GRC golf event Sept. 21

By Mon Valley Independent

By Kaylie Moore

kmoore@yourmvi.com

The Greater Rostraver Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Fall Classic Golf Outing Sept. 21 at Cedarbrook Golf Course.

The event traditionally benefits the chamber scholarship program, which awards funding to students at California University of Pennsylvania, Douglas Education Center, Westmoreland County Community College and other educational programs, including the recently founded Emerging Leadership Program at Belle Vernon Area High School.

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