Fri. Mar 29th, 2024

This is the season for giving, and the Scouts of Troop 300 have been busy the past month with service projects that show the importance of this Scout law.
Troop 300, along with their fellow Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts helped with the “Good Turn Food Drive”, which provided food for Tyrone’s neediest residents. The Scouts canvassed their assigned neighborhoods and with the help of parents and leaders, helped stock the food pantry with over three-and-one-half tons of food.
Because of the limited area the Scouts can physically cover, the rural areas have been largely untapped. The Scouts of Troop 300 encouraged the use of Kopp Drug as a central drop-off point for the rural areas. Almost one pick-up truck load of groceries were dropped off at this location in a three-day period.
Being chartered by St. Matthew Church, Father Joseph Orr encourages the Scouts to work on the religious emblem of their faith. The Roman Catholic Scouts are currently working on the Ad Alteri Dei Award. This religious emblem is being worked on, on a weekly basis with Mrs. Denise Kreckel and Mrs. Cyndy Isenberg as facilitators.
Along with an in-depth study of their faith, service projects are also required. These Scouts, for their service project, removed all the flags at Oak Grove Catholic Cemetery, and will retire them at their next campout.
Along with the understanding of the need for service, the Scouts also learned a valuable lesson in patriotism. Currently, Daniel Isenberg, David Rudy, Pierce Cardamone and Will Zimmerman are working on the Ad Alteri Dei Award.
Probably the most special service project of this troop is because of the deployment of Chet Kowalski to Iraq. Chet is the father of two of the Scouts in Troop 300. C.J. is in eighth grade and Nathan is in seventh grade. The Scouts decided to send a care package to Chet, who is deployed in Fallujah, Iraq.
When the collection took place, four full boxes of necessities were collected. Boxes were filled with games, cards, hard candy, pens, paper, baby wipes, batteries and Rosaries. The troop sends a package about every two or three weeks. It takes about three weeks for the package to arrive, and Chet has received the first two. Chet has expressed his gratitude to the Troop and said he has shared all of his goodies with all of his friends.
Because of the large amount of care packages his unit received, they made up their own care packages and gave them to some of the Marines. What a lesson in sharing this project turned out to be for all the Scouts in Troop 300.

By Rick