Blankets of Hope

It is an amazing day when 200 people in the Bowie community and beyond take a few hours out of their busy Saturday to help an ill or wounded U.S. soldier that they don't even know. Saturday, Oct. 3, 333 fleece blankets were handmade by area volunteers at Ascension Catholic Church in Bowie. Father Calis of Ascension Church blessed all of the blankets. These Blankets of Hope will now be shipped to a Soldiers' Angels volunteer at the Landsthul Regional Medical Facility in Germany where they will be distributed as needed. This is the fourth year that volunteers have come together for this event. The...