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WEAU Creates Memorial Scholarship


Topic: Local News
Posted on 12/19/2018

Gray’s NBC affiliate WEAU-TV Eau Claire, Wis., raised $83,000 on December 4 in memory of three fourth grade Girl Scouts and a parent who were killed by an impaired driver as they volunteered for a highway cleanup. The money will be used for a memorial scholarship in their honor.

“WEAU adopted the mantra ‘Community First’ in 2009,” said Creative Services Director Andrew Felix. WEAU’s commitment to community goes beyond a slogan; it reflects how we operate as a station.”



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