506 pounds! That's how much food the Girl Scouts from my Juniors troop, a Daisy Troop, and a Brownie troop collected to donated to Metropolitan Ministries in just one week.
I'm so super proud of them - everyone helped. The Daisies made banners advertising the sale, the Brownies made flyers that went home to the parents and community members, and the Juniors collected the boxes, counted and seperated the food items into categories, and delivered the food. I really love it when my troop gets to work with other troops like this.
We also had our Christmas party last Wednesday. It was a lot of fun. We made hot chocolate and stirred it with peppermint candy canes. The Daisy leaders brought in Santa hat brownies that were topped with strawberries and so fucking cute I could hardly stand it. The Brownie leaders brought in chips, too. They all sat around and ate and watched It's Christmastime, Charlie Brown together. So fucking heart-warming.
At dismissal, we gave them their ornaments that they made their parents. Unfortunately, one girl got hers messed up on the way home by some bad-ass neighborhood boys. Assholes. I helped her re-make it later in the week, though, so she had something to give her parents. I was pretty proud of her for not running after them and beating the shit out of them (she could - she's the fittest girl in scouts).
I think our non-perishable food drive will have to become a yearly tradition. The girls got so much out of it - - and I did, too. Next time I see the girls it will be 2012 - - we're not having a meeting until after Christmas. I am so blessed to volunteer with such wonderful girls and fellow leaders.
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