LONDONDERRY — A scholarship fund that was started to honor the memory of Londonderry lawmaker Rick Hube is closing in on its fundraising goal of $100,000.
Friends of Hube, who died suddenly on Dec. 21, 2009, started the Rick Hube UVM Scholarship Fund last year. Scholarships will be awarded a student who lives in Londonderry, Jamaica, Stratton, Weston and Winhall - the towns that Hube represented for nearly 10 years in the Vermont House - who wishes to attend the University of Vermont.
Hube was a former trustee of the University of Vermont, and a strong supporter of the school. With the encouragement of UVM President Dan Fogel and the UVM Trustees, Hube's friends, relatives and colleagues set $100,000 as the goal so that the fund would be endowed to fund an annual scholarship in perpetuity. As of late last month, the fund had received nearly $85,000.
A fundraising event, “Take A Run For Rick,” will be held at Stratton Mountain Resort on Sunday, Jan. 30.
Skiers and snowboarders should meet at the base of Stratton's gondola at 7:45 a.m. Stratton president Sky Foulkes will lead skiers and snowboarders to the summit for a tribute to Hube, followed by an informal gathering at mid-station for coffee and hot chocolate. There will be a specially priced lift ticket for this event. Call 802-297-4111 for more information.
Donations are also welcome at the Rick Hube UVM Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 977, Manchester, VT 05254, or visit www.rickhube.com for more information.