Across the country, Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts recently joined together for the annual Scouting for Food campaign. In the Rockford area, Boy Scout Troop 282 chartered to North Kent Presbyterian Church, Troop 228 chartered to Bostwick Lake Congregational Church, and Cub Scout Pack 3285 from Crestwood Elementary School collected food items to benefit North Kent Community Services.
Members of Troop 282 with their initial food collection are (l–r) Andrew Hall, Erik Buelken, Brad Bussing, Sean McLellan and Owen Webber.
“The generosity of the Rockford community really shows each year during the Scout food drive,” according to parent Guy McLellan of Troop 282.
Two large food collection containers were filled by the local Scouts just in time to meet the increased need for food items during the local schools’ spring break.
Scouting for Food began in 1988 as part of the Good Turn for America initiative. Each year collection bags are distributed throughout neighborhoods for families to place items in the bag and leave on their front porch. Scouts then return at a designated time to pick up the donations. These are then redistributed to local food banks to help stock their shelves. Each year over 100,000 items are collected and redistributed throughout the Gerald R. Ford Council area, which services 12 counties in West Michigan.
Members of Boy Scout Troops 282 and 228 and Cub Scout Pack 3285 would like to thank everyone who donated items to make this year’s drive another success to help fight hunger in our community.
I want you all to know that the young man in your picture “Brad Bussing”, was a wonderful volunteer at Howard Christensen Nature Center on 4/23/11. This young man deserves a huge pat on the back and recognized for the wonderful man he is growing up to be. Must have a wonderful parent or two… I was so impressed by how hard he worked! What a shining example for the boy scouts!