Every fall, Scouting for Food is the Potomac District’s service project for the needy in Montgomery County. All food collected goes to Manna, a food bank serving Montgomery County, and is stored for use throughout the year. Potomac District Scouts contributed thousands of bags of food last year (over 9 tons of food), supplying the lion’s share of food utilized by Manna last winter for those in need. Let’s make this year’s collection the most successful yet!
Only canned, bagged and boxed goods are needed – no perishable groceries, opened containers, glass containers, frozen food, or paper or household goods, please. Please refer to Manna’s “Most Needed Foods List,” and even copy it for distribution with your notes if you like.
How to Participate:
- Saturday morning, November 3rd Distribute sticky notes to your neighbors. It’s best to go with a buddy from the pack or a parent. Do not enter a home for any reason. If other scouts live in your neighborhood, coordinate with them to divide up the territory. Keep a written list of addresses where you left notes!
- Saturday morning, November 10th Drive around with a parent and pick up the bags that people have left out, or knock on the door to ask if they have filled the bag (some people will forget, but will fill it for you as you wait.) It’s a nice idea to leave a thank-you note for those who have left bags out.
- Saturday morning, November 10th From 11 a.m. to Noon Bring your donated bags to the Giant parking lot at Georgetown Square (far corner of the Giant parking lot at Old Georgetown Rd and Rock Spring Dr). Jill Washecka will receive your donated bags and log them into a master list. Be sure to give your name and number of bags collected. If you are not able to get to Giant by noon, you can bring the bags directly to the Bolger Center (off of Democracy Blvd) parking lot from 9am to 1pm. The Bolger Center (9600 Newbridge Dr., Potomac, MD 20854) is the Potomac District pick-up site.
Safety Tips to Remember:
Always look both ways when crossing the street.
Never travel alone- take a friend or parent.
Never go into a home.
To participate in our Fall Pack Overnighter at Smallwood State Park, your Scout’s 2018-19 dues must be paid. A permission slip must be filled out for the scout (attached to this event in Scoutbook). Health Form AB is required for *all* participants including adults and siblings.
The available spaces in the campsite are now full.
What do I need to pack?
Scouts can wear their yellow “Class B” shirts rather than their uniforms.
The pack has reserved both Youth Group sites. Official check-in time is 3pm, so no tents should be setup before that time. We will meet and check you in at the Picnic Shelter near the Tobacco Barn and Recycled Tire Playground.
Directions:
Take the Beltway towards the National Harbor area and take the exit for Route 210 South.
From Route 210 south towards Indian Head, take a left (east) on Route 225 to Route 224. At the light at Route 224 turn right (south). Park entrance is approximately 3 miles on the right.
Amenities:
- Nature Center (subject to volunteer availability)
- Historic Home of General Smallwood (subject to volunteer availability)
- Hiking Paths
- Store & Snack Bar open from 5am to 7pm
- Playgrounds
- Fishing Pier
- Art Center
Menu:
Snacks/Whenever
Clementines, String Cheese, Baby Carrots
Dinner
Hot Dogs
Chicken Apple Sausages
Veggie Straws
Dessert
S’mores: Hershey’s Chocolate, Marshmallows, Graham Crackers
Dump Cake: Yellow Cake Mix, Apple or Cherry Pie Filling
Breakfast
Plain bagels with Cream Cheese
Yogurt tubes
Beverages
Filtered drinking water
Lemonade
8:30am – Arrive to the park
9:00am – Flag Ceremony
Cub scouts will raise the flag and learn/practice how to fold the American flag.
9:30am – Be Prepared
Our region park ranger will play games with cub scouts about what equipment they should bring on a walk or backpack trip. Prizes will be given.
10:00am – Bird walk
Cub scouts will be able to hike with our bird person with binoculars to see birds throughout the park, one mile hike. Binoculars are provided by the park to each cub scout to BORROW.
11:00am – Canal Hike
Come learn the history of the park with the rangers and how the falls and canal was formed that makes Great Falls Park a national park.
12:00pm – Lunch
Lunch is NOT provided by the park, we have a concession stand.
1:00pm – Raptor show
Cub scouts will be able to see different types of raptors. Learn about the habitat, wings, food, ect. Cub scouts will NOT be able to pet the raptors, but can get really close to them.
2:00pm – Snake Alive
Cub scouts will be able to see a ranger feed a snake and touch it. Cub scouts will be able to be up-close and personal with the snake.
3:00pm – Award scout ranger/ junior ranger/ scout ranger
Cub scouts who have participated throughout the day will earn the Scout/Ranger certificate and junior ranger badge.
The entrance fee for Great Falls Park is $10 per car. You can also use a National Parks Pass or if you have a child in Fourth Grade take advantage of the Every Kid in a Park program
9200 Old Dominion Drive, McLean, VA 22102