Next Meeting - 6:15 PM on Wednesday March. 18th in Farmhouse Room at The Landing
Our guests include a presentation by Alzheimer's New Jersey & Representatives from the Hillsborough Middle School. 
Next meeting April 1. If you’d like to join us, please contact us at rotaryclubhboro@gmail.com or call 908-256-5349.

Minutes from Feb. 18 meeting available HERE
President's Message
Welcome to the Rotary Club of Hillsborough website! 
 
On these pages you’ll learn about how our club fulfills our mission of service above self while enjoying the fellowship of a diverse group of men and women who come together to make a positive and lasting impact in our community and the world.   Our Club meets at 6:15 PM at The Landing restaurant (311 Amwell Rd, Hillsborough) on the first and third Wednesdays of the month to share a meal and friendship, plan service projects and hear interesting speakers. For those who cannot attend in-person, we also Zoom our meetings. 
 
We welcome new members who share our commitment to our community and wish to participate in local service projects, as well as fun social events.  If you are interested in joining us, or simply learning more about our club, please contact us by email at Rotaryclubhboro@gmail.com, and we will respond by phone or email. Additionally, you can learn more about the worldwide reach of Rotary at www.Rotary.org.  Please call ahead of the meeting to confirm your visit with us.
 
Thank you for visiting our website. We look forward to seeing you at the Rotary. 
Abed Medawar
President
 
Service Above Self  
 
Home Page Stories
💃🎀 Last night at our club meeting, we were proud to present a donation to Dance for the Cure. This wonderful organization works extremely hard to raise funds and awareness in our community to help local families impacted by breast cancer, and we are honored to support their mission. Together, we can make a difference! 💪 #Rotary #ServiceAboveSelf #DanceForTheCure #HillsboroughNJ #CommunityGiving #CancerAwareness
L-R in photo, Rotary Club President Abed and Dance for the Cure Co-founder Kathleen Cirioli
🚴‍♂️ Proud to support our local heroes! Last night at our club meeting, Rotarian Tod Mershon presented a donation to officer Jacob Lawrence of Hillsborough PBA 205 in support of 6 dedicated officers participating in the 2026 Unity Tour. These officers are riding to honor and remember fallen law enforcement, and we are humbled to play a small part in their journey. Thank you to our brave men and women in blue — your service and sacrifice never go unnoticed. 💙 #Rotary #ServiceAboveSelf #HillsboroughPBA #UnityTour #BackTheBlue #CommunitySupport
L-R in photo officer Lawrence and Tod
We were thrilled to welcome back Hillsborough High School Project Graduation because we love what they do as a community-run, nonprofit that provides a safe, alcohol-free celebration for our graduates on graduation night free of charge.
 
This dedicated group works tirelessly all year long — including volunteering at our annual Rotary Fair — to ensure our seniors have a memorable and safe send-off. Kacey and Sally joined us to share updates on their ongoing efforts, and we were proud to support their important work.
 

📸 Photos courtesy of Mike Williams
We were honored to welcome Rotary Club of Greater New Brunswick, NJ President Michael Blackwell, who shared details about an exciting and highly impactful Rotary Global Grant project supporting families of individuals with disabilities — a cause close to our hearts.
Through this initiative, The Arc of Middlesex County will provide space and trained staff to create and develop a dedicated Sensory Room, offering meaningful support to families across our region.
We are proud to stand behind their efforts and contribute to a project that will make a lasting difference in the lives of so many.
📸 Photo courtesy of Mike Williams
 
It was a privilege to welcome Peter Lyn to our meeting this week and hear him speak so passionately about his impactful work in Jamaica. His efforts reflect a truly sustainable mission that creates meaningful, lasting change — a cause we are proud to support.
We look forward to welcoming him back in the future for another update on the continued progress of this important initiative.
To learn more about his inspiring work and how you can support it, please visit: https://ko-fi.com/peterlyn
 
📸 Photos courtesy of Mike Williams
At our last meeting, we had the pleasure of hosting Mike and Al from Hillsborough Digital Photographic Society ( https://ourphotoclub.org/ ). We love their work and they've been great community partners in helping bring our Rotary work to life in beautiful professional quality photos. If you're interested in digital photography, check out their website and join them for a meeting, they'd love to have you.
The Rotary Club of Hillsborough announced today the availability of applications for their annual post-secondary school scholarship program for Hillsborough residents.  Now in its third decade, the program provides qualifying students with a scholarship to help offset the cost of their post-secondary education.
“A post-secondary school education often comes with significant expense,” noted Amrik Sahota, chair of the Rotary Club of Hillsborough Scholarship Committee.  “Over the years, our scholarships have helped lessen that burden for many of Hillsborough’s brightest and most deserving students, who not only excel academically, but put Rotary’s commitment of community service into action in their own lives.”
“Our Rotary Club will provide ten scholarships of $3,000 each to residents of Hillsborough who are pursuing a post-secondary education,” commented Abed Medawar, president of the Rotary Club of Hillsborough.  “All our scholarships consider both a student’s academic performance, as well as their commitment to community service, a hallmark of Rotary’s mission.”
Seven of the ten scholarships will be awarded to students attending Hillsborough High School (HHS), including one scholarship that is reserved specifically for a student with special needs. Selection of this scholarship, known as the Academic Achievement Scholarship, is awarded by the HHS Counseling Department. Of the remaining three scholarships, two are available to Hillsborough township students attending the Somerset Vo-Tech School, and one to a township student who attends a high school other than HHS, such as Immaculata High School.
Scholarship applications and deadline information for HHS students, including the Academic Achievement Scholarship, may be obtained from their school Counseling Department. Scholarship applications and instructions for Vo-Tech and non-HHS graduates may be downloaded directly from the Rotary Club of Hillsborough website, hillsboroughnjrotary.com.  The non-HHS graduates must submit their applications by March 30, 2026.
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