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Fundraiser Thursday for Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung Scholarship
The fundraiser will benefit a scholarship fund named for the late Sandy Hook principal and Naugatuck native.
A fundraiser for a scholarship in honor of late Sandy Hook principal Dawn Hochsprung will take place at Senor Pancho’s in Prospect on Thursday.
The event will be held from 3 p.m. to close at the restaurant, 280 Cheshire Road, Prospect.
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Twenty percent of all checks will be donated to the Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung Memorial Scholarship Fund, which will be given annually to a Naugatuck High School student who wishes to pursue a career in education.
Hochsprung, 47, was a 1983 Naugatuck High School graduate, was killed in the massacre at Sandy Hook on Dec. 14 while trying to protect her students.
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The scholarship was set up weeks after her death and, so far, several fundraisers have been held, raising thousands of dollars.
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on Naugatuck Patch.
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