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2014 marked the 30th year, Boy Scout Troop #112 has coordinated a Holiday Food
and Gift Basket program in
Glide. With the help of numerous community volunteers, the
troop brings holiday cheer to hundreds of Glide residents.
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Boy Scout Troop 112
Glide, Oregon
2014
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Though the Scouts ramrod this event, countless community members join in
the effort. Honor Society students from Glide High School,
volunteers from Helping Hands Food Pantry, and dozens of caring citizens
give of their time, talent, and financial resources.
Tons of food items are donated by generous community members and more are
purchased with donated money. Names from the Angel Tree are
picked up and Christmas presents are delivered.
It is truly inspiring how this community
rallies behind this project. Neighbors reaching out to help
neighbors.
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In spite
of heavy rains, the event happened and was better than ever.
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Thursday night the a crew of community volunteers label and set out empty boxes.
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While boxes are being labeled another crew is
unloading purchased food.
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Some of the Honor Society girls begin bagging fresh produce into
individual bags. Hundreds and hundreds of apples, oranges,
and onions need to be re-packaged.
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Friday morning begins with the sorting of tons of community donated non-perishable can
goods.
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The stacks of sorted cans grows and grows and grows!
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Order evolving out of chaos. |
Sorting is all done.
Now it is time to start filling the boxes. |
Tons of items need to be distributed. |
It takes a lot of helping hands to get it all done.
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Don't you love it when a plan comes together?
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It takes teamwork.
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At last, time to celebrate a job well done.
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Saturday morning, instructions are given for how the day will go.
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Hard to believe, but there are still more thing to go into the boxes -
milk, eggs, cheese, turkey . . .
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Load 'em up. |
Move 'em out.
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Just for the record, it is raining cats and dogs outside!
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The number of undelivered boxes is dwindling.
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Here's to the ladies that worked all day in the rain!
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