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Annual plant sale follows Commencement

Flowers are set out June 6 in preparation for MIT's Commencement excercises on Friday.
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Flowers are set out June 6 in preparation for MIT's Commencement excercises on Friday.
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Photo / Dave Broderick

The MIT Community Service Fund will host its annual fundraising sale of the plants displayed on the Commencement podium and surrounding stage on Friday, June 8 at 3:30 p.m. in Killian Court. Proceeds from the sales of the plants, which are made available through the generosity of the Office of Conference Services and Special Events, support service to the local community by MIT staff and student volunteers.

A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on June 6, 2007 (download PDF).

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