Arlington High School class of '65 donates reunion money to food bank [View all]

ARLINGTON — Five members of Arlington High School’s class of 1965 visited the Arlington Community Food Bank on Wednesday to hand over a big check in both size and significance.

The class held its 60th reunion in September and people traveled from as far as Puerto Rico to attend, said Vera Raezer Wellmer, a member of the class of 1965 on Wednesday. By the reunion’s end, $1,209.92 remained in the class treasury used to fund the formal gatherings.

Instead of saving for the next reunion, it was decided to donate the money to the Arlington food bank — essentially making the 60th their last reunion.

“Life goes on, and we didn’t know how many people would be there for the next one,” said Krista Galde, another member of the class of ‘65, on Wednesday. “We wanted to serve the community where we all grew up.”

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What a generous thing to do. Just had my 50-year high school reunion in August, Oak Harbor High School Class of 1975.