BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:The Rotary Club of Wellesley is proud to again offer its “Tas te of Wellesley" annual fundraiser to support our community. The event wil l again feature a wide variety of signature dishes from Wellesley restaura nts\, cafes\, and caterers\, along with live music. We will be hosting the event at the Wellesley Country Club on Wednesday May 20th\, 2026 from 6:3 0 until 9 pm. This year’s theme is again Fighting Food Insecurity. All o f us are experiencing significantly higher costs for food\, a necessity fo r life. For the 400+ low-income families and seniors living in our communi ty\, food insecurity has become a much bigger issue. The students at Mass Bay Community College and our homeless veterans are also grappling with fo od insecurity. The proceeds raised from Taste of Wellesley 2024 will provi de meals for our low-income residents and direct support to students of Ma ss Bay and organizations that support homeless veterans. This year\, food insecurity among our low-income families and seniors\, Mass Bay Community College students\, and veterans is more significant\, as food prices conti nue to rise for everyone. Our Rotarians intend to work with our partners a t the Village Table\, Land’s Sake Farm\, Wellesley Housing Authority\, M ass Bay Community College and organizations serving veterans to provide me als prepared by volunteers   and members of the Rotary Club. They will p urchase. prepare and distribute meals to those in need. It is through the generosity of our Wellesley restaurants and local wineries\, breweries\, c hocolatiers\, and caterers that we can bring this event to Wellesley. Plea se thank our local restaurants for their participation in this worthwhile cause. Our 2025 Taste of Wellesley raised over $ 57\,000 from ticket sales \, sponsorships and the silent auction and at the same time\, provide a wo nderful evening of food\, beverages\, live entertainment and opportunities to gather in community. Tickets are available at the Taste of Wellesley w ebsite\, The customer service desk at Roche Bros. on Linden Street\, The W indsor Press at 365 Washington Street\, or from any of our Rotary Club of Wellesley members.   The mission of the Rotary Club of Wellesley is to se rve others with a focus on strengthening our community in the areas of hea lth\, education and sustainable living. Consider becoming a Rotarian in 20 25! DTEND:20260521T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260511T111852Z DTSTART:20260520T223000Z LOCATION:Wellesley Country Club SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Taste of Wellesley 2026 UID:71d1bebf-e5da-47b9-bfa2-ad64a06b46f6 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The Rotary Club of Wellesley is proud to ag ain offer its &ldquo\;Taste of Wellesley"\; annual fundraiser to suppo rt our community. The event will again feature a wide variety of signature dishes from Wellesley restaurants\, cafes\, and caterers\, along with liv e music. We will be hosting the event at the Wellesley Country Club on Wed nesday May 20th\, 2026 from 6:30 until 9 pm. This year&rsquo\;s theme is a gain Fighting Food Insecurity.

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All of us are experiencing signif icantly higher costs for food\, a necessity for life. For the 400+ low-inc ome families and seniors living in our community\, food insecurity has bec ome a much bigger issue. The students at Mass Bay Community College and ou r homeless veterans are also grappling with food insecurity. The proceeds raised from Taste of Wellesley 2024 will provide meals for our low-income residents and direct support to students of Mass Bay and organizations tha t support homeless veterans.

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This year\, food insecurity among o ur low-income families and seniors\, Mass Bay Community College students\, and veterans is more significant\, as food prices continue to rise for ev eryone. Our Rotarians intend to work with our partners at the Village Tabl e\, Land&rsquo\;s Sake Farm\, Wellesley Housing Authority\, Mass Bay Commu nity College and organizations serving veterans to provide meals prepared by volunteers \; \; and members of the Rotary Club. They will purc hase. prepare and distribute meals to those in need.

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It is throu gh the generosity of our Wellesley restaurants and local wineries\, brewer ies\, chocolatiers\, and caterers that we can bring this event to Wellesle y. Please thank our local restaurants for their participation in this wort hwhile cause.

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Our 2025 Taste of Wellesley raised over $ 57\,000 from ticket sales\, sponsorships and the silent auction and at the same ti me\, provide a wonderful evening of food\, beverages\, live entertainment and opportunities to gather in community. Tickets are available at the Taste of Wellesley website< /a>\, The customer service desk at Roche Bros. on Linden Street\, The Wind sor Press at 365 Washington Street\, or from any of our Rotary Club of Wel lesley members.
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The mission of the Rotary Club of Wellesley is to serve others with a focus on strengthening our community in the areas of health\, education and sustainable living. Consider becomi ng a Rotarian in 2025!

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