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Morristown Girl Scouts Brave the Elements to Collect Food

Area Households Benefit From Drive-Thru Food Drive Held At Two Locations

Morristown Girl Scouts, Neighbor
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Daisy Girl Scouts held up signs to encourage donors at the drive-thru food drive hosted by Morristown Girl Scouts. (MAGS.Correspondent@gmail.com)
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Morristown Girl Scouts collected 1,750 pounds of food in one day for area households. (MAGS.Correspondent@gmail.com)
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Morristown Girl Scouts helped unload 1,750 pounds of donations on one cool, rainy December day. (MAGS.Correspondent@gmail.com)
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Cadettes from Morristown Girl Scouts urged drivers to donate to the drive-thru food drive. (MAGS.Correspondent@gmail.com)
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Older members of Morristown Girl Scouts worked together to unload 1,750 pounds of food and supplies for area residents. (MAGS.Correspondent@gmail.com)
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Daisy Girl Scouts from Morristown thanked drivers who donated 1,750 pounds of food during the drive-thru food drive. (MAGS.Correspondent@gmail.com)
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Daisy Girl Scouts from Morristown encouraged drivers to stop and thanked them for donating 1,750 pounds of food during the drive-thru food drive. (MAGS.Correspondent@gmail.com)
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Morristown Girl Scouts pose with a cart filled with food and supplies after the drive-thru food drive that benefited area residents. (MAGS.Correspondent@gmail.com)
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Daisy Girl Scouts from Morristown alert drivers to stop and donate food and supplies during the drive-thru food drive. (MAGS.Correspondent@gmail.com)
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Morristown Girl Scouts braved the elements at two locations to encourage drivers to stop during their drive-thru food drive last December. (MAGS.Correspondent@gmail.com)

Girl Scouts from across the Morristown area assembled on a chilly, cool December day to collect boxes, cans, and jars of food along with baby food and diapers for donation to the Interfaith Food Pantry.

Girls as young as six stood in the rain and held signs encouraging drivers to pull up and pop their trunks at two drive-thru locations, Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in Morristown, and Alfred Vail Elementary School in Morris Plains. Older Girl Scouts then took turns unloading the donations and brought them to the food pantry.

Everyone took part in waving and holding signs to thank the donors. The girls were energized by the experience. Overall, Morristown Girl Scouts collected 1,750 pounds of food in one day for area households.

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