Pack 202 Celebrates Greenbelt Generosity

The annual food drive of Cub Scout Pack 202 called Scouting for Food was a great success this year. After a change in style during the height of the pandemic, the pack returned to door-to-door collections to gather food donations. Many tireless scouts, from grades K through five, covered Old Greenbelt twice on foot – first to advertise and then to gather.

Thanks to the generosity of the Greenbelt community, the scouts collected over 300 bags ─ at least 1,500 pounds of food (that’s 3/4 of a ton). The scouts also sorted and bagged the donations for transportation.

The donations were divided between the St. Hugh’s Food Pantry and the Help By Phone network.

Children hold a sign saying "Greenbelt Pack 202" with Scouting logos and the Scouting pledge, standing behind a large collection of white plastic grocery bags full of food.
Some of the members of Pack 202 pose with the food they collected, sorted and bagged for transportation. Photo by Anna Bedford-Dillow.

Fierce storms on Thursday, June 19 brought flooding to the Youth Center, Braden Field and St. Hugh’s Church among others.