SERVICE IS WATCHWORD AT COMMUNITY CHEST ORGANIZATION CELEBRATES ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY

From: The Boston Globe | Date: October 6, 2002| Author: Maureen Costello, GLOBE CORRESPONDENT | Copyright information

As director of the Stow Council on Aging, Linda Graves has seen many older people benefit from the generosity of the Stow Community Chest.

One of the most memorable was an elderly woman who refused to take advantage of council services, including discounted podiatry treatments, and refused to say why.

Graves and her staff kept in touch with the woman, who finally, with considerable embarrassment, gave her reasons. "Her toenails were six inches long," Graves recalled. "She couldn'...

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