by Mr. Gentry

Saturday Dec. 18 at Walmart, Troop 282 did their last Community Service project for the Christmas Season.

As many of you know Troop 282 rang the bells for the Salvation Army from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM at all 3 doors of Walmart. It’s a great thing to do during the Christmas season and we found most people to be very friendly and generous.

Curren and myself had the 3pm to 5pm shift at the South door. We happily rang the bell and tried to give everyone a "Merry Christmas" as they walked past. It was a little cold but we were dressed pretty well and just needed to move our feet every now and then to keep them warm. We heard that some of the other Troop 282 families at earlier shifts were singing Christmas Carols and that someone even had Christmas music playing while they rang the bell. It’s great to hear that everyone had a good time volunteering.

I want to encourage everyone that’s out there, if you haven’t come out to ring the bell, you should. We considered it an honor and a privilege to ring bells for the Salvation Army!

We couldn’t get a picture of everyone, but we did get a picture of a few of the many families that helped, go see them in the Troop 282 Photo Collection.