‘Bottle Shots’ raising funds for kid’s programs

The Active 20-30 Club of Healdsburg will host taheir third
annual Bottle Shots fundraiser this weekend to raise money for
children’s programs in the community.
The event is the biggest fundraiser the group organizes,
allowing them to donate a significant amount to a different
children’s cause of their choice each year.
“This event is not just for the young,” said 20-30 Club
President Dan Chapin. “Anyone can come and beer, wine, food, and
music appeals to a lot of people so it should make for a good
event.”
The idea for Bottle Shots originated as a client appreciation
event through Chapin’s company and after its first year of success
donating money to the Children’s Cancer Community, Chapin decided
to move the event into his social group raising money for the Boys
and Girls Club last year.
Chapin says that the name Bottle Shots comes from a wine
industry term related to photographing wine bottles for tasting
note specs.
“It sounds like a good time whatever it is,” Chapin laughed
about people being unclear about the meaning of the event from the
name.
This year’s primary beneficiary of Bottle Shots is the
Healdsburg Education Foundation, which provides enrichment programs
for students attending Healdsburg public schools.
“We have a lot of worthy charity groups approaching us and we
have to vote as a board on who to donate to each year,” Chapin
said. “We are also a non-profit group and have our own children’s
fund that we use for different groups at the end of the year.
Music for the event will be preformed by Crazy Famous and the
Pat Jordan Band along with a raffle and audience participation in a
secret game for the chance to win a grand prize.
“We have great raffle prizes,” Chapin said of the ‘Instant
Cellar’ where the winner will take home 100 bottles of Sonoma
County Wines and a case of Russian River Brewery beer. Other prizes
include four passes to the ‘Chef’s Harvest 2011′ dinner at Seghesio
Winery and a gift certificate to the h2hotel.
The Bottle Shots event will be held Saturday, Sept. 3 from 5 to
9 p.m.
A golf tournament, ‘REHAB,’ will follow on Sunday for interested
parties and a selection of tickets to participate in portions of
the event or the entire weekend are available online.
“It’s rehab from having worked so hard on this event and a great
way for service clubs around Healdsburg to mingle with other clubs
on the course and they don’t have to be at the event the night
before to play,” said Chapin.
Bottle Shots tickets, including tickets to the golf tourney can
be purchased at http://bottleshots2011.eventbrite.com. Interested
parties are encouraged to purchase tickets ahead due to a maximum
of 300 people at Seghesio Family Vineyards.
“I want this to be a great time for people and at the same time
they are helping the community,” Chapin said.
Active 20-30 International, a non-profit organization that
raises money for underprivileged children, officially chartered a
new club chapter this fall that will encompass Healdsburg, Windsor
and Cloverdale members.
The club began in July and ran their first fundraiser in October
raising money for the Healdsburg Boys & Girls Club. The
Healdsburg chapter was originally founded in the 1930’s but had to
dissolve around the Vietnam War. The club official re-chartered
November 12, 2010.
The mission of the Active 20-30 US & Canada “provides young
adults with an opportunity for personal growth, friendships and
leadership development while improving the quality of life for the
special needs children in their community.”
Robin Hug can be reached at Ro***@hb*****.com.