Scholar Athlete Dinner
Primary among its efforts, the Baltimore Chapter sponsors the annual Scholar Athlete Awards Dinner, which recognizes a young man from each of the football-playing high schools in Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick, Harford, and Howard counties. The first dinner was held in 1964 at the Belvedere Hotel under the chairmanship of Dr. R.D. “Bo” Menton, Jr. That year, 380 people attended the affair honoring 31 Scholar-Athletes. Through the years, more than 3,300 Scholar-Athletes have been honored and over 50,000 people have attended the dinner.
Scholarships awarded have amounted to more than $300,000. Over 1,200 people attended the 2010 dinner where we honored 94 outstanding young men. The budget for this year's affair exceeded $70,000, in contrast to the original year's budget of $3,500. The Chapter takes great pride in its Scholar-Athlete Dinner, which is the largest of more than 100 similar dinners held by Football Foundation chapters and is the only one that honors a Scholar-Athlete nominee from each of the football-playing high schools in its chapter area.
Annual Membership Dinner
Every year, the Greater Baltimore Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, continues its tradition of holding an Annual Membership Dinner. The Annual Dinner, also know as the Annual Membership Meeting, began in 1961, as a Constitutional Requirement of the Greater Baltimore Chapter Bylaws. Its purpose is to gather and welcome current members of the chapter, and their guests, in an evening of fellowship and camaraderie. During the meeting, the Dinner Chairman asks that Chapter Members introduce and acquaint themselves with fellow members and guests. In addition, the Chapter President discusses recent Chapter developments, and discusses the election of Chapter Board Members and Officers. Invitations to the Annual Dinner are sent to all current members, but you do not have to be a current member to attend. The Annual Dinner is held every year in early December. If you would like to attend the Annual Dinner, or would like more information about joining the Greater Baltimore Chapter, please feel free to contact Matthew May at (410) 340-9127.