May 3, 2026      Let's Smack Down the Lions ...and keep this trophy for another year!  The annual Haddy Cup Challenge, the vaunted trivia matchup betweeen Rotarians and Lions is on Thursday from 6-9pm .  Instead of our usual Wednesday lunch  we'll have dinner at Tavistock.  Sign up at www.HaddonfieldRotary.org.  Let's play to win! Record Scholarships This Year Make plans now to attend our annual Scholarship Dinner on May 20 when your Haddonfield Rotary Foundation will award $32,500 in scholarships to 13 deserving Camden County high school seniors. Under the leadership of Rich Hluchan, Ginny DeLong, Jill Lawlor, Mario Gebbia, and Rosalie Shapiro, carefully reviewed 32 applications and selected the following to each recieve $2,500 (up from $2,000 in recent years):   Leah Cedar Haddonfield Memorial HS Pablo Chavez Urban Promise Academy Fatima Dickerson Creative Arts HS Oluomachi Francis LEAP Academy Aidan Green Haddonfield Memorial HS Kierstyn Griffith Haddon Heights HS Scarlett Iglesias-Najera Creative Arts HS Gwyneth Maguire Haddonfield Memorial HS Laura Martinez-Gonzalez Creative Arts HS Benjamin Osawa Haddonfield Memorial HS Analiese Richards Creative Arts HS Audrey Schweiker Haddonfield Memorial HS Cevannah Thornton Haddon Heights HS   These students and their parents/guardians will attend the May 20th Scholarship Dinner starting at 6pm at Tavistock.  We hope to see many Rotarians and friends there to congratulate them.  Free to members, $20 for guests.  RSVP by May 13 to https://haddonfieldrotary.org/events/2026-scholarship-dinner/ and please remember to abide by Tavistock's dress code.  There will be no lunch meeting that day. Since its formation in 2000 the Rotary Club of Haddonfield Foundation has distributed more than $325,000 to 189 students from Camden County.  Help us thank our Music Bingo sponsors We are grateful for the sponsors that helped make Music Bingo a success. As a thank you, we have created window decals that local businesses can place in their windows to show their support of our club.  We are looking for 5-6 volunteers to personally thank and present the decals to our sponsors, using a script which has been prepared.  If you are interested, contact Jill Lawlor at lawlorjs@gmail.com.   Grants to be Announced Soon Our Club Foundation has received 12 gramt proposals. Sharon Reel is the Chair of the Grants Committee, which will meet in early June to review applications.  Over the past 25 years,  these grants have made a significant impact by supporting nonprofit organizations in our town, region and internationally and reflect the core mission of Rotary including priority areas of education and literacy, relief from poverty, disease prevention and treatment, and water and sanitation.   Enjoy Pizza, Help Rotary On Friday, May 8, our Club will join forces with Crust n Fire to raise funds for various projects.  From 12noon to 9pm, mention Rotary Club of Haddonfield by phone or use promo code "fundraise" in the comments box at checkout when ordering online or through www.crustnfirepizza.com and we'll get 20%. Available for dine-in, take-out, delivery and catering.   Thank You from St. Joseph's House Thank you to everyone who supported our collection drive for Joseph’s House in Camden. Pamela DePompo will deliver all the wish list items that were contributed including coffee, hand lotion, women’s hygiene products, razors and more. Have You Taken a Turn as a Greeter?  When you show up each Wednesday for our meeting, you're greeted by a fellow Rotarian.  Join the team!  You can sign up online to be a greeter and pick your week -- just need to get there a few minutes early.  Sign up at www.HaddonfieldRotary.org. Rotary Club of Haddonfield P.O. Box 383 Haddonfield, NJ 08033 Doing Good and Having Fun Doing it! We meet Wednesdays 12:15-1:30pm (unless otherwise noted) Tavistock Country Club, Tavistock Lane, Haddonfield NJ  08033 Want to change how you receive these emails? Update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list Have something for The Observer?  Send to baltake@comcast.net by 10am Friday.  Not receiving The Observer?  Always check your spam/junk folders, especially if you havea gmail address.

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