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Commission approves $2,000 to help Panguitch sixth-graders visit Washington, D.C.
Summary
Garfield County commissioners unanimously approved a $2,000 donation to Panguitch Elementary’s sixth-grade class to help close a roughly $23,400 fundraising goal for a December trip to Washington, D.C.
Garfield County commissioners voted to donate $2,000 to Panguitch Elementary to help sixth‑grade students complete fundraising for a planned December trip to Washington, D.C.
Students described raising more than $21,000 through concessions, landfill cleanups and other fundraisers but said they remained roughly $1,722 short of a listed minimum of about $23,400. The students asked the commission for assistance so every child could attend. One student said the trip would let them “connect with our country’s history in a way that folks just can’t.”
Commissioners discussed using a contingency fund or applying a one‑time county payment; after brief discussion a motion to provide $2,000 was approved by voice vote.
What's next: The commission directed staff to process the donation and the students said they will report back after the trip.
