"The knitting group at Country Meadows Retirement Community estimates that, altogether, they've been knitting for 500 years or so..."
For an hour every Tuesday morning, they put those combined centuries of experience to good use. The group is now partnered with Frederick Memorial Hospital's Survivors Offering Support program, which connects newly diagnosed breast cancer patients with survivors, said Angie Hylton, director of community life at the center. The women make shawls, hats, blankets and scarves, then send them to the hospital every three or four months. In the past, they have also supported Heartly House and Care Net.
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