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Members of Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington and Boy Scouts of America Blue Mountain Council Pack 645 teamed up to collect almost 1.5 tons of nonperishable food for three local food banks on Saturday, April 30.
The youth canvassed neighborhoods in five towns for donations for their annual food drive, Scouting for Food. The community service project is a two-step process. The girls and boys went out earlier in the week to distribute fliers in their assigned areas, then went back to collect the contributions.
Six Girl Scout troops and one Cub Scout den took part in this year’s project and were able to pull together 2,955 pounds of food. Girl Scout troops 51425 and 51444, and Cub Scout Pack 645, all located in Hermiston, collected a total of 1,293 pounds for the Agape House. Girl Scout Troop 50117 of Umatilla collected an additional 90 pounds for Hermiston’s Agape House. Girl Scout troops 10298 and 50488 of the Echo/Stanfield area collected 1,400 pounds for the Echo Food Bank. And Girl Scout Troop 51413, located in Pendleton, rounded up 172 pounds for St. Mary’s Outreach in Pendleton.
