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Community raffle raises $709.45 for seniors’ housing project

A barbecue and raffle celebrating Denman Hardware’s first year raised money for the DCLTA Seniors’ Affordable Housing Project.

The Denman Firestarter · reporting 2019-09-26 · compiled 2026-10-01

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A barbecue, raffle and celebration of Denman Hardware’s first year raised $709.45 for the DCLTA Seniors’ Affordable Housing Project, according to a notice in this week’s Grapevine.^[1]

The notice says the event was well attended and thanks the community for its support, which it describes as essential to the store’s survival as a business.^[1]

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