Members of Girl Scout Brownie Troop...

Members of Girl Scout Brownie Troop 1520 delivered 30 Thanksgiving

dinners to needy families in Huntington Beach and Santa Ana on Nov.

23. The troop, based in Irvine, came up with the idea to donate meals

when it realized that not everybody in Orange County would be able to

sit down for a special meal on Thanksgiving. This year, the troop

came up with a record $2,000 to provide 30 complete dinners. The

first drive in 2003 raised $1,200. The smoked turkey dinners were

provided by Johnny Rebs in Orange, and fed up to 12 people. Calvary

Chapel coordinated the delivery of the meals. The third-grade

Brownies made personal contributions from their own savings and also

went out in pairs, asking family members, teachers, neighbors,

friends and Hoag Hospital staff for contributions. The leader of

Troop 1540 is Warren Fong, of Hoag Cancer Center. Kathleen Wilson is

assistant leader and Genevieve Bradford and Ted Fong are junior

leaders ... Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Jason M. Muscat, recently reported

for duty at the Naval Air Station in Kingsville, Texas. Muscat, son

of Beverly and Robert Muscat, of Huntington Beach, is a 1994 graduate

of Edison High School. Muscat joined the Marine Corps in Oct. 2002

... The Combest General Store, at Bella Terra (formerly Huntington

Beach Mall), 7881 Edinger Ave., is an official “Toys for Tots”

drop-off site. For store hours and information, call (714) 895-9977.

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