Manchester Scouts Collect More Than 330 Bags Of Food For Pantries

MANCHESTER, NJ — With the holidays nearing, Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts from the Manchester-Lakehurst area combined to collect more than 300 bags of food for the annual Scouting for Food service project, benefitting two local food pantries.

Cub Scout Pack 44, led by Todd Petersen, distributed bags to homes on Nov. 4, then picked up bags filled with canned goods, dry goods and other items on Nov. 11. On Sunday, Nov. 12, the pack delivered 244 food-filled bags to St. John's Roman Catholic Church in Lakehurst. That food will be sorted and distributed in the days ahead to members in the community.

The quantity delivered is above and beyond the 200 bags delivered during last year's campaign, volunteers with Pack 44 said.

In addition, Boy Scout Troop 441 participated in the Scouting for Food drive and collected 90 bags of food, which were delivered to Reedemer Lutheran Church, volunteers said.

The Cub Scouts who participated were: Maxwell Rubin, Landon Rubin, Colton Sitarik, Sullivan Nolan, Chet Furmanek, Kenneth Jorgensen, Connor Burns, Carter Gingras, Aiden Schultz, Shane Fasinski, Andrew Petersen, Aiden Staples, Justin King, Larry Petillon, Michael Tirado, Andrew Raymond, James D'Auria, Tyler Perlman, Zachary Perlman (Boy Scout Troop 441), Andrew Hudak, Michael Hudak, Jayden Adeyeye, Morgan Cain, Jack Heider, Owen Williams, Tyler O'Neill, Julian Grisales, and Corbyn Roman.

The members of Boy Scout Troop 441 who participated were Shawn Boyle, David Giambatista, Tyler King, and James Law.

"Year after year, this service project is significant to our pack, because once the last bag is dropped off and the holidays quickly approach soon after, we all look back with satisfaction on an effort that has made a difference in our community," volunteers with the pack said.

Photos provided by Cub Scout Pack 44