Community bands together to help an Edgewater family

When Girl Scout Troop 2422 Leader Becki Hutchison called the mother of one of her troop members to change a meeting date and place, she had no idea she was about to set in motion an incredible chain of events. The mother, who has asked not to be identified, let slip that her family was without heat.

"I couldn't believe it," said Mrs. Hutchison. "It was one of those 11-degree days. It was freezing."

The Edgewater single mom quickly reassured Mrs. Hutchison that she and her two children, a daughter, 10, and son, 5, were doing just fine. They slept under several blankets on the living room couches, using the wood stove in that...