71st Annual Springfield Rotary Penny Sale raises more than $16,000

Prize winners Laura Farnum and Angela Markwell flank Springfield Rotary Club President Sue Phelps.

The 71st Annual Springfield Rotary Club Penny Sale, held on Oct. 25 at Riverside Middle School, netted more than $16,000.

More than 340 prizes — valued at $15 to $500 — were given away to an enthusiastic crowd of more than 300 people.

Angela Markwell of Springfield won the Grand Prize of $5,000 in cash. The Door Prize of $500 in cash was won by Laura Farnum, also of Springfield.

The Springfield Rotary Club has raised more than $750,000 since the inception of the Penny Sale and has awarded more than $230,00 in college scholarships to Springfield students.

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