Fair Haven Garden Club Awards RFH Senior With Scholarship

FAIR HAVEN, NJ – The Fair Haven Garden Club recently honored a graduating high school senior with a scholarship to pursue environmental engineering.

Bobby Hoye was the recipient of the annual scholarship from the organization. The grant is provided to support students who intend to pursue horticultural/environmental science studies, according to the garden club’s website.

Hoye plans on studying physics and environmental engineering at Roanoke College in Virginia. He aims to promote a greener future by organizing a letter writing campaign focused on reducing plastic waste in New Jersey, according to a release.

“Garden Club members are very proud of our 2020 scholarship recipient and wish him well in all future endeavors,” the club announced.

Hoye is also the recipient of the 2020 Monmouth County Audubon's Ted Engberg Conservation Scholarship.

The senior has also demonstrated an interest in community service by raising funds for the Jersey Shore Medical Center to help in their fight against COVID-19. In April, Hoye spent over five hours running a 26.20-mile marathon live-streamed from his living room. Alongside friend and fellow graduating senior Peyton Ming, Hoye raised almost $6,000, per the Asbury Park Press.

The Fair Haven Garden Club, which has served the community since 1951, pursues civic projects to benefit and beautify the borough. Past projects have included the replacement of the fence at the bird sanctuary, landscaping Borough’s Memorial Park and sponsoring local flower shows.

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