Join us as we gather for food and fellowship with Mrs. Benson while also helping to make the upcoming holiday season a little brighter for thousands of area families in need.
The Covington Rotary Club is thrilled to announce that Mrs. Gayle Benson, New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner and well known philanthropist, will be the distinguished guest speaker at its 2018 Feeding the Needy Fundraising luncheon.
The 8th annual luncheon will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 20, from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Briggs Assembly Center on the St. Paul's School Campus.
Mrs. Benson, a New Orleans native, is an accomplished business professional and philanthropist with strong ties to the local community. An advocate of faith-based causes and spirituality, Mrs. Benson has been a longtime trusted and valued member of the local Catholic community. She has served on the Archbishop’s Community Appeal campaigns for four different Archbishops over the course of the past 20 years, and has also worked tirelessly with the Archdiocese of New Orleans’ Catholic Charities organization and its umbrella agencies. Mrs. Benson has also shown her commitment to the health and wellness of the New Orleans community with the Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center on the main campus of Ochsner Medical Center in Old Jefferson. In addition to serving on the board at Ochsner, she serves on the Audubon Commission, the Greater New Orleans Foundation Board, the Catholic Foundation Board, and the board of Tulane University, along with others across the New Orleans community.
Ticket sales support the Covington Rotary Club's Feeding the Needy initiative, which is celebrating its 17th year. The luncheon paves the way for club members and countless other volunteers to prepare and deliver more than 1,500 cooked turkeys with all the trimmings on Christmas morning, feeding thousands of area families in need each year.
Luncheon seating is limited, and tickets must be purchased online this year. In addition to individual tickets, tables of eight may be purchased and are a great way to gather family and friends together while enjoying the Thanksgiving week.
Sponsorships are also available and include:
• Patron Saint Presenting Sponsor ($10,000)
• Who Dat Nation ($5,000)
• Saints Super Fan ($3,000)
To purchase tickets or sponsorships, or to make a donation, click on the orange "CLICK HERE" button above or below. Sponsorships may also be purchased by contacting Susan Sheehan at susan@dmtrace.com or 985.778.1797.
Kick off your holiday season by helping us help others!
Donations are accepted year round and checks can be made out to The Covington Rotary Foundation, a 501(c)3 foundation with the corresponding tax status or CLICK HERE. Please mail checks to PO Box 541 Covington, LA 70433
We are a very active Club with social/fellowship opportunities and service-specific opportunities each month. Please come join us for lunch at our 1st, 3rd & 5th Tuesday meetings or at any of our social and service events. We enjoy meeting new people and sharing what we know of service opportunities here in Covington, across the region, and around the world. If you have specific questions or wish to be contacted about Rotary please email us at covrotary@gmail.com.
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Our next event is our Feeding The Needy Fundraising Luncheon. Click on the Feeding The Needy Tab above to learn more about this program or CLICK HERE to purchase Tickets to the Fundraiser luncheon.
