EDUCATION NIGHT & SCHOLARSHIP DINNER

RISING SUN SCHOLARSHIP DINNER HONORS EDUCATION
Wednesday evening, June 1

At its second annual “Education Night” Rising Sun Lodge presented Haddon
Heights High School graduating senior Megan Hall (seen in accompanying photo
with parents, Steve and Maureen) with a $1000 scholarship and honored
Haddonfield Middle School teacher Frank Delano, in attendance with his wife
Karen, with Rising Sun’s Teacher of the Year award.  Also present for the
ceremonies, showing his dedication and support, was Haddonfield Middle
School Principal Noah Tennet.

Megan Hall with parents, Steve and Maureen. Frank Delano with his wife Karen along with Haddonfield Middle School Principal Noah Tennet, WM Keith Herman and Education Night Chairman Brother Andy Champion

Despite the calamitous collapse of our dining hall ceiling due to a water
leak that was only discovered late Wednesday afternoon, the brethren managed
a remarkable transformation of the Parlor, moving side tables, dining tables
and chairs (the dry ones) upstairs from the banquet hall.  Our sincerest
thanks go out to our young DeMolay brethren who put in yeoman service,
lugging three courses of food up the long stairway from the kitchen, which
itself was mercifully spared the “ravages of barbarous force.”

Speaking of food, the delicious dinner (entrée choices of chicken parmesan, lasagna, or eggplant parmesan) was catered by brother Anthony Montagnaro, who managed to provide a superb meal despite the difficult circumstances.

While plumber Keith Domako, son of Brother Fred Domako, fixed the leak, and
the All Risk, Inc. disaster response team dealt with the mess in the
downstairs dining hall, the forty attendees, brethren and guests, were able
to enjoy a delightful evening, barely aware of the emergency services going
on around them.

Our thanks and congratulations on a tremendously successful evening to
Education Night Chairman Brother Andy Champion, and to all others who helped
pull off an amazingly successful affair in the face of adversity.  Proceeds
from the dinner go to the Scholarship Fund.