Makes you proud, doesn't it? Our troop set out to beat last year's record of 3,000 cans, and managed to collect over 5,000 cans of food this year. I was very impressed with the boys, and with the outpouring of support in our community. While not all people donated food to the Scout food drive, many people donated very generously. Our community put out a special call for baby formula, which isn't cheap. We were pleased to collect quite a few containers of formula, in addition to some unexpectedly fancy foods. Given the opportunity, Americans are a very generous people.
I stopped in at our local community cupboard the day before Thanksgiving. The huge supply of food put a big lump in my throat. For me, this is a big part of what America is all about. We take care of one another when the chips are down.
We do ours after in February because by then the pantries are bare and need the help to get through the winter heading to Easter.