Selectmen accept $1,255.50 donation to create 'Honoring Springfield Heroes' expendable trust

Sep 14, 2026

The Selectmen accepted a $1,255.50 donation to establish the 'Honoring Springfield Heroes Expendable Trust Fund' to install commemorative banners honoring Springfield veterans; the fund will run through 2036 and be overseen by the named committee with board oversight.

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The Springfield Board of Selectmen voted Sept. 14 to accept a $1,255.50 donation from Karen MacMillan and Tamara Butcher to establish an expendable trust fund to support a banner program honoring veterans. The donation letter, signed by MacMillan and Butcher, specified use under NH RSA 31:19 to buy and install small exterior commemorative banners; the letter states that the fund "shall be used in accordance with NH RSA 31:19" and sets a 10-year termination date in 2036 unless renewed.

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