By Scott Howell

Troop 282 would like to thank all the scouts, leaders, dads, moms, sisters, bothers, grandparents and friends who came out on the two Saturdays to pass out the 10,000 food bags and to collect the food bags. We would also like to thank those members of Trinity Episcopal Church and Troop members who brought in food. Once again the troop broke our goal of 35,000 food items by collecting 37,100 food items. Great job everyone and How How!!! This great community service project to help other people is a very worth while project and it could not be done with out all of your help and support.

Fairmount Pantry is very excited and pleased with all the food the troop brought to them on December 5 to help all those families this Christmas who are in need to see that they have a Christmas dinner to remember. As Christmas is the time for giving and sharing. Mac said he should not have to purchase one can good again this year for the pantry until November 2012.

Troop 282 Scouts and Leaders have set the bar high as they always do. Who knows where the troop will go next year with this project. Let’s hope that the demands for food at the food pantries through out the community are not as high in 2012 as it is in 2011. If it is Troop 282 will be up to the challenge as we always are to fill the shelves.

What a great way to live up to a part of the Scout Oath by "Helping Other People".

(Go check out more pictures from the 9th Annual Food Drive in the Troop 282 Photo Collection.)