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Donna Wright-Bieber and Shaun Bieber Curtis Bay

Stronger Together: Families Team Up for ‘Caw to Action’ Day of Service in Baltimore Parents and kids experience the benefits of volunteering together

  On Monday, Oct. 18, about 20 first graders planted seeds in freshly built plant beds for a new community garden at Curtis Bay Elementary School. Community volunteers saw five or six students huddled at each of the 8-foot by 4-foot beds, one of them excitedly exclaiming, “When do we …

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Sharing the Spirit of Chanukah with Grandparents Saba-Ba Grandparents on the Go! fosters connections between generations

  Chanukah. The Jewish festival of lights incorporates themes of oil, dedication and renewal. For many families, last Chanukah was spent lighting candles, playing dreidel and cooking family recipes with their grandparents and extended family over Zoom instead of in person. Did it work? Yes. Was it how we hoped …

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Kennedy Krieger Institute Festival of Trees

Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Festival of Trees 2021 The tradition of more than 30 years returns with a toy drive and many virtual activities

  The Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Festival of Trees returns this holiday season at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Timonium. Visitors can drop by from Nov. 26 through Nov. 28 to donate items for the toy drive. The traditional sale of more than 500 trees, wreaths and gingerbread houses decorated by …

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