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Scouts BSA Troop 306 Sponsors Holiday Gift Drive for Teens
The scouts are collecting gifts that will be given to the Department of Children & Families' Arlington office for local teens in need
For the ninth year, Scouts BSA Troop 306 of Arlington is sponsoring their annual holiday gift drive to benefit local teens in need. As the holidays draw near, the co-ed Troop is collecting items for nearly 250 teens served by the Arlington office of the Department of Children & Families. The collected items will be bundled into gift bags by the scouts and delivered to the teens by case workers.
Donations will be collected at the following locations until December 13th: True Fitness (30 Park Ave.), LivFit Arlington (471 Mass. Ave), Leader Bank (141 Mass. Ave.), and the Arlington Police Department (112 Mystic St).
You can also shop from home via the Amazon gift list at tinyurl.com/T306Gifts21 (titled Scout Troop 306 of Arlington - Holiday Collection for Teens in Need) and items will be shipped directly to the Troop coordinator.
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Suggested items to donate include: winter hats/gloves, socks (sports/warm), art supplies/coloring books/journals, refillable water bottles, personal hygiene items, wet hair brushes, scrunchies, nail polish, reading lights, face masks, decks of cards, decorative duct tape, candy (holiday, gum, mints), puzzles or brain teasers, and school supplies. Gift cards are also accepted and can be securely dropped off at Leader Bank’s East Arlington branch.
Scoutmaster Scott Barvick remarked “Helping the community is one of our Troop's core values. Our scouts especially enjoy this program that supports their peers who are in difficult situations. This meaningful gesture lets these teens know that their community cares.”
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In addition to this annual drive, scouts volunteer at the Arlington Recycling Center, host an annual Arlington EATS (formerly Arlington Food Pantry) collection, and have performed numerous Eagle Scout conservation projects within and around Arlington.
Scouts BSA Troop 306 is an active troop with an emphasis on outdoor adventure, leadership training and skills building. Established in 1917 and sponsored by the First Baptist Church, the Troop welcomes both girls and boys in grades 6-12. Troop 306 has awarded one hundred and two Eagle Scouts, the highest rank attainable and achieved by only 6% of scouts in the U.S. Scouts BSA program. For more information, email T306Arlington@gmail.com or visit www.facebook.com/groups/Troop306Arlington.
