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Boy Scouts visit Hines Blind Center

Boy Scout Troop 318 members who visited Hines Blind Center include (from left) Joey D’Attomo OrlPark; BenjamKarabel William Karabel both

Boy Scout Troop 318 members who visited Hines Blind Center include (from left) Joey D’Attomo, of Orland Park; Benjamin Karabel and William Karabel, both of Homer Glen; Joey Boyce and Evan Murray, both of Orland Park; Kyle Lisak, of Orland Hills; and Tyler Murray and Eric Franklin, both of Orland Park. Not pictured is Matt Nugent, of Orland Park. | Supplied Photo

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Updated: July 11, 2012 6:01AM



They donated toiletries to veterans, who, in turn, talked about their experiences in the military. Students also learned about the skills veterans were learning at the Hines Blind Center to help them become more functional in their home life, such as how to use the stove, fix a lawn-mower engine and downhill ski.

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