Feed the Homeless

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Troop 71 scouts and scouters buy and prepare food and drinks for the less fortunate members of the community.  This event takes place on the second Saturday of even-numbered months (February, April, etc.).

Food and drinks are collected at Aley United Methodist Church and brought to St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 101 Huffman Ave, Dayton, OH 45403-1915.  Troop 71 scouts who volunteer are assigned to serve the food and drinks at St. Paul's.

Scout receive service hours for helping at St Paul's UMC. They also earn service hours for cooking and donating egg casseroles (1 hour per casserole).

DATE AND TIME

Second Saturday of February, April, June, August, October, December
Volunteers depart Peace Lutheran Church no later than 7:45 AM and are typically back by 11:00 am.

Food drop-off times:
-  Friday before event, 7:30 - 7:45 PM; 
-  Saturday 7:30 - 7:45 AM

LOCATION

Troop 71 members meet at Peace Luteran Church and depart for St. Paul's UMC no later than 7:45 AM

COST

None, other than cost of donated food and drinks.

Scouts and scouters who participate or donate food/drinks will be awarded Service Hours. (One to three hours, depending on level of involvement.)

ACTIVITY LEADER

Stan Leszczuk, sleszczuk@woh.rr.com

REQUIRED ITEMS

Consent form (for scouts who will travel to St. Paul's church)

Ten egg casseroles. Find recipe here.

Milk and orange juice (in gallon jugs)

Bananas and breakfast cereal

Scouts and parents to serve food and drinks

ADDITIONAL INFO

This activity needs at least two adults and several scouts to perform.

E-mail Mr. Leszczuk, sleszczuk@woh.rr.com, to actually sign up for these items. 

Click here for Egg Casserole recipe

Egg casseroles may be dropped of at Church Friday evening, around 5:00 pm.

Otherwise, food and drink drop-off is no later than 7:45 AM the day of the event (i.e., Saturday).

The following are the usual steps on a Saturday morning.

1. Meet scouts and Aley Church representative at Aley parking lot 7:45 AM (food drop off by providers unless other arrangements have been made)
2. Depart for St. Paul's 8:00 am (about a 10 minute drive)
3. Arrive at St. Paul's United Methodist Church around 8:10 and unload food items
4. 8:15 am to 10:00 am (the scouts do the following with adult supervision): cook sausage; prepare bread, rolls, bagel trays; set up cereal table/juice table; set up plates, wrap forks and spoons; set up toaster/breads/peanut butter, etc.; wash apples - set up fruit trays set up coffee area with cups, sugar, creamer (coffee is made by a St. Paul's employee); clean up
5. Depart St. Paul's UMC approximately 10:45 am
6. Arrive Back to Aley for parents/guardians to pick up scouts

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