Rotary International Food Fair is Sunday

The 2016 Rotary International Food Fair is set for Sunday.

The event will be held at the Sacred Heart Grade School Gym and will run from 10am to 1pm.

The food fair will feature items prepared by Effingham Rotarians and friends from all over the world.

Here are the countries from where you can sample food and those who are preparing the items:

TURKEY--Rosie Gibbons

CHINA--Carrie Crippen

GREECE--Kaye Dent and Brian and Nancy Sehy

RUSSIA--Exchange students

ITALY--Lois Hoene and Elizabeth Soltwedel

MEXICO--Bev Soltwedel

COSTA RICA--Monte and Shirley Bartels, Eric Splechter and Cornerstone Christian Church Youth

BOLIVIA--Paul Rhodes

GUATEMALA--Holly Bray and St. John's Lutheran Church Youth

FRANCE--Elizabeth Soltwedel and Marie Brummer

GERMANY--Kyle Lindsey and Valena Soltwedel

AMERICAN CREOLE--Kelly Stanfield

LITHUANIA--Sharon Sehy

AUSTRALIA--Effingham Women of Today

CUBA--Jann Rhodes

VIETNAM--Fr. Thinh

KOREA--Ruth Bray

INDIA--Landon and Beth Ethridge

Tickets for Sunday's event are $10 for adults and $6 for those ages 5-11, and are available from your favorite local Rotarian.

Proceeds will benefit Rotary's Bolivia Project. The project is designed to improve the diet and quality of life of the people in rural communities of Camata and Marumpampa, Bolivia as well as the surrounding areas with special focus on better nutrition for the school children. The project also involves work with local people to build a community center, plant gardens and raise animals.

Find out more on Facebook under Effingham Noon Rotary Club.