The Alviso Rotary Club holds a Crab Feed once a year to raise money for the David B. Hoxie Memorial Scholarship Fund.

The Door Prize: $100 in cash and a red felt toy crab named Crabby, who takes great pride in guarding the cash.

Rotarian Joan Hoxie sells tickets at the door.

Rotarian Jim Revels cooks the pasta.

Rotary President Leon Schmit speaks to the attendees, sporting a very stylish crab bib.

Our guests enjoy their crab dinner...



Rotary Secretary Vince Laviano is especially enthusiastic about the crab.

Our wonderful staff of volunteers from the City of San Jose. (President Leon Schmit tries to stay out of the picture.)

Burnt almond cake... Mmmmm...

San Jose Councilman Kansen Chu and his wife Daisy talk with attendees.

Rotarian Joan Hoxie.

Christina and Josh do an excellent job selling tickets for our drawing.

Josh shows off our silent auction item: an historic watercolor painting of the Alviso Speedway.

Rotarian Kathy Chavez-Napoli emcees our drawing.

Josh hands out a drawing prize.


More drawing winners...



Rotary President Leon Schmit draws the winning ticket for the door prize.

Winner of the door prize, Rotarian Kathy Chavez-Napoli, proudly shows off her new friend Crabby.
All Photographs Copyright 2008, Michele C. Dodge. All rights reserved.