Brownie Food Drive HUGE Success!
The still young timid voices, tender hearts, and tremendous smiles of Girl Scout Brownies, coupled with the incredible generosity of caring adults resulted in an incredibly successful food drive in support of Sturbridge seniors this past weekend.
Stationed at Shaw’s Supermarket on Saturday and Stop & Shop on Sunday, Brownies from Troop 30426 greeted shoppers with disarming smiles; hope filled eyes, and their still small voices, while gently alerting them to their food drive on behalf of Sturbridge seniors.
And what an amazing job they did. After eight hours of hard work – 4 at each store – the Brownies amassed sixteen, yup16, jammed packed shopping carts loaded with food – 8 from each location – which will be distributed to 25 seniors who have thus far requested assistance from the REAS Foundation.
It was simply amazing to lay witness to the efforts of these young girls, lead by their scout leaders Chris Ellithorpe, Trish Westberg, and Kelly Rynearson, who have clearly done an incredible job in mentoring these children. Equally so, the generosity of the multitudes who stopped by with items for the Brownie’s Senior Food Drive was simply staggering. To witness such compassion, such concern, such commitment from children and adults alike, one could only be left with an overwhelming sense of warmth and teary-eyed joy.
This past weekend was an incredible opportunity to lay witness to an inspiring group of young girls who understood the value of their efforts and the importance of their cause. It was also a wonderful chance to experience the tremendous job our parents and scout leaders are doing in mentoring the future leaders of our community.
The REAS Foundation is honored to have been in service with Brownie Troop 30426.
Thomas R. Creamer - Executive Director
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