Crozet, VA Boy Scout Troop 79 Made a Big Difference This Month!

Their goal was to produce one hundred full-day meal packets in support of the IHS food program for caregivers and outpatients who come to the UVA Medical Center from all over Virginia, and more frequently from other states. Crozet Scout Troop 79 exceeded their original objective by producing 119 packets.

Such a project entails more than just the very deliberate buying of supplies, which represents a value of no less than $595.00. The attention to nutritious food purchases, the time and effort for assembling into gallon-size zip-lock bags with paper microwave bowls and utensils, then boxing for delivery, requires considerable organization.

Mike Marshall, editor of the Crozet Gazette, visited the assembly session and provided an article which is accessed below. Please take a moment to read about another important group of kids with a very giving attitude. Troop 79 is lead by Scoutmaster Gary Conley. Life Scout Ryan Evans organized the food collection. The supporting cast of up-front Scout mothers deeply involved were Jan Baer, Amy Evans and Margaret Gorman.

http://www.crozetgazette.com/2011/03/crozet-scouts-donate-food-packets-for-hospital/

 

These specific meals were delivered on March 3rd to the UVA Social Work Office under the capable direction of Manager Noel Dianas-Hughes. The Social Work monitor of the IHS caregiver food program is Teresa Bevins, Clinical Social Worker in the UVA Pediatric Clinic.

Remember - any group (boy and girl scouts, church classes, school clubs, or neighborhood efforts) can add to the monthly collection needed to sustain this on-going program. For detailed guidance simply send a note to Margaret Gorman, the IHS Meal Program Guide at gormanmargaret@hotmail.com.

Don't forget...$5 buys a full-day meal; $10 provides a stay in UVA Hospitality House; and $50 allows for placement in a hotel room for these families in a desperate time in their lives. Yes - it is only temporary assistance, but all too often it is the only assistance available when a social worker calls.

We very much need your present attention to cover lodging and co-pay bills for February 2011. Keep us in your thoughts with even a small donation. There were no large supporting funding programs, as we experienced last year with Whole Foods 5% Day, which paid for winter lodging bills.

This season we are solely dependent on YOU...individuals who know us.

Blessings ... T. Wade