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A.M. Rotary Club Spaghetti Dinner funds civic projects

An Italian Street Café, complete date a family of 10 for up to 6 months.
with festive accordion music, a friendly Many of the tents remain in use years
“Italian” host Luigi (aka Geff Phillips of after the original disaster, as in Haiti,
local music fame), and authentic where they were provided.
Italian pasta will come to life Saturday A Shelter Box display will be set up
evening during the Fall Festival. during the dinner and diners are wel-
As has become a tradition over the come to make a contribution toward
past 15 years, the Rotary Club of the $1,000 cost of each box.
Plymouth A.M. will host the popular Carry out dinners are available and
spaghetti dinner from 3 until 7 p.m. on entry to the event is from Harvey
Saturday evening. The meal includes Street. Advance dinner tickets are
Mama Mucci's spaghetti pasta with an priced at $12.50 and at the door tickets
authentic Italian marinara sauce are priced at $15. Dinners for children
topped by two large meatballs, an E.G. younger than 5 are provided at no cost
Nick's Chef's Special Italian Coleslaw with the purchase of an adult meal.
salad, “Champagne bread” from The Beer and wine service from
Whitney, a Jimmy John's Chocolate E.G.Nick's is available to purchase and
Chunk cookie, a bottle of spring water for the first time, wine will be available
and coffee. The dinner is prepared Diners of all ages enjoy the authentic by the bottle during the dinner.
and served by members of the morning Italian Pasta at the A.M. Rotary Italian Rotary members emphasized that
Rotary club under the supervision of Café. the dinner provides biodegradable
Chef Frank from E.G. Nick's and Tim paper products and meals are pack-
Patino, general manager of The ing disaster situations. The tents are aged in a large, heavy-duty cloth shop-
Whitney Restaurant in Detroit. usually the first shelter on-scene fol- ping bag, compliments of Travel
Helping add to the atmosphere this lowing a major natural or man-made Leaders and Globus Tours/Avalon
year will be student volunteer servers disaster and are designed to accommo- Cruises.
from Plymouth Christian Academy.
Proceeds from the dinner will fund
college and vocational school scholar-
ships for Plymouth-area students who
have overcome major challenges to
graduate from high school. Working
closely with the Plymouth
Goodfellows, additional funds will be
used to provide Thanksgiving dinners
and Christmas household staples for
Plymouth area families.
The Rotarians are also helping fund
the Shelter Box project, a long-time
effort of club members to support this
humanitarian project of Rotary
International. A Shelter Box, like the ones Rotary International helps fund, will be on display
The tents provide housing, basic during the spaghetti dinner and diners are welcome to make a contribution
necessities and emergency relief dur- toward the $1,000 cost of each tent.