The Girl Scouts from Troop #965 helped brighten the Bell Minor Nursing Home in Gainesville recently without anyone even seeing a green uniform walk through the door.

About a dozen Girl Scouts sent their hand-made fleece blankets to warm the residents at nursing home as part of a service learning project called “Show Them We Care” at a Department of Juvenile Justice secure facility in Atlanta.

The Girl Scouts of Troop #965 are all young offenders in custody at the Metro Regional Youth Detention Center.

“Too often communities forget about our aging seniors,” said DJJ Commissioner Avery Niles. “We start with this simple way to give back and show aging adults that someone cares. We hope that eventually hands-on projects like this will encourage our youth to think about other serious needs in their communities on their own.”