CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Rotary Club of Clearlake held its 14th annual seafood boil fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 25.

This year’s event was held at the William Cornelison Center on the Konocti Education Center grounds in Clearlake.

This event has become a must-attend for many. The meal started with lobster, tri-tip, salad and bread followed by “the boil.” A scrumptious lemon tart was served for dessert. Wine tasting this year was provided by Brassfield Vineyards. A no-host bar was also available.

Students from throughout Konocti Unified School District provided support in many different areas of the event. These fine young adults helped this event be among the best the club has ever experienced.

And as always the amazing live and silent auction items appealed to a wide variety of tastes and were the source of much humor and joy.  

Funds raised from this event are used for a variety of projects and programs within our community. Rotary has provided scholarships annually for 46 years.

The club also started a program in 2005 to provide dictionaries to all third graders in the Konocti Unified School District. In all about 3,350 dictionaries have been given to students to keep as their own.

One of the club’s favorite events is an annual community Christmas dinner and celebration. The Clearlake Rotary has been providing the community a delicious, free dinner for 23 years.

At the 2016 event they fed approximately 750 folks and more than 500 children shared their Christmas wishes with Santa and received a photo and a gift. Free health screenings were also provided to all.

The club contributed directly to the Clayton fire relief efforts immediately after the incident in addition to contributions to fire recovery efforts through the Lake Area Rotary Club Association.

Club members also have completed numerous other projects which include sponsorship of the Safe House for Teens; funds have been contributed to help Adventist Health Clear Lake – formerly St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake – set up its new emergency room.

They’ve also installed bus stop shelters, worked for and paid for the dedication of a portion of Highway 53 to be designated as the Veterans Memorial Highway and other projects too numerous to name since the club’s inception in 1973.

Rotarians are a diverse group, different in many ways, yet united in the goal of contributing to the community.

For more about the club, visit www.clearlakerotary.org or its Facebook page, Rotary Club of Clear Lake.

If you are interested in being a project volunteer or being a club member please contact Debi Sally at 707-235-9011 or Keith Ahart at 707-489-1158 for more information.