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Massachusetts college grads get $1,000 surprise at commencement ceremony
- More than 1,400 Bridgewater State University graduates received a $1,000 cash gift during their 2025 commencement at Gillette Stadium.
- Robert T. Hale Jr., who leads Granite Telecommunications as its chief executive, presented a gift to celebrate completing his first Boston Marathon and to continue his tradition of philanthropy.
- Hale instructed that the $1,000 be split evenly, with $500 for personal celebration and $500 for charitable donations to causes needing support.
- Hale encouraged graduates to pass along the $500 to a person or group that might benefit from it more, and to embrace new opportunities as they move ahead.
- This gift reinforces Hale’s established pattern of generosity, highlighted by his $26.2 million donated to 70 charities and his 2025 Patriots' Award honor.
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Billionaire Offers $1K to Mass. College Graduates for Second Year in a Row
Robert Hale Jr. offered a gift to graduating seniors at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts. Hale, 58, an honorary degree recipient at the university, offered $1,000 to each graduate in the class of 2025 at the school's commencement ceremony on Monday, May 19, per Boston.com.
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