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Bradford High’s Robert Neumann, left, advisor for the school’s Volunteer Club, Lighthouse Team and United Way ambassadors, and Futures Rehabilitation Center CEO Steve Morgan teamed up Friday at the Era’s Less Fortunate (ELF) Fund distribution day, staged at the former Sears store building on Chestnut Street.

Era photo by Jim Eckstrom

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December 12, 2025

ELF Fund pulls off largest distribution yet

By Sara Furlong

s.furlong@bradfordera.com

The Era’s Less Fortunate (ELF) Fund staged another massive holiday distribution Friday morning —...

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