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Springs School News, February 11

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Representatives from the Hampton Designer Showhouse Foundation—Brian Brady, Board Member (left) and Mary Lynch, Operations Manager (right)—present a check for $100,000 to Robert S. Chaloner, Southampton Hospital President & CEO, from funds raised during the 2015 Hampton Designer Showhouse.

Representatives from the Hampton Designer Showhouse Foundation—Brian Brady, Board Member (left) and Mary Lynch, Operations Manager (right)—present a check for $100,000 to Robert S. Chaloner, Southampton Hospital President & CEO, from funds raised during the 2015 Hampton Designer Showhouse.

Members of the North Sea Lions Club presented a check for $1,000 to the North Sea Community Association, from funds raised during its annual Christmas Tree Sale, held last December. From left to right, Gene Scanlon, Secretary, NSL; Donald Oliver, Vice President, NSCA; William Sacher, President, NSCA; and Dick Nilsson, President, NSL.

Members of the North Sea Lions Club presented a check for $1,000 to the North Sea Community Association, from funds raised during its annual Christmas Tree Sale, held last December. From left to right, Gene Scanlon, Secretary, NSL; Donald Oliver, Vice President, NSCA; William Sacher, President, NSCA; and Dick Nilsson, President, NSL.

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