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This small Wisconsin town raised money so all its high school seniors can get a college scholarship Samantha West, Appleton Post-Crescent © Courtesy of Curt Knoke Receiving a $750 scholarship from the Gresham Scholarship Fund in 2009 jump-started Mindy Hoffman's journey to becoming a physical therapist. She's seen here at Aspirus Langlade Hospital in Antigo, where she started her career. GRESHAM - Bob Klopke knew how expensive higher education could be. He'd just sent the youngest of his three daughters off to college, and as principal of the Gresham School, he'd seen many...

GRESHAM - Bob Klopke knew how expensive higher education could be. He'd just sent the youngest of his three daughters off to college, and as principal of the Gresham School, he'd seen many other students do the same. Seeing the success of Shawano's Dollars for Scholars program, which had been raising money for scholarships for high school graduates pursuing post-secondary education since 1993, he thought Gresham students, too, could benefit from a program like this. So, in 2001, Klopke started sending letters to people in the community he thought would be interested in starting a fund, an...