November 2, 2001 NEWS RELEASE

BROOKLYN MUTUAL TELEPHONE DONATES TO PRESCHOOL FUND

The CSF of BGM received a donation from the Brooklyn Mutual Telephone Company for $1,250.00. This is the 1^st payment of a three-year pledge from the phone company.

A tuition increase for the preschool program started the incentive to get an endowment fund established. CSF of BGM would like to raise an endowment fund of $100,000 over the next three years and to accomplish this goal we will need everyone’s assistance to get the endowment fund established.

CSF of BGM is grateful to the Brooklyn Mutual Telephone Company for their commitment in helping with the preschool fund.

Anyone wishing to make a contribution to the preschool scholarship fund or any of the other endowment funds within the Foundation may contact Loren Rickard, Board of Trustee representative for the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, or any other board member. You can also write to Box 469, Brooklyn, IA 52211.

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