Avon Club 2026 Scholarship Award Winners!

Congratulations to the recipients of the two 2026 Avon Club Foundation Scholarships! The Avon Club scholarship aims to recognize not only academic excellence but also a strong commitment to volunteer work and community engagement. This scholarship celebrates seniors in our community who go above and beyond, giving their time and energy to make a positive impact on others. We are so excited to present a $3,000 scholarship to Avonworth seniors Grace Keller and Ella Machen!

This year we are proud to honor Grace Keller and Ella Machen for their dedication to service and their efforts to create meaningful change in our community.

Grace is a graduating senior at Avonworth. Over the past few years, Grace has become a successful entrepreneur and an asset to our community. She is best known for creating affordable childcare through camps for kids of all ages. What was evident when meeting with her over the interview process was that she uses her skills to find what her community needs and focuses her energy there. After high school, Grace is going to attend Northeastern University where she wants to focus on becoming a leader who values social responsibility by making everyone feel welcome and supported.

Ella is also a graduating senior at Avonworth. Throughout high she has grown into a strong leader and an invaluable member of the school musical and beyond. She started as an assistant student director and has since moved on to the one of the few student directors. This year she not only led the production but also dedicated her time to training and supporting the next generation of student leaders. Ella plans to pursue a degree in finance at Xavier University. Her goal is to support female athletes as they navigate the growth of women’s sports.

Congratulations to both Grace and Ella!

Thank you to all the students who applied. Questions can be emailed to scholarship@theavonclub.org.

2025 Grants

2025 Grant Recipients are announced below. Thank you to all who applied!

Avon Club Foundation Grant Program — The Avon Club Foundation is organized and operated for the charitable and educational needs of the Avonworth Community. The Foundation makes distributions to those organizations serving our community, as well as other worthy, tax-exempt organizations providing services which otherwise might be unavailable or requiring additional support from local or federal government programs. The Avon Club Foundation serves the Community defined as the area and people living within the Avonworth School District. Goals to improve the Community through projects funded by the Avon Club Foundation include:

> Education
> Recreation
> Preservation and the Environment
> Social Responsibiity

Questions about the program can be directed to:
Finance Committee Chair
finance@theavonclub.org

Civic Service – Flower Beds

The Avon Club Civic Service maintains two flower beds along Ohio River and two flower urns in front of the Ben Avon Borough Hall. In the years when we host the Holiday House tour, the committee decorates the street poles along the tour route and provides greenery to the House Tour homeowners.

May is our busiest month to prepare the flower beds for the summer season — weed, clear trash, prune existing plants, add new plants and lay over 60 cubic feet of mulch. The Committee wishes to thank the volunteers who contributed to our May activities to make our community beautiful!