"Claws for a Cause" Dinner Fundraiser

Every summer, the Watsonville Rotary Club Foundation hosts its annual "Claws for a Cause" Maine Lobster Take-Out Dinner Fundraiser in the month of August. (Exact date varies from year to year so check this website in June to find the date for our 2025 event).

This unique dinner fundraiser features take-out steam pots of uncooked Maine Lobster Dinners for 2 or 4 for lobster-loving patrons who simply drive up to the door of the Watsonville Elks Lodge to collect their pre-paid feasts to take home and cook.

Our "Claws for a Cause" Maine Lobster Dinner Fundraiser has been a popular annual event, selling up to 240 individual dinners per year and attracting continued generous support from local business sponsors

All event proceeds are used to fund Watsonville Rotary Club's grants to local nonprofits serving vulnerable children and youth residing in Watsonville and the Greater Pajaro Valley.

Our 2024 "Claws" event raised more than $20,000 in net proceeds thanks to our loyal supporters and the following generous sponsors: