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Brattleboro Rotary Club’s Christmas Tree Fundraiser was a success

By
Marty Cohn
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 — Issue 241

BRATTLEBORO — Thank you for your support of the annual Brattleboro Rotary Club Christmas Tree fundraiser.

Since 1965, the Brattleboro Rotary Club has sold Christmas trees to raise money for local student scholarships. Four hundred Vermont-grown trees were sold and netted $5,500 for Gateway Foundation, a local fund to support scholarships awarded annually to Brattleboro-area students pursuing college.

We will give $18,000 this year to graduating seniors at Brattleboro Union, Hinsdale, Leland & Gray high schools and at the Austine School.

For more info about Brattleboro Rotary Club or Gateway Foundation, visit brattlebororotaryclub.org.

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By
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