BRATTLEBORO — The Brattleboro Rotary Club kicked off its 49th annual Christmas Tree Fundraiser on Nov. 29.
The Brattleboro Rotary Club has sold Christmas trees as a fundraiser for local student scholarships since 1965.
Vermont-grown trees of all shapes and sizes will be sold in front of Brattleboro Bowl on Putney Road from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily until the trees are gone.
The Brattleboro Rotary Club, founded in 1950, is an active community service club of more than 80 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 the Brattleboro area's college-bound students.
The Gateway Foundation, a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, is funded by annual Rotary fundraising projects and generous contributions from Rotarians and other community members.
Proceeds from the Christmas Tree Sale support the club's annual student scholarship awards of $2,000 to $3,000 each. The club says it has awarded nearly $500,000 in scholarships so far.