30 members joining dozens of others from many community groups to help install the new playground equipment last year. This year a major project is helping Kennett Area Community Service expand into the building next door so they have the space needed to serve their growing population.
