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Committed to “helping people at all times,” the BSA has provided more than 3.8 million service hours through projects such as Scouting for Food since 2004. “Our aim is to build character, citizenship, and a sense of civic duty in our youth and all Scouting participants,” said Rick Cronk, national president, BSA. “By integrating family values and activities with community service, the BSA hopes to create new traditions and lay foundations for tomorrow.” Our local Scouting for Food Drive is Saturday, October 17 in the communities of Lincoln and Gladbrook. Place your non-perishable food items in a sack or box on your doorstep by 9:00 a.m. All food donations will be delivered directly to the Food Pantry in Gladbrook which provides food assistance for the Gladbrook, Lincoln, and Garwin areas. The Scouts will be around town picking up food donations shortly after nine o’clock. Each month, Boy Scout councils across the United States serve Americans through the Good Turn for America initiative, which encourages Scouts to “Do a Good Turn Daily” through a variety of community service projects. Good Turn for America is a collaboration with The Salvation Army, Habitat for Humanity, the American Red Cross, and thousands of other community organizations that focuses the power of volunteerism on important community issues such as hunger, shelter, and health. Serving over 4.5 million young people between 7 and 20 years of age with more than 300 councils throughout the United States and its territories, the Boy Scouts of America is the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training. For more information on the BSA, please visit scouting.org.
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