On the evening of May 12th 2014, the Rotary Club of Bernardsville hosted their 64th Annual Track and Field Meet at the Bernards High School Field. Participants in the event included 7th and 8th grade track and field athletes from the schools of Bedminster, Bernards, Gill St. Bernards, Harding, Morris Plains, St. Elizabeth’s, St. Vincent DePaul, as well as Far Hills Country Day School and the Willow School. Many personal records were achieved and the athletes enjoyed the camaraderie of the event.
The purpose of the event is to bring together students from local middle schools to compete in friendly rivalry while forging friendships. Community supporters included CapConnect Funding Group, Care 1st Training Group, Carpet Heritage, Flowers From Hanna, Gerald A. York Optician, Millington Savings Bank and the Somerset Hills YMCA.
Patrick York, Rotarian and event organizer commented, “A special thank you to all of the kids who participated this year. Many records were broken and many records remain. Thank you to the coaches, our sponsors, and everyone who helped make this event happen. The annual track meet is one of our flag ship events and has a rich tradition in our community. Our club began hosting the event in 1950 and one of our current club members, Al Olsen, has attended since 1966! We look forward to continuing this great tradition next year."
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The Rotary Club of Bernardsville has been in the community for over 80 years made up of business and professional persons that work or live in and around the Basking Ridge, Bernardsville, Far Hills, Harding, Liberty Corner, Peapack Gladstone areas. United with other clubs worldwide to provide humanitarian service, Rotarians encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in both their local communities and the world.
For more information on the Rotary Club of Bernardsville please join them Tuesday mornings for their weekly meeting at The Old Mill Inn at 7:47 am (the third Thursday of each month is a TBD evening meeting). Please also visit www.bernardsvillerotary.org for information on joining and to learn more of their work building bonds within the community. For more information, please call Cheryl Delgado, President, on 908.766.7377 or cdel07920@aol.com.
