SWEET CHARITIES: Annual Rotary event is May 7

The Rotary Club of Taylor's mission is service above self and Sweet Charities remains Taylor Rotary’s No. 1 fundraising event. 

There are more than a dozen organizations supported by the annual Sweet Charities Auction and it produces the majority of the funds that support their efforts in the community throughout the year. Businesses and individual sponsors donate gift baskets, trips and prizes to be auctioned off in silent and also live auction experiences. 

The Sweet Charity event will take place from 5:30-10 p.m. on May 7 at Crystal Gardens in Southgate. 

Dinner will be served via gourmet food stations along with an open bar and a dessert table. Ticket prices are $60 per person ($65 at the door) or $600 per table of 10. All of the proceeds stream directly to programs that directly impact the heart of our community and also help fund international missions to developing countries to create a better way of life for children and adults living in poverty.

If you would like purchase tickets to attend the Sweet Charities Auction, donate a gift basket or other large item to be auctioned for the charity, if you would like to place an ad in the program or would like more information about the Rotary Club of Taylor’s meetings, programs or volunteer opportunities please contact Eleana Voran Keding at eleana@voranfuneralhome.com or by phone at 313-706-7768.

Some of the local efforts supported by Sweet Charities include:

• The Taylor Reading Corps: An amazing community volunteer coalition dedicated to the literacy of our Taylor youth.
• Fish and Loaves Food Pantry: Community volunteers serve to stock the cupboards of the needy providing a consistent avenue of help to Taylor and its surrounding cities.
• Penrickton Center for Blind Children: Wonderful people meeting the various needs of blind children and their families. Penrickton is a blessing to our community.
• The Taylor Conservatory & Botanical Garden: Devoted volunteers creatively maintain the beauty of the landscape as the community Jazz events launch this natural gem to the height of popularity. This summer’s “place to be”, the Conservatory is now offering educational classes, hosting wedding events and planning more spectacular concerts.
• Operation Warm: Rotarians partner with local elementary schools to identify the children most in need of warm coats each year. Rotary aligns with community partners to fund and distribute over 600 new winter coats this year.
• Turn off the Violence: A collaborate community event that showcases educational, spiritual and health conscious programming throughout the city.
• The Children’s Fishing Derby held at Heritage Park in Taylor.