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By admin January 21, 2020 January 21, 2020

Photos: Volunteers deliver birthday bouquets to seniors

By MATTHEW APGAREmail Follow

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Volunteers with the Senior Care Volunteer Network deliver bouquets of flowers and gifts to local seniors for their birthdays on Monday in Crystal Lake. Every other Monday, volunteers from SCVN gather donated flowers from local florists to deliver to local seniors with birthdays in that month.

Senior Care Volunteer Network volunteer Paula Polash (left) laughs and smiles with Helen Locke, both of Crystal Lake, as Locke fills a vase with water for her birthday flowers on Monday in Crystal Lake. Locke, turning 79 on Jan. 24, was surprised by the flower delivery by Polash and her son Charlie, 13. "They treat their seniors so well here," Locke said with a smile and bouquet of flowers. — [Matthew Apgar – mapgar@shawmedia]Senior Care Volunteer Network volunteer Paula Polash (left) laughs and smiles with Helen Locke, both of Crystal Lake, as Locke fills a vase with water for her birthday flowers on Monday in Crystal Lake. Locke, turning 79 on Jan. 24, was surprised by the flower delivery by Polash and her son Charlie, 13. “They treat their seniors so well here,” Locke said with a smile and bouquet of flowers.

[Matthew Apgar – [email protected]]Helen Locke (left) is surprised with a bouquet of flowers and a gift bag from Senior Care Volunteer Network volunteers Paula Polash (center) and her son Charlie, 13, all of Crystal Lake, on Monday in Crystal Lake. Every other Monday, volunteers from the SCVN organization collect donated flowers from local florists to deliver to local seniors with birthdays. Locke turns 79 on Jan. 24.

[Matthew Apgar – [email protected]]Helen Locke (left) is surprised with a bouquet of flowers and a gift bag from Senior Care Volunteer Network volunteers Paula Polash (center) and her son Charlie, 13, all of Crystal Lake, on Monday in Crystal Lake. Every other Monday, volunteers from the SCVN organization collect donated flowers from local florists to deliver to local seniors with birthdays. Locke turns 79 on Jan. 24.