During today's cub scout meeting, our Tigers, Wolves, and Bears learned that they can find "Adventures in Books" from Den Leader Mrs. Gordon-King while the Webelos navigated the neighborhood while learning the principles of map reading from Den Leaders Holmes and Hampton.
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According to the Hunger Action Coalition, each year an estimated 700,000 people in Michigan receive emergency food. Since 2001, there has been a 20 percent increase in demand for emergency food from local food pantries, soup kitchens and other social service organizations. Approximately 13% of the population in the tri-county area live below the poverty level established by the federal government.Since Scouting is a service organization, it is our responsiblity to help where we can. At today's cub scout meeting, Mrs. Gordon-King passed out Scouting for Food plastic bags. Each scout should bring at a mimimum 1 bag full of canned food back to our meeting on Saturday, November 8th. Additonal bags are available for scouts to give to friends and neighbors. Click here for a flyer to leave with the bag on your neighbor's porch.
All food donations collected are given to the Hunger Action Coalition who distributes the food to more than 400 faith-based, nonprofit and public agencies. The food donated will fed 1.5 million people in the metro Detroit area. Each year, thousands of Scouts participate and collect over 200 tons of food for Southeastern Michigan food banks.
Let's do what we can as parents and leaders to make this effort a success. REMEMBER, FOOD IS DUE ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8th...
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