The girls from Junior Girl Scout Troop 66805 and their families from Plainville went to Southington Care Manor on Dec. 9 and made and delivered over 70 homemade Christmas cards to all the residents. They handed out Christmas song books and sang Christmas carols with everyone. For the residents who were unable to get out of their rooms, the troop went up and down the halls singing. Everyone had a wonderful time. Pictured in the back row left to right is Meghan Guimond, Mary Fascendini, Alyssa La Monte; front row left to right is Abby Pelletier, Rosa Arini and Paige Madigan.

Girl Scout Troop 66805 held its annual winter coat drive at Linden and Wheeler elementary schools this fall. This year, the scouts were able to collect more than 200 winter accessories, including coats, which were donated to the Plainville Community Food Pantry. From left to right are, Alyssa La Monte, Rosa Arini, Paige Madigan and Meg Guimond. Missing from the photo are Abby Pelletier and Mary Fascendini. Food pantry officials were grateful for the donations and the scouts were thankful to the Plainville families who donated items.

Scouts of Brownie Troop 66805 and Cub Scout Den 49 gather following a tour of the Plainville Historical Society. The children learned about the canals, the history of the Plainville Historic Center at 49 Pierce St., which was the former town hall, and visited a classroom of the 1800s. Gathering are, from top to bottom, left to right, Jacob Newton, Tal Arini, Emmanuel Yawin, Ethan Keen, Jeremy Myska, Brianna Moore, Rachel Parsons, Abby Pelletier, Paige Madigan, Ben Root, Dorian Sa, Kelsey Matthews, Rosa Arini, Alyssa La Monte and Arianna Broderick.

Plainville Brownie Troop 66805 brought holiday cheer to Southington Care Center where they sang Christmas carols and distributed homemade cards to the residents. They also strolled the halls singing to all residents who were in their rooms. Troop leader Marlene Arini said it was a happy way for the girls to celebrate the holidays. Back row, from left, to right, are Victoria Corriveau, Rachel Parsons, Brianna Moore, Alyssa LaMonte and Arianna Broderick; Bottom row, left to right, are Rosa Arini, Paige Madigan, Abby Pelletier and Kelsey Matthews.