Verdun Family Donation to Scholarship Fund
The Verdun Family of the Verdun Funeral Home in Belding has generously donated $5000 to the endowment for the Rotary Scholarship Fund. This amazing contribution brings the Greenville Rotary Club that much closer to our endowment goal of $40,000, which will permit the club to provide $1000 per scholarship annually to each student recipient. The fund is endowed through the Greenville Area Community Foundation.
Thank you so much to the Verdun Family! We are so grateful for your generosity and support of continued education for Greenville Public Schools students!
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