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Kurn Hattin Receives Special $40,000 Donation

June 5, 2012

Kurn Hattin Receives Special $40,000 Donation

June 5, 2012 | Westminster, VT – Alvin L. Southwick was a long-time Westminster, Vermont resident and former owner of BDR Transport Company. He was a charitable man and provided a testimonial to Kurn Hattin Homes and several other charities after his death. His friend, Fred W. Yates made a special presentation on June 2nd during the Kurn Hattin Day celebration of a $40,000 check for new dug outs on the softball field and other athletic department improvements.

To Al and Fred, the next two home runs are for you! Kurn Hattin Homes is a non-profit, year-round home and school for in-need and at-risk children, ages  6-15, from throughout the Northeast. Thousands of children call Kurn Hattin home.

2012 Kurn Hattin Receives $40K Donation

Photo caption: Kurn Hattin Executive Director, Christopher Barry accepts Alvin Southwick’s $40,000 donation check from Fred Yates.

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Leonard “Lenny” StavrouKH Class of 1951 In the 1940s, Lenny Stavrou, his twin sister Barbara, and his older brother Peter were wards of the state in Connecticut. It was a tough time for the young siblings. By Lenny’s own account, their early years were difficult and lacked the loving care of a stable, nurturing family. […]

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