On October 30, 2024
Arts, Dining & Entertainment

Celebrate the community with star lighting and gala fundraiser

Submitted Claire Drebitko, MD, (left) smiled with Norm Frates (center) and Todd Kortekamp (right) at at last year's fundraising gala.

Nov. 3, from 5-7:30 p.m. —WOODSTOCK— Gather at the Woodstock Inn front garden for the Mt. Tom Star Lighting Ceremony from 5-5:30 p.m., celebrating a newly constructed steel star, a symbol of hope and resilience for the town. Following the ceremony, the Woodstock Rotary Club will host the Thompson Center fundraising gala for Meals on Wheels in the Woodstock Inn’s Rockefeller Room from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The evening will include hors d’oeuvres, wine, beer, and a live auction to support the delivery of nearly 14,000 meals to local seniors. Advance-purchased tickets are required, $100 per person. Last year’s fundraiser raised $78,000 to help towards the construction of the new star.

For more information and to purchase tickets, e-mail woodstockrotary@woodstockvt.com.

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