Friday, January 19, 2001
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Friday, January 19, 2001 |
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Coweta scouts help out hunger The Boy Scouts of America will be doing their "good turn" to help the Salvation Army for the second year. "Good turns are helpful acts of kindness done quietly, without boasting and without expecting reward or pay. Doing at least one good turn every day is a normal part of a Scout's life." (Boy Scout Handbook, page 9). Coweta scouts, a part of the Flint River Council in Griffin, are working toward filling up the shelves of the Salvation Army for the less fortunate members of the local communities. It is estimated that 15 percent of residents of the area experience hunger on a daily basis and a largest amount appear to be children, some of them peers of the Cub Scouts and area Boy Scouts, according to a press release from the Boy Scouts. The Scouting for Food program is an annual Scouting event. The sponsors of this year's event are The Kroger Company and Petro South. Participation dates are two consecutive Saturdays, Feb. 3 and 10. Scouts will be delivering bags to neighborhoods around Coweta beginning Saturday, Feb. 3 and returning to pick up the bags Feb. 10. "Due to the size of Coweta, some areas might not find bags on their doors, but we ask that you help by purchasing extra cans and drop off at the Kroger nearest your homes," said Scouts spokesman Vena Lettis. "Remember to check your front doors for bags," Lettis said. If you do not plan on being home Saturday, Feb. 10, between 8 a.m. and noon, the Scouts ask that you leave your food donation either the top of your driveway or at your mail box." District executive Todd Bennett and Scouting for Food Chairman Lynn Turner have been arranging with the Newnan and Thomas Crossroads Kroger stores to designate a drop-off box. "We ask that you be generous and help the needy," said Lettis. "Scouting for Food will feed many hungry people in our area and will reinforce what we stand for in Scouting. We look forward to this event each year as a way of giving something back to our communities and the lesson delivered to the boys of the most important of the scouting program," said Flint River Council Scout executive Jack Sears.
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