Students at Gaithersburg High School are providing local seniors with tech support thanks to the CyberMasters program from Montgomery County-based nonprofit Empowering the Ages. On Tuesday teens went to the Benjamin Gaither Center, a senior center in Gaithersburg to offer their assistance. [Montgomery Community Media]
After shielding stranger from gunfire, Germantown teen heads home from hospital
Chase Lancaster, the Germantown 17-year-old who jumped in front of a bullet to save the life of a stranger at a party in Urbana, has returned home from the hospital after more than 100 surgeries and four months in the hospital. Lancaster’s return was just in time for his 17th birthday and Christmas. His father told WUSA that now that his son is home, he is focused on physical therapy. [WUSA9]
Check out these MoCo toy drives helping families in need
This week there are several toy drives taking place that are aimed at collecting gifts for families in need. Montgomery Housing Partnership (MHP) has placed 22 drop boxes throughout the county for its annual Angels for Children Toy Drive
“Our goal is to bring gifts, holiday gifts to the residents that we serve. Those are low and middle-income people and just kind of brighten their holidays,” an MHP spokesperson told DC News Now.
Montgomery County police are also collecting toys and winter clothing for Hurricane Helene victims in North Carolina. Donations can be dropped off at the department’s headquarters at 100 Edison Park Drive in Gaithersburg; the District 5 police station in Germantown, at 20000 Aircraft Drive; or at the Hyattstown Volunteer Fire Department station at 25801 Frederick Road in Clarksburg. [D.C. News Now]
Today’s weather: Mostly sunny with a high near 44 degrees
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