3/20/14 - A community garage sale later this month at Fowlerville Junior High School aims to honor a young boy while also helping raise funds for a scholarship offered in his memory. The garage sale serves as a fundraiser for the Maison Z. Wilkinson Memorial Fund. The 8-year-old boy was accidentally run over and killed by a garbage truck in 2006. His parents started the soccer scholarship fund at the high school about a year after his death and the Fowlerville Junior High Schoolâs Friends of Rachel group stepped in to assist and raise additional funds to ensure the program could continue. English teacher Amy Jarvis is the group coordinator, which was formed in memory of Rachel Scott, a young woman killed in the Columbine tragedy. Jarvis tells WHMI any graduating Fowlerville High School seniors can apply for the $1,000 scholarships, which are awarded to one male and one female student. The only other requirement is that they be involved in the soccer program, which was Maisonâs favorite sport. The garage sale fundraiser will take place on Saturday, March 29th from 9am until 5pm in the Fowlerville Junior High gym. A silent auction, raffle and bake sale are also planned, for which items are also being sought. Fowlerville Mini Storage will be accepting donations for the garage sale this Saturday and Sunday from 9am to 1pm. For more information, contact Maylene Wilkinson at 517-304-3976 or Jarvis at 517-223-6225. (JM)
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