Long Valley Scout Troop 236 assists with Washington Twp Food Pantry

On Saturday, November 30th, scouts, adult leaders, Troop alumni and family members from Long Valley BSA Troop 236, participated in the annual Washington Township "Sponsor a Wreath" program. The program is the sole fundraiser for the Washington Township food pantry with all proceeds going to help township residences who are in need throughout the coming year. The volunteers hung holiday wreaths on the fences along East Mill Road and Bartley Road in support of this program. Wreaths were also hung on the fences along Schooley's Mt. Road and Newberg Road by the WMC high school Highlanders for Humanity club member.

This was Troop 236’s, 23rd consecutive year of "Sponsor a Wreath" volunteer work. The Scout spirit was evidenced by the amazing turnout of 35 volunteers on a beautiful, but brisk, Saturday morning. Special thanks to Carol & Vincent Potts for providing donuts and hot drinks for the volunteer crew and to Valley View Chapel for allowing us to use their facility as the staging area.

Our volunteers:

Kieran, Bryce; Brooke, Caden, Danielle & Craig Abramson; Jim and Karen Maguire; Micah & Koren Lay; Rick DeChiaro; AJ, Len and Dana Spangher; Julian & Dominick Ciacciarelli; Vinnie & Sam Salierno; Andrew, Drew, Madison & Wendy Kraus; James Moore; Johanna Rydzaj; Ryan Stone; Christian Fiedler; Danny, Jack, Chloe, Kelly & Dan Devine; Lucas Rowland; Jack Madaras; Doug & Bob Falcone.

If you are interested in having great experiences and learning new things in the process check out Troop 236 in Long Valley. The Troop is open and welcoming and no prior Scout experience is required. The Troop meets the first three Mondays of every month at 7:00 pm at St. Marks Church in Long Valley. For more information about Troop 236 please visit please visit: http://troop236bsa.org/ “Scouting is a great way to make awesome friends while learning life skills and serving the local community".