By Lukas Kubasik
Scouts BSA Troop 127

Thank you to so many families that participated in Scouting for Food, an annual way scouts help fight hunger. In March, scouts collected non-perishable food items donated by our neighbors on the Northside and transported them to area food pantries. 

Each year scouts put flyers on doors. If people want to help, they put non-perishable food items on their doorstep the following week and we pick them up. Every year Troop 127 and other local troops collect hundreds of items for our neighbors who are in need.

As a scout, I love getting outside with my family and friends to help the community. Another way scouts and others can help the community is simply picking up trash. This is a way to leave a place better than you found it by cleaning up trash even if it’s not yours. It also helps wildlife and helps others enjoy the same wonders of the outdoors that you do. 

You (meaning the members of your community) can also help by donating your time. You can do service projects like shoveling people’s driveways who can’t do it themselves or raking someone’s yard. Just make sure they want the help. You can always help your community because working together works wonders. 

Thank you for taking the time to read what I have written, and I ask you in the next week or two, to help your community or do a good turn daily. Remember to practice social distancing guidelines by being 6 feet apart. 

Again, thank you and you can always help your community.