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NEWS Community Bulletin | Boletín Informativo para la Comunidad | Woodbridge, VA | Vol. 2, No. 22
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Grupo de Boy Scouts rompe récord El Distrito Occoquan del Área de la Capital Nacional de los Boy Scouts of America participa anualmente en el (SFF) Programa “Scouting For Food“ para apoyar a las familias necesitadas.
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BOY SCOUTS FOOD DRIVE BREAKS RECORD
Occoquan District Collects and Delivers 22,715 Pounds of Food By H. Dale Keeton, Ph.D. The Occoquan District of the National Capital Area of The Boy Scouts of America participates annually in the “Scouting For Food” (SFF) program supporting needy families. Twenty-two district Cub Scout Packs, Boy Scout Troops, Scout Teams, and Scout Crews collected 25% more food items this year than in 2012. More than 200 Scouts and roughly 150 adult volunteers participated. Collection bags were distributed on Saturday, November 2, and picked up on Saturday, November 9. The donated food was taken to a central collection point at either Cheshire Station or Tackett’s Mill for weighing and loading onto the delivery vehicles. The scout units collecting the donations started arriving at 9:30 AM and continued
bringing collected food until 2:30 PM. All donations were weighed and statistics recorded to credit the scouts and volunteers with community service hours. Troop 1378 with assistance from Troop 964 and other scout units and volunteers sorted and repackaged the food into cardboard boxes to be delivered to each food bank. Supporting the community through voluntary service is a core tenant of The Boy Scouts of America (BSA). SFF began in 1988 as a concerted effort to the BSA to help stamp out hunger in the United States. Such service is an integral element of the BSA advance program and reinforces the ideals of good citizenship in our nation’s youth. Most of the donated food from the Occoquan District SFF drive was delivered to the Prince William County Action in
Community Through Service organization (ACTS) (http://actspwc.org). Some food, however, was also distributed to the local Salvation Army as well as two community religious centers that run food banks. The Occoquan District of the National Area Council of BSA and The Salvation Army, Prince William County Corps are both “partners in service” with B-Thrifty. Alonso Zamora, founding partner of BThrifty, serves as the Occoquan District Chairman and is also a board member of The Salvation Army, PWC Corps. He has introduced the idea of a drive similar to the SFF for the purpose of collecting shoes and clothes in the spring. B-Thrifty is honored to have a supporting relationship with these two outstanding organizations in Prince William County.
FREE Fruits & Vegetables
Monday, November 25 | 12-2 pm
rain or shine, first come, first served There are no requirements to receive the food More info call:
703-580-8991
The holiday season is officially in full-swing, and Thanksgiving marks the beginning of big family dinners, extensive gift shopping and elaborate decorations.
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Servicios Públicos de Manassas dona más de 3.000 dólares a la Sociedad Americana del Cáncer El departamento de Obras y Servicios Públicos de la ciudad de Manassas está donando $ 3,165 a la Sociedad Americana del Cáncer para la conciencia del cáncer de mama, como parte de su evento de aniversario de 100 años. Continúa Página 8