Give love and comfort to babies at risk by giving beautiful baby quilts. The ABC Quilt Center in WRJ invites all volunteers to participate in this project making 50 baby quilts each month for the neo-natal intensive care unit at DHMC.
There are many ways to participate. Bring your own project or use fabric and supplies available at the ABC Quilt Center. Bring your sewing machine or use one of theirs. Bring your friends or meet new ones. Learn from others or share your expertise. Donations of fabrics or other sewing supplies are always welcome.
For more information, come to Bugbee Senior Center on Thursday, April 29th at 12:30 to hear a presentation by Sheryl Bailey, ABC Quilt Center Director. You may also reach Sheryl at 802-280-1777, 603-359-2775 or email wisdomworld@mindspring.com.

Town of Hartford Girl Scout Troop 449 recently donated 40 packages of Girl Scout cookies to the Bugbee Senior Center. We distributed most of them to non-diabetic home-delivered meal recipients in Hartford, Norwich and Thetford. We used the rest as door prizes at our Mardi Gras celebration here at the Center.  We appreciate the girls' thoughtfulness and generosity, and enjoyed meeting them when they came to drop off the cookies and tour the Center.

The following  guidelines are aimed at improving health and reducing the risk of disease, especially high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer.

1. Eat a variety of foods to get all the nutrients you need.
   
2. Balance the food you eat with physical activity. Physical activity is the best way to maintain a healthy weight.
   
3. Choose a diet with plenty of grain products, vegetables and fruits that will give you the vitamins, minerals, and fiber you need.
   
4. Choose a diet low in total fat, saturated fat and cholesterol.  Check the label for this information.
   
5. Choose a diet moderate in sugar. Sugar has calories but no nutrients. Eating a lot of foods high in sugar may keep you from eating foods that give you the nutrients that you really need.
   
6. Choose a diet moderate in salt and sodium.
   
7. Don't drink alcoholic beverages, or drink them only in moderation. Alcohol has no nutrients and is high in calories.
   

Fruits and vegetables are key elements of good basic nutrition. They contain lots of fiber, especially when eaten raw. A high-fiber diet may help protect you against colon cancer.
Many vegetables and fruits contain compounds that appear to protect against cancer, such as the two antioxidant vitamins A (beta carotene) and C. Beta carotene is found in deep orange and dark green vegetables and fruits, such as carrots, apricots, winter squash, sweet potatoes, cantaloupe, and broccoli. Vitamin C is found in citrus fruits and citrus fruit juices, such as oranges and orange juice, and in cantaloupe, strawberries, peppers, broccoli, and tomatoes.
Vegetables in the cabbage family, including broccoli, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts, contain other compounds that appear to protect against several types of cancer.
A diet high in fruits and vegetables protects against heart disease and high blood pressure as well.
The National Cancer Institute recommends eating at least five servings per day of fruits and vegetables.