ENGAGE your senses and join us in the beautiful Oakland Museum Courtyard to: SAMPLE exquisite wines and bountiful beer; TASTE delicious offerings from gourmet establishments; LISTEN to sensational music by Jazz Artist Terrence Brewer; LEARN a little more about going Green; and GET EXCITED about Grand Raffle Prizes…all this, and more, while raising much needed funds so that the Rotary Club of Oakland may continue to serve the Oakland community and beyond. 

Proceeds from this event are the primary source of financial support for our local and international charitable efforts.  With monies raised from last year’s wine and food event, The Rotary Club of Oakland continued to provide services for many individuals, partnered with other organizations, and gave back to the world community at large.  Here are just a handful of the service accomplishments The Rotary Club of Oakland participated in:

• Saroni-Lena Scholarship Fund – Awarded $25,000 in scholarships to Oakland high school graduates;
• Camp Enterprise – Celebrating it’s 25th year, this 3 day camp assists selected high school Juniors to focus on business skills;
• Guatemala: Led a matching grant program to provide 5 motorbikes to health outreach workers to remote areas;
• In cooperation with Oakland Sunrise Rotary Club, supported “Faces of Hope” Project to provide cleft palate surgery for children in Guatemala;
• Provided funds to convert a room at the Alameda County Hospital into the “Smiling Sea”, a waiting room for children and their families;
• Purchased a commercial refrigerator for The Bread Project, which provides hard-to-employ individuals with training and hands-on experience to get and keep jobs in the food industry.

For more information about all that the Rotary Club of Oakland does, please check out our website at www.oakland-rotary.org or consider visiting us for lunch on Thursdays!

WHAT’S NEW?  Over the past 25 years, thousands of guests have attended our annual An Afternoon in the Garden, one of the Rotary Club of Oakland’s major fundraisers.  This event, one of the first of it’s kind in the Bay Area, has brought together fine wine, food, desserts, champagne, spirits, beer and other beverages.  We are expanding this year’s event ~ ”A Taste of the California Grand Life” ~ to include the following:

• Business Sponsorship Opportunities:  Business participation is key to the success of any fundraising event and we strive to offer our Business Sponsors the highest level of visibility and value for your generous donations.  Please go to our Sponsorship page for more information about our new opportunities.
• A Lifestyle Expo:  We’ve invited those businesses that we consider add to a California Grand Life.  You may just find the right new business for your best California Grand Life yet!
• A Green Pavilion: We’re inviting individuals and businesses, at the forefront of eco-friendly living, to share with us how we can be more in the GREEN.
• A Grand Raffle: Get excited!  The top prize is valued at $1000 with many prize opportunities it may feel like Christmas in September!
• Shop: Please consider supporting those exhibitors that support the Rotary Club of Oakland by stopping by their booths and getting great personal and life event gifts.  Christmas, Hanukkah, Birthdays, Anniversaries…This event has something for just about everyone on your gift lists!