2017 Suds & Buds guests included Bob Heely's family and members of other Rotary Club. 
 
The May 19 Suds & Buds party is your Rotary Club's signature event. This is the third year for this fun, after-work party with a purpose: to raise charitable funds. You have a hard-working, creative committee planning the party led by Rotarians Lorna Cochrane, Dr. Steve Jones and Lisa Chandler. Proceeds will benefit the Rotary Club of Norfolk and the many charities it supports, Norfolk Botanical Garden and Project Healing Waters' Tidewater Chapter, which is our 2017 charitable partner. This organization brought to our region by Rotarian Jim O'Brien uses fly fishing to help wounded military veterans and personnel heal. 
 
Here are easy ways you can support our club's party right now:
  • Put Friday, May 19 on your calendar and plan to attend this fun party from 6 to 10 p.m. You can buy tickets online right now.
  • Go ahead and invite at least four adult friends or family members to join you for a marvelous evening in one of our region's most beautiful spots -- the rose garden at Norfolk Botanical Garden. They can get more details at sudsandbuds.org. Here is a ticket link to share with friends: http://bit.ly/2jMzFol
  • If you are on Facebook, please go to both our Rotary Club of Norfolk page and our Suds & Buds Party page and like, share and comment on what you see there. Without interaction social media goes nowhere. But with your help details about our party can go far and wide. We are regularly posting information but need your help in sharing it. 
  • Share ideas of potential Suds & Buds sponsors or food vendors. Email Lorna Cochrane at cochranelorna@cox.net or Steve Jones at dr.scjones@gmail.com. And consider becoming a sponsor yourself. Sponsorships start at $250. 
Learn more at sudsandbuds.org