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Photo courtesy of Westwood Community Chest. Attendees of Westwood's Service Day were treated to an on-site ice cream truck, parked outside Westwood's Senior Center..
Westwood Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Westwood Community Chest and Westwood Council on Aging joined forces on Sunday, May 1, 2020 to provide a facility and location (the Senior Center), a cause, and many willing hands, to participate in Service Day.
Photo courtesy of Westwood Community Chest. Participants of Service Day gather on the lawn of Westwood's Senior Center.The event was coordinated by Westwood resident Aketa Narang Kapur. Ms. Kapur is a Girl Scout parent volunteer and Westwood Community Chest Board Member.
Photo courtesy of Westwood Community Chest. A banner announces the site of service activities that included a car wash, painting kindness rocks, and collecting craft kits for children in homeless shelters.It was an opportunity for the town's youth to assist those in need of cheer and support. The weather cooperated with the planned outdoor activities, giving the volunteers a sunny day with a bright blue sky.
Photo courtesy of Westwood Community Chest. Boy Scouts raised $500 for Westwood Community Chest through their car wash outside the Senior Center.Members of the middle school Boy Scouts organized a car wash, raising about $500 in donations from community members who stopped by their service project. The funds will be donated to Westwood Community Chest, an almost entirely volunteer run non-profit that assists Westwood residents experiencing financial hardship with limited, short-term grants that can help fund items such as groceries, rent, utility bills, and even summer camp awards.
Photo courtesy of Westwood Community Chest. Girl Scouts and Westwood Community Chest families painted kindness rocks to display in the Senior Center garden.The Girl Scouts painted kindness rocks with happy, caring messages to decorate the Senior Center outdoors. Participants also collected craft kits to distribute to children in homeless shelters.
Photo courtesy of Westwood Community Chest. Kindness rocks are painted with caring messages. As a collection, the colorful rocks are eye-catching, and may help brighten someone's day.
Photo courtesy of Westwood Community Chest. Colorful kindness rocks painted by volunteers for Service Day line the side of Westwood Senior Center.Thanks to Ms. Aketa Narang Kapur and Ms. Lina Arena-DeRosa for sharing this news with Westwood Minute.
