November 16, 2013
starting from Sandpiper Elementary School, Redwood Shores
Troop 27 scouts come together to gather the food and consolidate it at Sandpiper. Some parents then take it to the Second Harvest Food Bank in San Carlos to be distributed.
Every year, members of the Boy Scout program engage in a door-to-door food drive. Not surprisingly, this initiative raises more pounds of food for needy Bay Area families than any other food bank vent. The Scouts tell us that it’s always fun and challenging to find new ways to increase the tonnage of food from the previous year.
Be on the lookout for scouts in your neighborhood, and we encourage our communities to support this worth service event.
Most of us will encounter periods in our lives when things are difficult. Our Troop participates in a program to help families currently in such difficulty. Four times a year, our sponsor, Hillsdale United Methodist Church hosts a number of homeless families for a week as part of the Home and Hope program. We provide food, beds, and a place to share companionship with others. A number of sister locations sequentially host these families. If you believe, “There but for the grace of God, go I…” then you’ll want to give an hour or two periodically, to lend a hand setting up, or taking down, the facility. 
Sunday March 25, 2012 12:00 – 3:00PM
