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Scarsdale Bowl 2010 Honors Irwin Tonight
The Scarsdale Foundation honors the most philanthropic resident with the Scarsdale Bowl award every year, and has done so for 67 years.
For over 65 years, the Scarsdale Foundation has honored some of the most philanthropic residents in Scarsdale with the Scarsdale Bowl award. The Bowl is considered the highest and most prestigious honor a Scarsdale resident can receive in recognition of public service in the community.
Jackie Irwin is this year's honoree. She has lived in Scarsdale with her husband David for almost 27 years. She has committed 25 of those years to helping the Scarsdale community to grow and prosper. She is the current Vice President of the Scarsdale Foundation, board member of the Scarsdale Student Transfer Education Plan (STEP), and chairs the Town and Village Civic Club's (TVCC) County Fiscal Affairs Committee.
In the past, Irwin has worked with the Advisory Committee on Downtown Development and the League of Women Voters of Scarsdale on the School Board Nominating Committee. She has also served as the Respondent Board of Education President, the Scarsdale Board of Education President, and Kids' B.A.S.E. and the Little School's President, in addition to being its founder, trustee and treasurer.
Irwin is honored to finally achieve the Scarsdale Bowl. Her words of encouragement for the young people of Scarsdale who are at the early stages of giving back to their community are to "Reach out, jump in and help others in an endeavor that interests you."
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Each year the award is given to someone who has dedicated an outstanding amount of time and energy to the community by contributing their services to a multitude of volunteer and community-related organizations.
Irwin is joining the ranks of the Scarsdale Bowl's long and notably rich history. George Clifton was the first to receive the Scarsdale Bowl back in 1943. He was a village trustee and President of the Town and Village Civic Club. Men continued to dominate the honor up until 1975 when Harriett S. Krantz was bestowed with the Scarsdale Bowl.
Another 18 women would follow Krantz, including the 2009 honoree Evelyn H. Seidman. Seidman has lived in Scarsdale for more than 40 years. She served as a village trustee, mayor in the late 1980s, Heathcote Junior and Senior High Schools' PTA boards, chair of the Budget Committee for the League of Women Voters, and Town and Village Civic Club President. She also worked as a volunteer attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Westchester's civil division.
Recipients of the Scarsdale Bowl Award are given a small replica of the Scarsdale Bowl, while the original silver Tiffany Bowl is kept safely on permanent display in the Scarsdale Public Library's reference room. The honoree's name is also inscribed on the original Tiffany Bowl on display. For the entire list of Scarsdale Bowl honorees, visit the Scarsdale Foundation Web site.
All Scarsdale residents are invited to attend the 2010 Scarsdale Bowl award dinner.
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The dinner is scheduled for tonight, Wednesday, April 7 at 6:30 p.m. cocktails, 7:30 p.m. dinner located at the Lake Isle Country Club.
The Scarsdale Foundation asks that any interested party should register for the dinner by contacting Nancy Michaels at 725-8310 or eatright@aol.com. Tickets may still be available at the door for $75.00 per person.
The Scarsdale Foundation has been promoting civic welfare in the community for over 85 years. It started with several local banks reaching out financially to the family of a Scarsdale police officer killed in the line of duty. The Foundation has now ventured out to funding need-based college scholarships to Scarsdale students, grants for civic purposes, educational assistance funds, and community service funds.
[Editor's note: This article originally appeared on Feb. 25, 2010]