The 2009 Scouting for Food (S4F) drive takes place between November 7th and November 14th. As in years past, our Troop will participate in S4F by donating food from home and immediate neighbors. Pack 962 will be busy distributing bags and collecting food throughout the town and nearby developments. We’re asking each Scout to fill a few bags on their own and bring them in to the Meeting on Monday November 9th. Bags were passed out at the October 19th meeting, but any other bags can be used for this purpose. The amount we collect as a Troop will be credited to the Pack, so dig deep into your cabinets and pantries and do our best to help the Pack in this great cause.
Scouts are also asked to volunteer a few hours of their time Saturday, November 14th - S4F food collection day - to help our District in sorting and loading the collected food donations. This is a fun operation to participate in and would provide you a greater appreciation of this event as well as Service Hours. Eight of the Scouts have promptly signed up thus far; let’s increase this number and show the District that Troop 962 can do its part for this. We expect this to take place between 9:00 and 1:00 in Purcellville, but actual times and specific location will be announced soon. Frank Corrado is the adult lead for this, and will provide transportation and arrange for a pizza lunch. Other Troop adults are invited to assist and may be needed at least for transportation. Mr. Corrado can be reached at 540-822-3988 or by e-mail at
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Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church annual Fall Ham & Turkey Dinner on Sat. Oct 24th
Written by John Yates, Jr.
Tuesday, 20 October 2009 11:56
Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church (where we hold our Troop meetings) will host their annual Fall Ham & Turkey Dinner on Saturday, October 24, 2009. It starts at 4:00 pm runs until the food runs out usually about 7:00 to 7:30.
Menu:
Turkey & Country Ham
Sweet Potatoes, Green Beans, Sauerkraut
Dressing, Gravy,
Jello Salads, Rolls
Assorted Cakes
Coffee/Iced Tea/Water
Cost: ~ “Free Will” Offering Accepted ~
All proceeds from dinner will benefit Church related initiatives.
Scouts that work the dinner will receive service hours. Note in order to help serve/clean tables Scouts need to be 16 years old, due to Health Code Regulations. However, Scouts of any age can help around 7 pm to break down tables and put them away. Scouts are to wear complee uniform which means:
- neckerchief & slide
- freshly washed scout shirt with all patches fully sewn on in the right places
- standard blue jeans (no holes, no bleaching, not black) or, official BSA green pants
- belt (BSA belt if BSA pants)
- clean shoes and neat appearance
Contact person is Life Scout Andrew Snyder. Mary and Pete Snyder are the adult leads for this event.
Location: 11791 Mountain Road, Lovettsville, VA
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Milltown Road Clean-up
Written by John Yates, Jr.
Tuesday, 29 September 2009 22:04
The Troop participates in the Virginia adopt-a-highway program by cleaning up Milltown Road 3 or 4 times a year from the Lovettsville Community Center to 2 miles down Milltown toward Waterford. Information about our permit A-4900471 is attached. Safety information is also attached.
The Virginia Department of Transportation provides us with trash bags, vests, safety information and a blue sign with our Troop name on it.
We are to submit a pickup report after each clean-up. The report is submitted through the VDOT website at www.virginiaDOT.org/programs/
The report includes: our permit number (A-4900471), our Troop name. pick up date, no. of participants, no. of hours worked, no. of bags, and info about the types of trash found and whether we want VDOT to pick up the bags.
Contact VDOT at 703-737-2000 to get trash bags and vests.
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