Finnish Center Seeks Donations

Formed as a social group for Finnish immigrants in 1898, the Finnish Center at Saima Park, 61 Scott Road, Fitchburg, MA 01420, is dedicated to preserving and promoting Finnish and Finnish-American heritage and culture.

GHS Classmate Lloyd Hannula asks, "Do you have a pair of cross-country skis and/or ski poles/cross country ski boots you can donate or loan to the Finnish Center at Saima Park? In February we will have a series of open houses featuring our Saima Park cross-country ski trails. Dates include February 5, 12, 19, and 26 from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. We are also seeking donations or loans of snowshoes."

Can you help Lloyd? For more information, contact Lloyd Hannula at (978) 602 2014 or lloydhannula@aol.com .

Making a Donation to the Stone Fund

Thanks to GHS classmate Russell W. Hoag, Jr. for discovering that a monetary contribution can still be made to the Stone Fund, even though the Nichols and Stone furniture company is no longer operating.

Address correspondence to:

Albert H. and Rueben S. Stone Fund
P.O. Box 1008
Gardner, MA 01440
(978) 630 2800 phone
(978) 630 2801 FAX
albertstonefund123@gmail.com

If you need to reach someone before the end of the year, please call Donna Bell-Isle at Leblanc and Sans Law Office, (978) 632 0011

Many classmates who were recipents of the Stone Fund have expressed an interest in "giving back." Gardner High School also has an Alumni Scholarship Fund that takes donations for distribution to future graduates. Donations can be made out to the Gardner High School Alumni Scholarship Fund and sent to:

Judy A. Mack
Gardner High School Guidance Department
Gardner High School
200 Catherine Street
Gardner MA 01440
(978) 632 1600 main office
(978) 630 4066 guidance

You don't have to be a Stone Fund Recipent to want to give back to your community, and contributing to either the Stone Fund or the Alumni Scholarship Fund is both generous and tax-deductable.