Nominee Services:
Senior Girl Scout Troop 15 do not spend Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday or President's Day, both days off from school, shopping or playing video games. You will find them at the Lunch Box, a soup kitchen program of Dutchess Outreach, preparing and serving a meal for 150-200 people. For the last eight years, the troop has planned, shopped, prepared, and served at the Lunch Box. This is no easy task. They have to plan the menus, purchase the food, arrive early to prepare, serve for two hours, and then clean-up. For one serving, they make 10 pans of a main dish with a garden salad, pasta salad, dessert, etc. They also give fruit, hard boiled eggs, etc. to people as they are leaving knowing this may be the only meal they have that day. One summer, the troop maintained a vegetable garden and donated tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, peppers,and potatoes to the Lunch Box. They wanted fresh produce to be available for the meals. The girls from the troop help put together a how-to booklet for other troops and youth groups wanting to volunteer at the Lunch Box. When not helping in the Lunch Box, the troop has held food drives, personal item drives, and diaper/formula drives for the Dutchess Outreach Food Pantry.
Nominee Goals:
The troop wanted in some way to help those in need. By serving at the Lunch Box and donating food to the Food Pantry, they have provided nutritious meals to individuals and families that might otherwise have gone hungry. The girls in the troop will be graduating from high school this year. To insure that others will continue to help at the Lunch Box, they helped develop a how-to booklet. This booklet has already been sent to other groups asking for information on how to volunteer in the Lunch Box.
Nominee Impact:
Girl Scout Troop 15 has provided meals and food to feed the hungry of our community over the last eight years. Due to the current economic times, more and more people are using both the Lunch Box and the Food Pantry. Recognizing this need, the troop continues to help where needed. Those who attend the Lunch Box not only look forward toa delicious meal, but also to the happy, cheerful smiles that greet them.
Why the Nominee Deserves this award?
Dutchess Outreach is very proud to nominate Hyde Park Senior Girl Scout Troop 15 of Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson for the Spirit of Dutchess County Award. They truly live the Girl Scout Promise - "to help people at all times" and the Girl Scout Law - "to be considerate and caring" and "to make the world a better place".
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