The Garland Foodies are partnering with Cub Scout – Pack 1978 for a fundraiser Saturday, Sept. 17. Event time is 11:30 a.m. 7: 30 – eight full hours of family fun and food. The location is First United Methodist Church, 801 West Avenue B in downtown Garland. The scouts are is working to raise money to replace their broken Pinewood Derby track and upgrade their camping equipment. In addition, they’d like to establish a scholarship for Scouts who need financial assistance to purchase their uniforms, dues and other essentials.
The Cub Scouts do so much for the community throughout the year. They conduct the Scouting-For-Food campaign, as well as a Mac & Cheese Drive. The food they collect is for Good Samaritan of Garland. Also, the scouts also have trash cleanup events at parks and creeks and participate in the Wreaths Across American program.
They do so much for the community — let’s all show our appreciation and help them!
The fun will include popular food trucks, carnival games and music with a DJ from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Information below from https://www.scouting.org/programs/cub-scouts/
ADVENTURE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
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CUB SCOUTS
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Leading by example and encouraging each other to live by the values expressed by the Scout Oath and Scout Law, we welcome families of all backgrounds to help prepare young people to serve as successful members and leaders of our nation’s increasingly diverse communities.