IHS Meal Packet Program Received BIG October Boost!

Henley Middle School in Crozet and Louisa Scouts Made IT Happen NOTES from Henley Middle School by Amy Effland Saturday, October 27 marked the 22nd annual Make A Difference Day, the nation's largest day of volunteering. At J. T. Henley Middle School in Crozet, students, faculty and staff have spent three weeks collecting donations of food and money to prepare meals for IHS. Margaret & Amy moving meals to waiting cars A group of students led by Brooke Crouch and Madison Crouch set into motion a school-wide collection drive. Money that was donated was used to purchase items needed to round out the meals, as well as plastic bags to hold the meals, paper bowls for heating soups and oatmeal, plastic spoons and napkins. Several students spent their October Activity Period writing encouraging quotes and notes of support to recipients of the meals. Then on that Saturday, the school was open and the cafeteria tables were piled high as 366 meals were thoughtfully packaged into gallon bags, boxed and ready for pickup on October 28. 2012 Make A Difference Day Chair, Jennifer Locasale-Crouch and 6th grade teacher Amy Effland want to thank everyone who helped in some small way to make a big difference. We have already begun planning for Make A Difference Day 2013 with a vision of every Henley student packing one meal - tripling the donation of 2012! NOTES from Louisa by Kathleen Church The joint efforts of Louisa Cub Scout Pack 183 and Boy Scout Troop 183 produced 61 full-day meal packets during their gathering on October 24th. Jim Snider is the cub master, and Jim Harlow is the scout master. This enthusiastic group of scouts and parents dedicate October and March of each year for the purchase and assembling of meal packets for Interfaith Humanitarian Sanctum's food program. The troops have now been involved with this on-going assistance for the last two years. BSA Troop 183 meets every Monday evening at 6:30 PM at the United Methodist Church located at 301 W. 3rd Street in Mineral. All boys 11-17 are welcome to join us. http://www.troop183mineralva.scoutlander.com/publicsite/unithome.aspx?UID=15493 Cub Scout Pack 183 meets weekly each Tuesday at 6:30 PM at Louisa Baptist Church located at 305 E. Main Street in Louisa. A NOTE from T. Wade Clegg III, President, IHS This past Sunday when we arrived to pick up the Henley Middle School donation at the school in Crozet, we were met by Margaret Gorman, the IHS Meal Packet Coordinator. What a delightful surprise to have Margaret present, and holding doors as we carted out the large load of meals. Margaret also handed us 20 more meal packets personally made by Annie Taylor, a Western Albemarle High School student. Annie explained that she made the meal packets for her voluntary community service hours required for Western Key Club and her Congressional Award. Many thanks to Annie for this personal contribution. That's a grand total from the three contributions above of 447 full-day meal packets as we head into the November-December holiday season. With present monthly demand of about 250 meals per month, this is truly a wonderful way to end October for this hospital program. A Final NOTE from Margaret Gorman It should be evident how quickly the meal packets are used; therefore, IHS is delighted when other groups, businesses, clubs, scouts, church classes, school classes and families pick a month and plan to purchase items and assemble packets in this never-ending effort. The IHS Food Program has an excellent description and guide. Sincerely ... T. Wade Clegg