Holyoke Rotary Club to Present Eat, Drink, & Be Holyoke on May 1

HOLYOKE — The Holyoke Rotary Club announced that Eat, Drink, & Be Holyoke, its premier tasting fundraiser and silent auction, is slated for Thursday, May 1. The event will take place at the Holyoke Council on Aging & Senior Center at 5:30 p.m. and will include live music performed by the Earls & Pearls.

Eat, Drink, & Be Holyoke will feature food prepared by Amedeo’s, Fame, Pic’s Pub, Rusty’s Place, and Sumo. Beverage tastings will be provided by Quality Beverage and Wine Haus. Tasting samples will include craft beer, seltzers, canned cocktails, and wine. Tickets cost $50 and can be purchased by clicking here.

Eat, Drink & Be Holyoke is sponsored Holyoke Medical Center, Holyoke Gas & Electric, Carl & Shirley Eger, Holyoke Credit Union, Marcotte Ford, Mountain View Landscapes, Brunault, Proulx & McGuiness, Center School, River Valley Counseling Center, Dowd Insurance, Holyoke YMCA, and Holyoke Mall at Ingleside.

The Holyoke Rotary Club is still identifying additional event sponsors, as well as food and beverage vendors. Local businesses interested in supporting and collaborating with the Holyoke Rotary Club for this event are encouraged to visit www.holyokerotary.com.

Proceeds will go toward supporting Rotary projects, mostly within the Holyoke Rotary district of Holyoke, South Hadley, and Granby. Ongoing Holyoke Rotary projects include providing several annual scholarships, providing food for those in need through community collaborations, and fostering community engagement with free summer concerts, as well as funding international clean-water initiatives.

Since 2008, the Holyoke Rotary Club has raised more than $150,000 to fund various projects, including the Miracle League of Western Massachusetts’ inclusive playground at Kennedy Field, the media room at Holyoke Library, K-9 vests for the Holyoke Police Department, and literacy projects with Kelly School and Holyoke Boys and Girls Club, among others.