The Eastern Hills Sunrise Rotary Foundation to Hold a Wine & Beer Tasting on Saturday, November 10, 2007.

The Eastern Hill Sunrise Rotary Foundation will hold its first annual Charity Wine & Beer Tasting - with a Chinese Auction - on Saturday, November 10, at the showroom of Buffalo Hardwood.  The event will start at 7:00 pm and will run until 10:00 pm.

To purchase tickets, contact Jim Maloney at (716) 651-9663.

The sponsors of this year's Wine & Beer Tasting include:

The Eastern Hills Rotary Club meets Wednesday mornings at 7:30 am at the Brookfield Country Club.  The Club encourages business and professional members of the community to join its members for breakfast to learn more about Rotary.  For more information about the Eastern Hills Sunrise Rotary Club, call President Andy MacDonald at (716) 759-8323.

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Eastern Hills Sunrise Rotary Foundation Donates $1,000 to

Rotary PolioPlus Program

Clarence, N.Y., – August 21, 2007 – The Eastern Hills Sunrise Rotary Foundation today presented Rotary district governor Robert Leek with a $1,000 check to support the Rotary International PolioPlus program. Rotary's top philanthropic goal is to eradicate polio worldwide. Since establishing its PolioPlus program in 1985, Rotary members have helped to immunize more than 2 billion children in 122 countries, and have contributed more than $500 million toward a polio-free world.

More than 300 volunteers have recently traveled from around the world to countries in Africa and South Asia, to join in the global fight to eradicate polio. These volunteers - all members of Rotary - participated in National Immunization Days. They administered the drops of oral polio vaccine to children, delivered the vaccine to remote villages, and educated families on the importance of protecting children against polio.

Rotary Club president Andy MacDonald presented the $1,000 check to Robert Leek, district governor of Rotary District 7090, which covers Western New York and Southern Ontario, Canada. The Eastern Hills Sunrise Rotary Club raised the funds for this donation through the Club’s 501 (c) (3) foundation – the Eastern Hills Sunrise Rotary Foundation.

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Eastern Hills Sunrise Rotary Foundation Donates $15,000 to Important Local Causes

The Eastern Hills Sunrise Rotary Foundation donated $7,500 to VIVE Inc., and $7,500 to the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society.

Clarence, N.Y., – June 27, 2007 – The Eastern Hills Sunrise Rotary Foundation today presented VIVE Inc. with a check for $7,500 during the parent club’s weekly breakfast meeting. At the same meeting, the Foundation presented a check to the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society, for $7,500. The Eastern Hills Sunrise Rotary Club raised the funds through the Club’s 501 (c) (3) foundation – the Eastern Hills Sunrise Rotary Foundation.

VIVE Inc. (www.vivelacasa.org) has assisted over thousands of refugees from around the world seeking protection in the United States and Canada. VIVE was started in May 1984 in response to Central Americans requesting assistance in filing for asylum in Canada. VIVE is a non-profit organization. There is no charge for VIVE’s services. VIVE depends on the financial support of individual donors, foundations, corporations, and many religious groups.

The Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society (www.bechs.org) collects, preserves and researches the written, spoken, pictorial and artifactual record of the history of Western New York and the Great Lakes in general, and of Buffalo and Erie County in particular. The Society promotes a better understanding of the present by using exhibits, educational programs, publications, media presentations, and other appropriate means to interpret the process of change over time in the community.

Rotary Club president Rocco Lucente, and incoming Club president Andy MacDonald, presented a $7,500 check to Mary E. Callahan, representing VIVE Inc. He presented a second $7,500 check to Melissa Brown, representing the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society.

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Eastern Hills Sunrise Rotary Club Donates $10,000 to the

Prader-Willi Syndrome Association

 The Rotary Club raised funds through its 2006 annual Monte Carlo night and annual Golf Tournament.

Clarence, N.Y., – June 28, 2006 – The Eastern Hills Sunrise Rotary Club today presented the Prader-Willi Syndrome Association with a check for $10,000. The Club raised the money at its Monte Carlo event and Golf Tournament. The Prader-Willi Syndrome Association (USA) is a 501 (c) (3) corporation. Rotary Club president Scott Bylewski presented the check to Barbara McManus, conference chair for the 8th National PWSA (USA) conference and the 16th Annual Prader Willi Alliance of New York, Inc. conference, and Jeannie Dickinson, Prader-Willi Syndrome Association youth program director.

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