Scouting For Food

Hi dear sure its nice feeling to see ur son working as scout and participating U r very Right, Scouts are very beneficial for socity and keep on doing their work and sure not only help full to community but also for other people tooo Wish them all the best and to those who provide them Help/Aid Take care

Last Saturday my parents had a group of kids (I figured it had to be the Boy Scouts) go around their neighborhood and put the plastic sacks with the notes in everyone's front door. I got so excited. I knew the food banks around here were low on food. I qualify for a food bank, but I've always felt since I'm single, I should leave that kind of thing for families. I can get by, and as long as I can, I don't want to take food out of anyone's mouths. So I told my mom if she'd let me I'd look through her cabinets, and if I found something I'd ask her if it was OK that I put it in the sack. In the course of my search I had three cans of creamed corn, two cans of Campbell's chicken noodle soup, three cans of mixed vegetables, and one can of chicken. It was a non perishable thing. It was for chicken salad, and it was the kind that didn't have to be in the fridge. I didn't have much in my own house, but I did find a big can of crushed tomatoes, so I put that in the sack. By last Tuesday I was ready for the kids to come back by, even though it would be several days before they would come. I was so thrilled that we had stuff to give. So yesterday morning before 9am I put the sack on top of our brick mailbox for them to pick up. As I looked up and down the street of my parent's neighborhood, I saw I was the only one who had a sack out. And when the boys came, my parent's house still was the only house that had a sack out. I can't tell you how sad I was. My parent's live in a well off neighborhood. They only live there because they got a deal on a foreclosed house. So it was much cheaper than any other houses on the block because of that. I just felt sad. I think a lot of the people just threw the sacks away never to think of it again. And that bothers me. A lot.

That is so sweet and a very good lesson in helping and giving for the boys to learn. Sounds like a lot of fun too. Keep up the good work, God will surely bless you and yours.

Just a few weeks, they were doing that in my area. It felt good to be able to help out. It is a very good cause, and we should all be proud and thankful for those that spend their time trying to help others.