This story was repeated across Marin as Scouts traveled on foot in nearly every neighborhood in our County all to help those less fortunate. Packs, Troops, and Crews filled pick-up trucks, minivans, and SUV’s with hundreds of pounds that would work their way to San Rafael for the next stage in the journey, unloading at the Food Bank.
At the Food Bank, another set of hands went to work. Twenty-five older Scouts with their leaders from the Talako Lodge directed traffic and unloaded bag upon bag of the recently collected food. Just a few years before, these older Scouts had been Cubs or younger Scouts themselves, walking their neighborhood wondering if the bag they collected from only every tenth house would make a difference – now these Scouts were unloading thousands of pounds of food, the combined effort of hundreds of Scouts collecting. It was clear that yes, this day would make a difference as the count reached over 31,000 pounds of food collected this year for the SF / Marin Food Bank. All food that will support the less fortunate in Marin.
We should treasure the significant impact of our efforts. We should also remember this collective act of service begins with the simple good deed of two Scouts picking up just a couple dozen bags of canned goods.
