WO Rotary Club marks 90th anniversary with fundraiser to eradicate polio

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Rotary members in West Orange will celebrate the club’s 90th anniversary with a fundraiser to raise awareness and funds to support the eradication of polio — a vaccine-preventable disease that still threatens children in parts of the world today. Rotary International President Barry Rassin will deliver a keynote address at the […]

Community activist sworn in as president of West Orange Rotary Club

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Resident and community activist Cynthia Hadley-Bailey was sworn in as president of the Rotary Club of West Orange for the 2018-2019 year on June 30 at Mayfair Farms. She is the 91st president of the West Orange chapter and the sixth woman president. Hadley-Bailey has long been involved in grassroots community […]

West Orange Scholarship Fund awards $92,000 to graduating seniors

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Scholarship Fund distributed $92,000 in scholarships to graduating West Orange High School seniors at Senior Awards Night on June 7. The evening began with a welcome from West Orange High School Principal Hayden Moore, followed by student recognition for academic excellence and community service. A series of military […]

Rotary gives 17 WO seniors scholarships

WEST ORANGE, NJ — On June 15, one week after the West Orange Rotary Club gave away more than $18,000 to local community organizations, its members gathered for a luncheon reception at Mayfair Farms to award $18,500 in scholarships to 17 college-bound students from West Orange High School and Seton Hall Prep. According to Scholarship […]

WO Rotary awards $18K to nonprofits

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange Rotary Club hosted residents and community organizations at Mayfair Farms for its annual Community Service Awards Luncheon on June 8, awarding $18,700 to 22 local and national nonprofit groups. The funds for the awards were raised during events held throughout the year, and go toward supporting organizations that […]

Scheier to be featured speaker at luncheon

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Mindy Scheier will serve as keynote speaker at the annual Thanksgiving Luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 22, at noon. The annual Thanksgiving Luncheon, jointly sponsored by the West Orange Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club, Rotary Club and UNICO, will be held at Mayfair Farms in West Orange. Scheier is the founder and […]

Community Thanksgiving Luncheon in WO

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The annual Community Thanksgiving Luncheon in West Orange will be Wednesday, Nov. 22, at Mayfair Farms, 481 Eagle Rock Ave. in West Orange. This event is held by the West Orange Chamber of Commerce, the Lions Club, West Orange Rotary and UNICO. This fun-filled event, featuring Mindy Scheier, founder of Runway […]