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Peter E. Garipay Foundation

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Melrose Emergency Fund Tops $40K

A donation from the Peter E. Garipay Foundation helped put the Melrose Emergency Fund over $40,000.

A donation from the Peter E. Garipay Foundation helped put the Melrose Emergency Fund over $40,000, according to a city press statement. Founded in memory of the late vice principal of Melrose High School, Peter Garipay, the Peter E. Garipay Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for all people in the community, according to the statement. The fund assists individuals and organizations needing economic support, offering opportunities to provide education and training to children and adults, and providing access to social activities that enrich people’s lives, the statement adds. “I am honored that the Garipay family would choose the Melrose Emergency Fund as the first donation from the Peter E. …

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