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Fruit Center Looking to Raise Thousands for Hingham Schools

The Hingham store will hold their second annual "Shopping Days." Last year the event raised over $6,000 for Hingham Elementary Schools.

The will be giving back to the Hingham Public Schools for a second straight year.

The store will hold their second annual “Shopping Days” for the four Hingham public elementary schools beginning Thursday.  The store will provide shopping vouchers to each Hingham student. Each school is then assigned a day to shop  at the Fruit Center. The Fruit Center then will donate 20 percent of their purchase total back to their designated school. 

Last year, this fundraiser raised over $6,000 for the Hingham schools. earned the most money raising $1,650, and each earned $1,550, and earned $1,475.

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2011 Shopping Days Schedule

October 20 - South School
October 27 - Foster School
November 15 - East School
November 17 - Plymouth River School

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Parents can contact the Hingham Fruit Center's Marketing Director Michael Dwyer or their school’s PTO for further information.

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