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The Helper Project hits $300,000 milestone with latest round of local student scholarships

By etvnews.com · July 14, 2026 · 1 min read
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HELPER – This week, The Helper Project will hit a major milestone by giving scholarships to 35 Carbon County students. This brings the program’s total funding to $300,000 since it started in 2022. Founded in August 2016 by Roy and Anne Jespersen, The Helper Project is an all-volunteer nonprofit focused on giving new life to historic Helper.

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