Pleasanton North Rotary holding its ‘Starry Night’ gala tonight

The Pleasanton North Rotary Club will hold its annual fundraiser gala tonight, a benefit that helps fund local and international service projects the club supports.

Called “A Starry Night in the Caribbean,” this year’s event at Barone’s in downtown Pleasanton will specifically benefit Agape Villages, a program that mobilizes community resources for disadvantaged children and their families.

Auctioneer Frank Jakubka with his rapid-pace live auction will follow an early evening silent auction and dinner, followed by music and dancing.

This is the club’s major fundraising event of the year, a program that has raised $2 million during the through ticket sales and auctions at the event, with proceeds going to the club’s North Rotary Foundation.

“Pleasanton North Rotary has been contributing to the community for the past 27 years,” said Tom Hall, the Rotary Club’s president. “This is the event to donate to, or to participate in, to best support our year-round service goals. We look forward to having an evening of fun.”

The foundation distributes funds to many local community organizations and projects, including the School of Imagination & Happy Talkers, Relay for Life, Special, Olympics of Northern California, Hope Hospice and the Pleasanton Partners in Education (PPIE) Foundation. There are scores of other groups and projects that also benefit from the foundation’s support.

Pleasanton North Rotary Club members and their foundation have also delivered more than 5,000 wheelchairs to the needy in many countries.

For more details on Saturday night’s event, sign on to the Pleasanton North Rotary website at http://www.pnr-rotary.org, or contact Event Chair Ed Golden at 512-750-5804.