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This small Wisconsin town raised money so all its high school seniors can get a college scholarship

This small Wisconsin town raised money so all its high school seniors can get a college scholarship Samantha West, Appleton Post-Crescent © Courtesy of Curt Knoke Receiving a $750 scholarship from the Gresham Scholarship Fund in 2009 jump-started Mindy Hoffman s journey to becoming a physical therapist. She s seen here at Aspirus Langlade Hospital in Antigo, where she started her career. GRESHAM - Bob Klopke knew how expensive higher education could be. He d just sent the youngest of his three daughters off to college, and as principal of the Gresham School, he d seen many other students do the same. Seeing the success of Shawano s Dollars for Scholars program, which had been raising money for scholarships for high school graduates pursuing post-secondary education since 1993, he thought Gresham students, too, could benefit from a program like this.

Wisconsin town raised money for college scholarships for all seniors

GRESHAM - Bob Klopke knew how expensive higher education could be. He d just sent the youngest of his three daughters off to college, and as principal of the Gresham School, he d seen many other students do the same. Seeing the success of Shawano s Dollars for Scholars program, which had been raising money for scholarships for high school graduates pursuing post-secondary education since 1993, he thought Gresham students, too, could benefit from a program like this. So, in 2001, Klopke started sending letters to people in the community he thought would be interested in starting a fund, and holding meetings. Before Klopke and the group even started asking for donations, he remembered, a farmer who lived just north of town handed him $100 or $200 out of the blue, simply telling him to use this to get the fund going.

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