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Death by Chocolate set for Dec. 5
By TOM GERMOND
| Article published on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008 |
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LARGO – Calling all chocolate lovers; it’s that time of year again.
The Rotary Club of Largo’s annual fundraiser, Death by Chocolate, will be Friday, Dec. 5, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Largo Cultural Center.
More than 25 local businesses and restaurants, including candy and pastry shops, will be offering chocolates of all kinds to more than 1,000 attendees, according to the Rotary Club.
A silent auction, door prizes and entertainment also will be featured. The event raises more than $25,000 annually for local programs. This year marks the 13th year of Death by Chocolate.
“It is the absolute best way to get into the spirit of the holidays,” said Woody Brown, a member of the Rotary Club’s board of directors, in an e-mail. “Eating wonderful desserts, drinking some champagne and enjoying the company and business associates all while raising a lot of money for kids. Afterward, you can walk off the calories and enjoy the lights in Central Park.”
Businesses to date that will provide chocolates or beverages at the event are Village Inn, Bev 2 Go, Stuffed Mushroom, Tastefully Simple, Coldstone Creamery, McGill Plumbing (supplying water), The Coffee Mill, Grillmarks, Celebration Cakes, Largo Summer Camps, Belleair Grill (formally Peppermill), Oak Manor, E & E Stakeout, PRP International Wine, Cherubs, The Largo Community Center, Callahan Water, Mellita Coffee, Hampton Inn-Bay Star Hotel Group, Comey and Main Street Chiropractic and JKFLowers.
Key sponsors are Aegon, Tampa Bay Newspapers and the Palms of Largo.
Some of the programs that have benefited by the event include Largo Public Library Kid’s Expo, Pinellas Village, Healthy Start Coalition of Pinellas, Largo High School GOALS Program, GRAYDI End of Summer Dayze, Explorer Post 941 Largo Fire Rescue, Community Tampa Bay Anytown, Ponce De Leon Media Center, Largo Middle School Student of the Month, Chi Chi Rodriguez Academy, Greater Largo Little League, Partners ‘N Progress for the Arts, Largo High School Rotary Scholarship, Largo High School Interact Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters and Nina Harris Exceptional Education Adopt-A-Class.
The Rotary Club of Largo was chartered on March 30, 1954, and has served the greater Largo community and its youth ever since.
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Article published on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008
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