Trenton Rotary Winter Beach Blast Set for Feb. 8, 2014

TRENTON, Mich. - Dec. 11, 2013 - PRLog -- Summer is expected to make a brief appearance Downriver next month, but unless you’re at Crystal Gardens in Southgate on Feb. 8 for Trenton Rotary Club’s annual Winter Beach Blast, you are doomed to miss it and will have to wait until summer’s scheduled arrival in June.

    Event organizers are hoping at least 500 to 600 area residents will take advantage of the opportunity for a temporary winter-warm-up, and help ensure that Rotary raises enough money to fund its charitable projects.

    This year’s Blast installment will mark the sixth consecutive year the Rotary has offered up an evening of indoor “fun and sun,” with the beach-themed party set to get under way at 6 p.m.

    Last year’s event was very well received, said Chairwoman Kathy Kane, noting that more than 500 people attended. Just like last year, those who attend will enjoy a delicious buffet and open bar, lively and competitive beach games for prizes, Live Band and dancing with "Remedy", and an excellent assortment of auction items.

    Kane said. “We hope you will consider joining us as an attendee, sponsor or both!”

    Kane noted that many people who have attended prior Beach Blasts have used the event as a very practical venue for a company party or an opportunity to entertain their family, friends and clients.

    Ticket pricing includes a quantity discount for those who really want to make it a “party.” One to nine tickets are $45 each, 10-19 tickets are $40 each and tables of 10 are $400, making this a very affordable value for an evening.

    The Winter Beach Blast also offers a full range of reasonably priced sponsorship opportunities that provide valuable local exposure both on-site and through event promotion and marketing efforts. The sponsorship levels were created with the beach theme in mind as well. The sponsorship form can be viewed and downloaded online from the Winter Beach Blast Website, www.trentonrotary.net.

    The event also will feature silent and live auctions throughout the evening, as well as a variety of prize drawings. The list of auction items will range from themed gift baskets to tropical vacations, plus a few unique surprise offerings.

    This year’s list of vacation condos up for bids will for the first time include a Hawaiian destination, with the addition of a condo on Molokai. As in the past, vacations at condos in Florida and Mexico also will be on the auction block.

  Kane said the committee also has implemented a new system for smoothing the process for claiming prizes at the end of the evening. The event typically features a vast assortment of more than 100 items, which are claimed by the winning bidders at the end of the evening.

    “We have a better system for checking out,” she said. “We’re implementing a new process to make checkout as smooth as can be — and really fast.”

    Trenton Rotary supports more than 50 different charities or events each year by its donations and volunteer efforts. Proceeds from last year’s Winter Beach Blast aided a number of causes, including providing funds to support programs for ChristNet, Penrickton Center for Blind Children, the Trenton Food Pantry, a dental clinic and medical clinic in Nicaragua, and Trenton High School’s Victory Day, to name just a few. More information about Trenton Rotary is available at http://www.trentonrotary.net.