Save The Date! Rotary’s Crab Feast set for Aug. 1

Annapolis, MD (May 7, 2014) - The Rotary Club of Annapolis is gearing up for its 69th annual Crab Feast scheduled for Friday, Aug. 1, 2014, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. This special event is not only the world’s largest crab feast but also a major fund-raiser which benefits local community and cultural organizations.
The feast is all-you-can-eat and drink, including large and #1 male crabs (the big ones) plus Maryland vegetable crab soup, sweet Maryland corn on the cob, beef barbeque sandwiches, all-American hot dogs, draft beer, and assorted sodas and water. A bake sale and cake raffle can finish your feast with sweetness. Again this year the Watermelon Queens from Delmarva and area states will distribute freshly-cut sweet watermelons. Crab Feast T-shirts and other memorabilia will be for sale.
An excellent way to entertain special clients and guests or to recognize the hard work of loyal employees is the Preferred Dining area. Participants can use a private entrance, and enjoy guaranteed seating in one of the Preferred Dining tents and a wait staff that will bring the crabs to their table. Tables of 10 or 12 are available, as well as a limited number of individual seating. Contact Pam Urnowey at 850-619-1645 or pamela.urnowey@homeinstead.com for information about Preferred Dining.
Nearly 2,500 people are expected to attend and finish off 350 bushels of crabs, 3,400 ears of corn, 100 gallons of crab soup, 1,800 hot dogs, 150 pounds of beef barbeque, and hundreds of gallons of soft drinks and beer. The event will be held rain or shine, as most of the tables are protected from the weather.
Parking for the crab feast at the stadium is free. No containers, drinks, backpacks, large bags, coolers or similar items will be allowed into the event.
While it is an all-you-can-eat affair, and you can take all you want, please eat all you take, says Crab Feast Chairman David Lillefloren. If you have more crabs than you need, please share with a neighbor. Once again we have partnered with Annapolis Green and will be recycling everything we possibly can, he says.
Corporate and other sponsors are being solicited by sponsorship co-chairmen Steve Kelly and John Bloom. For information, contact John Bloom at bloom.john@gmail.com or call him at 704-449-4487.
Tickets are $65 for adults, $20 for children ages 3 to 12, and free for children under the age of 3. Preferred Dining is $130 per person. To purchase tickets, please visit http://http://annapolistickets.showare.com or call 1-877-333-9667 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For ticket questions, please email Annapolis@showare.com. All online and telephone sales will end at noon on Aug. 1, 2014. Tickets will go on sale at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium box office starting at 4 p.m. on the day of the event.
Annapolis Rotary members pay all their own administrative costs for the operations of the club, so all funds raised are donated to local charities. Last year’s crab feast is contributing more than $71,000 directly to local charities and non-profit groups. More than $1 million has been awarded since the first Annapolis Rotary Crab Feast in 1946.
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