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Top Weston Patch Local Connections Stories for 2011

Weston's stories are what Weston Patch is all about. Here are some top local connections from 2011, presented in no particular order. Feel free to add your local connections to the comments.

1. , Feb. 8

Weston Patch talks to Robert Hildreth, a longtime Weston resident who founded Families United in Educational Leadership (FUEL), an educational initiative to help struggling families.

2. , Feb. 17

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Some 135 Weston High School student volunteers spent a Saturday morning helping out with a Special Olympics qualifying event, for a major project set out by the Class of 2011.

3. , Nov. 10

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Weston High School senior class president Tanner Skenderian blogs about some students' volunteering efforts for the Inter-generational Club by way of a leaf raking project she initiated.

4. , Oct. 25

In an article submitted by Matt Lucey, Field School principal, 10 students met with the principal architect of the "new" Field School, asking a variety of questions.

5. , Dec. 10

Weston philanthropist Berni Rehnert donates turkeys to low-income families as part of her involvement with FUEL.

6. , Dec. 25

Three Weston families talk about their holiday traditions, some going back generations.

7. , Nov. 21

WHS students meet Patti Quigley, Wellesley resident and the subject of the award-winning documentary "Beyond Belief."

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