Making Poppies for Haddonfield Project Poppy

The Haddonfield Project Poppy, a public art installation starting on Memorial Day 2020 until Independence Day 2020.

A total of 3,837 poppies will cascade from the left corner of Haddonfield Memorial High School to the grounds of Veterans Memorial Grove. The poppies will all be made by local volunteers.

The 65 club is doing their part. in assembling poppies:

 

Athletic Director of HMHS

Our first VP, Frank Lodge,  Introduced our speaker.

The Director of Athletics at Haddonfield Memorial High School, Lefty (Lefteris) Banos spoke to us about The sports programs in Haddonfield and how he got there from Greece.

When he first arrived in the US, his grandmother told him to use the name "Lefty" because no one would understand or be able to say his name. So, even though he is not left-handed, he goes by the name of 'Lefty'.

He got to Haddonfield because hi future wife lived here and when the were married and he was working in Bordentown,  the Athletic Director's job became available. He applied and got the job 15 years ago.

He has  had  a very successful time here. He has built on the traditions that exist in the town. He doesn't teach the kids to min, but to "Listen, Learn, Improve and Grow".

That formula has worked, 8 of the past 16 years Haddonfield has earned the NJ Sportsmanship Award. This is an overall award for excellence in sports for the state for all schools, not just our Group 2 schools.

Bill Brown Thanks Lefty for sharing his experiences with us.