For some young children, having a birthday in the same month as Christmas might seem exciting, with two chances to receive presents. But for Lexi Moore, who turned 9 on Dec. 1, it was time to give something back. Kingsbury, who welcomed at least 50 attendees at her birthday party this year, received more than 50 gifts, all of them she chose to donate to the Toys for Tots drop off at Westwood's Get in Shape For Women studio on High Street. "I just said if you want to buy something, just do it for Toys for Tots," Patricia Kingsbury-Moore, Lexi's mother, recalled telling friends and family …
Editor's Note: This story is part of a weekly series profiling local Westwood charities and volunteer organizations, and what they are doing during the month of December. Even pets need some extra help around the holiday season. The Westwood High School Animal Awareness Club recognized this, and the club decided to collect toys and supplies for the Milton Animal League this month. While the recession is reportedly coming to an end, many are still feeling the effects of one of the most difficult economic hardships in American history. But members of the Westwood High School community have …
Editor's Note: This story is part of a weekly series profiling local Westwood charities and volunteer organizations, and how they are being affected during the month of December. Inside the yellow, two-bay garage that lies between the Westwood Senior Center and Thurston Middle School, students have been busy this month sorting through items at the Westwood Food Pantry that were donated and collected by the Westwood Cub Scouts, as well as from a number of local residents. The food drive is one of the biggest of the season, and through a program at Thurston Middle School known as the World …
Editor's Note: This story is part of a weekly series profiling local Westwood charities and volunteer organizations, and how they are being affected during the month of December. Through a slideshow of photos, Westwood Cub Scouts got a taste of the destruction the Haiti Earthquake left earlier this year. The presentation was put together by Annie Lewis-O'Conner, a Westwood resident and mother of two Scouts, who is also a nurse at Brigham and Women's Hospital. O'Conner, along with Scout Leader Al Fusco, assigned the Scouts the duty of assembling hygiene kits for those in need down in Haiti …
Editor's Note: This story is part of a weekly series profiling local Westwood charities and volunteer organizations, and how they are being affected during the month of December. Starting the season of giving off with a kick, the Neponset Valley Sunrise Rotary Club this week gave a holiday gift of $750 to the Westwood Food Pantry. The donation was made through the Rotary International District 7910 Grant, and was presented to the Westwood Food Pantry at the end of November. "Local food pantries need and appreciate donations throughout the year," said Joseph Pascarella, president of the …
