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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Private Group Raises $70K for Haddonfield High School Auditorium

The money will be added to state funds for a $150,000 makeover.

Actors are always searching for their "motivation" in just about any scene. But the Lights! Camera! Action! Haddonfield Memorial High School auditorium renovation fund didn't need to look far for its motivation. "The stage curtains haven't been changed since 1945," said David Hunt, whose wife, Janice, said might be a bit of an exaggeration, but not by much. "Sitting in the audience you can't really see the tears and rips in them." Janice Hunt and Deanna Burney led the fund-raising drive. After three years and several setbacks, Hunt will present a check for $70,000 to the school board at its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the high school. The fund-raising drive was put over the top by the borough's annual Holiday House Tour this …

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