The Partnership for Haddonfield “celebrates spring” and welcomes girls’ basketball teams from all over the Delaware Valley to Downtown Haddonfield during the “Bounce Into Spring” event on Saturday, May 2 from noon to 4 p.m.
These teams will be in town for the 15th annual Lizzy Haddon Basketball Invitational hosted by The Lions Club of Haddonfield. The Lions Club of Haddonfield has organized The Lizzy Haddon Invitational since the year 2000. All proceeds of the tournament go toward the charitable projects of the Lions, with particular emphasis on helping the blind and visually impaired. While the girls and their families are not on the court, they can enjoy fun activities, music and festivities in their honor in the Downtown. All Haddonfield visitors are invited to “bounce” over and enjoy a day in the Downtown.
There will be a DJ playing everyone’s favorite tunes throughout the event on Kings Court and Haddy Lane. Haddonfield’s “step and repeat” backdrop will be set up for visitors to take a selfie in Kings Court. Post your selfie on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook with the special hashtag, #HaddyLovesHoops. All attendees will also be eligible to win a $50 gift certificate.
Steve Petit, the Haddonfield balloon artist, will be around to create all kinds of balloon attire and pets. Additional kid friendly activities include face painting by CrazyFaces, located along Kings Highway.
For more information about the tournament, visit www.haddonfieldlions.org/Pages/TournamentAbout.aspx.
For more information about the Partnership for Haddonfield call (856) 429–4700 x326 or visit www.downtownhaddonfield.com/partnership-for-haddonfield/.
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March Madness is little more than a last-month memory now. But, at least in and around Haddonfield, New Jersey, the excitement of spring basketball is not quite over yet.
The annual Lizzy Haddon Invitational Girls’ Basketball Tournament, which draws more than 80 teams of girls between the ages of 8 and 17 from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware, is happening on Saturday, May 2 and Sunday, May 3.
Games begin at 8 a.m. each day, with the last game starting at approximately 6 p.m. Tickets, which provide unlimited admissions to games at all seven sites, are $8 per person for a weekend pass and $5 each for a day pass.
The Lizzy Haddon Invitational was first played on Mother’s Day weekend in 2000, and beginning in 2006, the tournament has been organized and run by the Haddonfield Lions Club. All proceeds from team fees, admissions, and concession sales benefit the Club’s Blind Fund, which supports activities and services for blind and visually impaired, as well as providing assistance to local, regional, national and international causes.
And, because the Lions recycle used eyeglasses as one of their primary service projects, an eyeglass-recycling contest among the participating teams became has been part of the tournament since 2008.
The games are action-packed and fun to watch, and all gym are located within walking distance or a short drive from the Historic Haddonfield downtown. And the borough merchants and restaurants extend a warm welcome to the players, their families, and visitors and offer plenty of ways to round out the weekend activities.
To learn more about the tournament, visit the Haddonfield Lions web site at www.haddonfieldlions.org/Pages/TournamentAbout.aspx. Check in at www.downtownhaddonfield.com/events-entries/bounce-spring/ to see what Haddonfield has planned for the weekend.
