Sunrise Rotary Announces Inaugural Service Award Recipients

The Fair Lawn Sunrise Rotary has selected two individuals and one institution to be the inaugural recipients of an award that honors local citizens who have gone above and beyond in their service to the Fair Lawn community.

Jack Hoitsma, Doreen Yates and Columbia Bank will all receive the Rotary's new "Service above Self" award Friday at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Maple Avenue.

Hoitsma, a 54-year member of the Fair Lawn Volunteer Fire Department, is its longest running fire chief and the father of ex-chief Chris Hoitsma.

Yates, a Fair Lawn special education teacher, developed the district's acclaimed Bridges program for students with cognitive disabilities currently in place at Memorial Middle School and Fair Lawn High School.

Columbia Bank, a community institution since 1927, is a staunch supporter of local development and community projects.

For more information on the awards ceremony, call 201-797-4590 or email Sunrise Rotary president Tony Villano at ajmvillano@optimum.net. Ticket and sponsorship orders can be mailed to Sunrise Rotary, P.O. Box 112 Fair Lawn, NJ 07410. 

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