Troop 91
collected eight hundred pounds of food in our annual
Scouting for Food Drive on Saturday, March 6th, 2010.
The folks at the Snohomish Food Bank were waiting at the
door when I delivered our truck load of food this
morning. The director told me that she had to purchase
canned goods last week as they had run out of some food
items since donations are down this year.
You
made a difference. All it took was an hour on door
hanger distribution day and two hours on food collection
day. That is quite a return for three hours of work.
Thanks
to all our drivers and thanks to all our scouts.
Dennis
Walters
Scoutmaster
Troop
91
Pack 122
completed a two-day Food
Drive, November 14th & 15th, 2009, at the Silver Firs
Safeway and Thomas Lake Albertsons. With the help of 18 Cub
Scouts and siblings in our pack, we collected 2,601 lbs. of
food. It took 5 full carloads to deliver all the food to
the the Volunteers of Western Washington-Everett Food Bank.
We also collected cash donations of $97.29. The weekend
prior to the Food Drive the Scouts were given a tour of the
Everett Food Bank, were the shelves there were pretty bare.
It was a terrific opportunity to show the Scouts why they
were collecting food and where it went.
Rita Booth
Webelo I Den
Leader
Pack 122
Pack 34
had a Scouting for Food Drive, Saturday, November
7th, 2009. Nine scouts participated in our event at the Silverlake Safeway from 11
AM to 3 PM. We collected about 15 shopping carts of food. It was a cold and Wet
day but we had fun and helped our community at the same time. Last Night we
delivered our food to the Everett Gospel Mission and the staff gave us a tour of
the facility.
I think that it was
a real eye opener for all of us to actually see their food bank, the dining area
and where they all sleep. They were able to see first hand this establishment in
action and shake the hands of the people being served. I am proud of our scouts
and I know that they came away with a sense of involvement with our community
and the great feeling of helping others.
Pack 189
held a Scouting for Food Drive last Sunday, Mar 29, 2009, at the QFC in
Mukilteo. We collected 1160 pounds of food in only five hours!
Afterwards, the food was delivered it to the Mukilteo Food Bank.
This amazing accomplishment by the
Scouts and parents will help out quite a few families who need some
additional help in these difficult times. Great job everyone,
you've done an awesome job that will have a positive impact a lot of
people!
Troop 91
wishes to thank
all
those who participated in this year’s
Scouting for Food Drive in support of the Snohomish
Community Food Bank.
Neighborhood door hanger distribution began on March 7th, 2009
and the effort culminated in door-to-door collections on March 21st.
The Troop's participation was great and the neighborhood’s response
was even better than last year.
While we didn’t
count cans or weigh the food collected, we did completely pack an
SUV from tailgate to driver’s seat, and floor to ceiling!
Overall, when the food was placed in the Food Bank's wheeled
containers, we found Troop 91 had collected the equivalent of thirty
six grocery baskets of food for the Snohomish Community Food Bank.
This event was a great team effort
of both Scouts and Adult Leaders--excellent job everyone!
Dennis Walters
Scoutmaster
Troop 91
Pack 121
held a Scouting for Food Drive on Sunday, March 22nd, 2009 , supporting the
food bank at James Monroe Elementary, with overages going to the Volunteers of
America (VOA) Food Bank.
13 Cub Scouts from the Pack gathered over 925 pounds of non-perishable food items
over a period of 6 hours. Over 90 basic necessity items (toothpaste,
toothbrushes, shampoo, soap, etc) were also collected, in addition to nearly
$160 in cash donations. Deliveries to the school and VOA were made the next
day.
In case other local units are looking for an organization to sponsor, VOA is
DESPERATE
for donations. Pack 121 was able to fill a large bin for their sorters, but
it won't go far. When the Pack made their delivery to the VOA, they only had
canned soup and vegetables on their shelves--that's it! They had no dinner
items to offer their clients, and were very grateful for the variety of food
items brought in. Cash donation to VOA are greatly appreciated as well, since,
with their buying power, they can generally turn a $1 cash donation into $7
worth of food items.
According to VOA, Spring is a very tough time to fill their shelves. At this
time, they have used up all their holiday donations, and generally have to wait
until May for the Letter Carrier food drive to help restock their shelves.
Donna Rasor
Pack 121
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