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Rotary Club Awarded $450,000 for Student Scholarships
The money was donated by one of the member's deceased patients.
The Fanwood-Scotch Plains Rotary Club has been given $450,000 to put toward its student scholarship fund.
The club announced last week that at a recent meeting, area CPA Neil Schembre presented the group a check for $450,000, on behalf of a deceased patient. The check was given to Dr. Robert V. Scalera, Chairman of the Rotary-Garbe Foundation. The foundation annually provides college scholarships for graduating high school students living in Fanwood or Scotch Plains.
The Rotary-Garbe Foundation has provided $20,000 annually in scholarships. Since it's inception, 332 students have received assistance.
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"With this donation, we should be able to increase our giving next year and for many years to come," Scalera said.
For information about the Rotary-Garbe Foundation, and how readers can help, please call 908-781-9720.
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