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April 7, 2008 by Jim Walberg · 8 Comments
The 18th Annual Blackhawk Film Festival is May 15th! Don’t miss it!
For the last 18 years the Danville/Sycamore Valley Rotary Club has hosted the Blackhawk Food, Wine, & Film Festival at the Blackhawk Car Museum. This is THE social event of the year that has raised over $500,000 to support the needs of East Bay community service needs. And, Realtor, Jim Walberg, plus many other Realtors have supported this important event. The format is elegant, from walking up the steps to the Blackhawk Car Museum to entering the front door and stepping into a gourmet lovers delight. There are only 900 tickets available each year, and it is always a sellout! The donation for an entry pass is $50 this year and it is THE bargain for these types of East Bay social 
events.
The event always has a movie theme and this year it is Marilyn Monroe! So, you will be watching some of the classic Monroe movies ever made. Before the movies begin there is a two+ hour food and wine reception in the Blackhawk Car Museum. Not only will you be previewing one of the most extensive classic car collection in the world, but there will be 30+ East Bay restaurants, plus over 25 wineries from Northern California pouring their best wines – such as Bodegas Aguirre Winery from Livermore Valley. It is a time for the culinary and wine communities to show off their “stuff”…and they have dazzled the guests each of the past 18 years.
Rotary International focuses on serving the needs of local communities and the world. They took on the project of eliminating polio in the world in 1985 and completed this daunting project by 2007! Each of the local Rotary Clubs focus on their local community service needs and the Danville/Sycamore Rotary Club has 
done such an outstanding job that they received the community service award from The Town Of Danville for several years since they were chartered in 1989.
At last year’s Blackhawk Food, Wine & Film Festival this Rotary club raised $80,000 to support local East Bay community projects. They expect to exceed this amount at their 2008 event on May 15th. They also feature local school entertainment groups. The last several years the San Ramon High School Jazz Band wowed all the guests. Besides the food, wine and entertainment, the Festival has a live auction, silent auctions, and raffle opportunities throughout the evening. These items range from charter sailing vacations, cases of premium wines, dining opportunities at your favorite restaurants in the East Bay, JEWELRY, and much more!
The event is always looking for corporate sponsors, businesses who want to feature their products, and restaurants and wineries. This is a “must” event for 2008! It is an unforgettable night of entertainment, gourmet moments, dazzling wines, auction opportunities, and non-stop fun. For more information contact me and I will send you information as to how you can be a part of this unforgettable night as a guest or as a sponsor. Stay tuned…I will keep you updated as to more specific details of this event in the next month.
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Hi Jim & Ann Marie,
My husband and I would love to come.
Thank you for the invite,
Eoise
Jim,
What a fantastic evening and a great opportunity to have a great time while contributing to our community.
I’ve purchased my tickets and look forward to seeing you there. Rotary is truly a miracle in the lives of those it touches – members, contributors and recipients alike.
I’ve taken the liberty of forwarding your website address to several people so they can learn more about your club’s efforts and take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to serve.
Sincerely,
Kirk Bailey
Thanks for your support of this unforgettable annual event at the Blackhawk Museum in Danville. We expect another sellout of the 900 tickets available, and we expect that there will be close to $100,000 raised for the support of community needs throughout the next year. Rotary has impacted the entire world through their work within the local communities the 25,000 Rotary clubs in 170+ countries serve every day. I look forward to seeing you at the event.
Jim
Dear Mr Walberg: Your phillantropy and hard work on behalf of the community served by the Danville Rotary Club raises the enthusiasm of large and small businesses to participate and contribute to the success of this long anticipated annual event. We, at Bodegas Aguirre, are proud to showcase our award winning
wines for the third consecutive year.For this occasion we will be tasting two Gold Medal wines, a Cabernet Sauvignon and a Trio; we are looking forward to see you and all the generous participants.Ricardo E. Aguirre, MD, winemaker.
Hello Dr. Aguirre, and winemaker “extraordinare”! Thank you for your kind comments and your continued support of this important annual community service event. The results would not be possible without the support of such generous and like-minded professionals like you and your dear family. I look forward to tasting the long awaited Trio. We are still enjoying your wines that continue to age in our cellar. Until our next time together…I remain.
Mr. Bailey and Dr. Aguirre,
As this year’s chairman for the Film Festival I would like to thank both of you for your ongoing support. As you may know, this is our Rotary club’s only fundraiser and the proceeds support all of the many projects we pursue each year. Without your support we would have no capability. We appreciate that we are able to do so much because of your support. I hope you enjoy yourselves again this year and I will see you on May 15th.
Best Regards,
Bob Nichols
President Elect
Danville/Sycamore Valley Rotary
Thanks, Bob, for checking in. Your leadership as our Rotary president for next year’s term is highly anticipated. We are very pleased to stand beside you as the leader of an amazing group of professionals who are a part of Rotary as we all give back to serving the needs of our our community. Thank you for the great event on May 15th that you and your committees are producing. See you then.
Hi Eloise,
Thank you for your interest. I will get the ticket information to you immediately. You are going to have a GREAT evening checking out the best of East Bay restaurant and winery scene, plus have a chance to view several Marilyn Monroe movies. I look forward to seeing you at the event.