Boy Scout Troop 58 of Middlesex Township raised more than $7,400 to buy Christmas gifts and gift cards for 49 children in 21 local families.

The troop raised the money through a letter-writing campaign and a congregational donation of $1,477 from Valencia United Methodist Church.

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