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Serving the Community for 90 Years
Fanwood-Scotch Plains College Club
During a recent council meeting of the Township of Scotch Plains, Mayor Joshua Losardo, presented the College Club of F-SP with a resolution which read in part: “The Township Council of the Township of Scotch Plains extend their sincerest congratulations to the College Club Members and we acknowledge and praise the club’s 90 years of service to our community”.
The first meeting of the College Club of F-SP was held on March 13, 1933 with twelve members in attendance. For the past ninety years the College Club has continued to keep the original objectives of the club to empower young women through education by establishing a scholarship fund through fundraising to provide scholarships for local young women and to be a source of social interaction and fellowship for its members.
In 1936 the club awarded its first scholarship for $200. The first time the club awarded more than one scholarship was in 1949 when two $300 scholarships were awarded. This past year, the College Club awarded $30,500 to twelve young women for the 2022-2023 academic year. To date, the College Club has awarded approximately $750,000.00 to approximately 574 local young women.
Fundraising for the Scholarship Fund has been crucial to the College Club members since its inception. One of the early fundraisers was ticket sales for two benefit performances of the Plainfield Players. The tickets sold for forty cents and the club was able to keep ten cents from each ticket sold. The sale of 85 tickets added $8.50 toward a scholarship! Currently the two major fundraisers of the College Club are the annual Spring Luncheon and the annual sales of the Community Date Calendar. The Spring Luncheon fundraiser has evolved from a fashion show/bridge event that was first held in 1936 and raised $123.50 for scholarships. The Community Date Calendra was initiated in 1963 and by 1965 the calendar netted a profit of $775 and became a permanent project of the College Club. Community Outreach projects and interest groups for members to enjoy have been a part of the College Club since its beginning.
The College Club holds monthly meetings that include informative and entertaining programs that are free and open to the public.
Additional information about the College Club of Fanwood-Scotch Plains can be obtained by sending an inquiry to: collegeclub.fsp@gmail.com
