Imagine a fabulous event that could take you back to the 1960s, an era when the Sands Resort in Las Vegas displayed the biggest names in entertainment. Fine wines from more than a dozen vineyards, beer and spirits from more than a dozen more microbreweries and distilleries and some of San Diego’s finest cuisine adorned the historic Naval Training Center overlooking San Diego’s waterfront and the tune of “Night & Day” compelled you to look for Ol’ Blue Eyes himself. San Diego Magazine added the 20th annual La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club Cheers for Charity to the “A-List” of June events and more than 450 attendees enjoyed a “Night With the Rat Pack” at the McMillin Event Center, Liberty Station on June 12. Posters of Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and others provided the backdrop and music and dancing took center stage. Net proceeds from the Cheers For Charity event exceeded $81,000. The annual wine and beer tasting event is the single largest fundraiser of the year for the La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club. “A huge part of our success is due to our underwriters and vendors” said Sandi Rimer, event chair. The Rotary Club raises funds to support more than 40 local nonprofit organizations and global initiatives that include water well projects, eradication of polio and the Rotary school of Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Auction items included an eight-night stay for 16 guests at a castle in France, fine wines including a five-bottle vertical of Opus One, dining gift certificates, vacation retreats, artwork and an Apple iPad. Without the support of the following VIP sponsors, the event would not have been such a resounding success: Pacific Western Bank, Technology Integration Group (TIG) and Torrey Pines Bank. A complete list of food and beverage vendors are listed on the Rotary Club’s website. The date for next year’s event has been selected as May 7, 2011. The theme for next year’s event has not been determined, however, the creative team of more than 20 dedicated volunteers is working hard to create another memorable evening. La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary Club is an organization of more than 100 men and women, united in fellowship to provide humanitarian service and build goodwill locally and globally. Chartered in 1986, this Rotary Club has completed dozens of projects to improve health, well-being and self-sufficiency in our community and abroad. Recent success includes: Operation Pendleton (refurbished barracks and meeting facilities at Camp Pendleton Marine Base); Afghanistan (built schools and computer centers); South Africa (water projects and healthcare for AIDS orphans). For further information visit: www.lajollagtrotary.org
