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Helping Hands

FISH Food Pantry Project

that rank. have, and I can see
Boy Scouts teaches that we have so
me to be determined, many people in our
to set goals, and reach community that are
them, to explore affected by hunger.
possible professions I felt like getting
and hobbies, and see food to people
what sticks through who really need
the merit badges. Boy it would make a
Scouts teaches me to be bigger difference
a good citizen, which in their lives than
means that I love my building something
country, respect my nice for the church
I am a Life Scout with family, and am aware of to enjoy.
troop 318 in San Jose. I my community, locally, So far, I have
have been a Scout for as regionally, nationally, met my goal
long as I can remember. I globally. It means I take of $500, but
started as a Tiger Cub in care of myself, and those am still taking
Cub Scouts when I was 7. around me. It means I take donations through
I still remember our Cub care of my environment. GoFundMe, as the
Maser telling us about the I don’t think there more I can raise,
Scout ranks, and telling is a better example of the more I can
us Eagle was the highest goal setting, service to help. Donations
rank. He asked us to look community, discipline, are tax deductible
around at our fellow Pack determination, and and a tax ID
members, and told us that strength of character than number will be
statistically, only one of us the Eagle Project. My provided to all
would make it all the way Eagle Scout Project is to who donate to it.
to Eagle. I knew then that raise at least $ 500 and This money will
I wanted to be that one. As collect 4000lbs of food help the food bank I am concerned that community, you could
I moved through the ranks for the South Valley FISH buy items they don’t get I won’t meet my goal bring a bag of food to
of Cub Scouts, I looked Food Pantry. as much of through the of 4000lbs of food by the food bank on Sunday
forward to becoming a I thought a food drive food donations. my deadline on 4/2/17. 4/2/17. I will be at the
Boy Scout, and the more for the food bank would If anyone would like food bank to collect the
I learned about Eagle be a really good idea, https://www.gofundme. to help me reach this donations from 9am until
Scout, I became even because eating is a most com/fish-pantry-supply- goal, and help feed those 1pm.
more determined to earn basic need that we all fund affected by hunger in our

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