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Environmental education programs began providing off-site activities outside the boundaries of Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve in Fall of 2015. The Town hosted five pilot programs, that included activities for families, adults and seniors. Cary Teen Council In October and November, members of Cary Teen Council represented the Town at both the Service Learning Conference hosted by Winston-Salem Youth Council and Mini-Grants Conference hosted by Rocky Mount Teen Council. In Winston-Salem, Cary Teen Council volunteered at a hospital food garden. For Halloween, Cary Teen Council hosted the second annual Herbert's Haunted House at the Herb Young Community Center. Over 530 visitors left screaming as they walked through the community center. In December, Cary Teen Council collected canned food and monetary donations at Santa's Workshop with over 700 attendees. In total, 182 pounds of food was donated to the local food bank and over $300 was donated to InterAct of Wake County. Creating Active Retirement Years Annual Veterans Day Lunch "Be a Santa for a Senior" Holiday Arts & Craft Show Over 360 patrons attended the Luncheon with the help of 50 volunteers, four partner agencies and five sponsors. This was the largest attendance yet! The Town partnered with Home Instead Care for the event during which over 1,000 donated holiday gifts were wrapped by over 30 Cary Senior Center volunteers. These gifts were delivered to 225 area older adults. Ten other agencies assisted with this important program. Over 1,100 visitors attended the show, which featured over 35 craft vendors aged 50+ from Wake County. Cary Arts Center The annual Downtown Urban Open Tournament, a partnership between the Town and Cary Area Disc League had 236 participants and raised $1,500 in support of the Town's Relief for Recreation program. Did you know? An estimated 300 people attended the Jewish Cultural Festival and Menorah Lighting on Thursday, December 10. The event included the giveaway of sufganiyot (jelly donuts), the sale of latkes, and the American Meltdown food truck. Approximately 80 children made edible dreidels and participants enjoyed the music by members of Beth Shalom. Attendance at the Arts Center for the fourth quarter was 50,997. # In total, Teen Council contributed 4,240 hours valued at $90,033 of service to the Town.