THE RIVERVIEW CLAWFISH PLUS

Suzanne and Roger Perry, who are also the owners of Datz, have stepped up as sponsors to help us out. It (Roux) is a restaurant on South MacDill Avenue in South Tampa. For the last two years, I’ve gotten Roux involved to help me. “In the first five years of the event, I cooked everything. “It’s interesting, sales are slow to begin with, but then it takes on a life of its own. “We’ll decide on the final amount based on ticket sales,” Broussard said. Many other southern dishes will also be for sale during this year’s event, April 22, at Winthrop Town Centre. He and past-Rotary president Elijah Heath came up with the idea as a fun way to bring the community together and raise much-needed funds for Rotary projects.įor $25, visitors to the 7th annual Rotary of FishHawk-Riverview Crawfish Festival will get 2 pounds of fresh Louisiana crawfish with corn and potatoes. Mike Broussard, the mastermind behind this fundraiser and a former Cajun chef, said he expects to haul in a ton or more of the tasty crustaceans this year. The club raised $7,000 for charities and scholarships in 2015, based on food sales and last year, that revenue jumped up to $17,000, all for great local causes. “This thing is really growing,” she said. “This year, we’re bringing back the bling T-shirts with the words ‘peace, love and crawfish’ emblazoned on the front,” Jordan said. Soft drinks and beer will also be for sale. Jambalaya, étouffée, burgers and gumbo will also be available for purchase, along with several dessert choices.

THE RIVERVIEW CLAWFISH PLUS

The festival takes place in a park behind the restaurants on the east end.Īdmission to the event is free, but for $25, each plate comes with 2 to 3 pounds of steaming crawdads, plus veggies, said Lisa Jordan, this year’s chairwoman. For those who want to enjoy a plateful of mudbugs, as they are affectionately known in the Bayou State, order tickets in advance by going to Winthrop Town Centre is located near the intersection of Bloomingdale Avenue and Providence Road. The Rotary Club of FishHawk-Riverview Crawfish Festival is the club’s signature fundraiser, and again this year it takes place at Winthrop Town Centre April 22 from 11 a.m. Jessie Jordan has some fun during the 2016 Rotary of FishHawk-Riverview Crawfish Festival, which takes place this year on April 22 at Winthrop Town Centre.

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