BRATTLEBORO — The Christmas trees are here!
On Saturday, Nov. 28, the 52nd annual Brattleboro Rotary Club Christmas Tree Fundraiser officially began.
Since 1965, the Brattleboro Rotary Club has sold Christmas trees as a fundraiser for local student scholarships.
Vermont-grown trees of all shapes and sizes will be sold daily in front of Brattleboro Bowl on Putney Road from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Brattleboro Rotary Club, founded in 1950, is an active community-service club of more than 75 members who engage in community and human-service projects both locally and internationally.
Its Gateway Foundation was established in 1986 to create a local fund to support scholarships awarded annually to Brattleboro-area students pursuing college.
A nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, The Gateway Foundation is funded by annual Rotary fundraising projects and contributions from Rotarians and other community members.
Proceeds from the Christmas Tree Sale support the club's annual student scholarship awards of $2000 to $3,000 each. To date, the club has awarded nearly $500,000 in scholarships.