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Scouts Light Things Up S c o u t s C o l l ect To y s f o r To y s f o r
To t s
Cub Scout Pack 270; Boy Scout Troops 168, 270, 1011; Venturing Crew
270; and Girl Scout Troops 81178 and 81200, braved the cold weather Venturing Crew 270 and Boy Scout Troop 168 assisted Cub Scout Pack
270 in collecting toys for the USMC Toys for Tots program. Thank you to
and placed all 10,000 luminaries at the community for their generous donations to help the children in Frederick
Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery County to have a happy Christmas.
for their 29th Annual Festival of Lights
on December 10, 2016. Scouts placed the
luminaries during the day and went back
in the evening to assist families in lighting
the luminaries and lighting the ones
where no one came. It was something to
see: beautiful, serene, and memorable.

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Courtesy Photos Meals On Wheels Of Frederick County
Seeking Catoctin Area Volunteers
Have Another Cup of Coffee
Frederick County Department of Aging Meals on Wheels is recruiting
For many of us, there’s nothing like the aroma of coffee percolating in volunteers to deliver meals to homebound older adults in the Catoctin area
the kitchen when we wake up in the morning. And now there is evidence (Emmitsburg, Sabillasville, Thurmont, Rocky Ridge, Lewistown, and other
that your morning joe may be good for you, according to the Association of nearby communities) one day per week.
Mature American Citizens. A new study suggests that caffeine can protect
those suffering from chronic state of inflammation. This is good news for older Volunteers pick up prepacked meals and driving directions at the
coffee drinkers, in particular, since, as Stanford University Professor David Emmitsburg Senior Center. For additional information about this volunteer
Furman puts it, “most of the diseases of aging are not really diseases of aging, opportunity or others, please contact Volunteer Coordinator Karen Saul at
per se, but rather diseases of inflammation.” 301-600-6008, [email protected], or visit the website at www.
FrederickCountyMD.gov/Aging.
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