Orcutt-based Boy Scout Troop 95 wants to perform a really big good deed for the hungry and less fortunate in the Santa Maria Valley and wants the community to help.
The nearly 20 scouts plan to hold a barbecue for the community, and later donate more than 300 chicken lunches with all the fixings to the Good Samaritan Shelter and elsewhere. The barbecue will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 3 at Saint Louis de Montfort Parish, 5075 Harp Road, Orcutt.
For the last few weeks, the scouts have been putting together this nonprofit community service project and giving up their weekends, and a few week nights, by selling tickets for $10 each outside Albertsons and other venues. Last year, they managed to feed more than 300 people in need.
“It feels good when we can help provide a meal to someone who might not be able to purchase a ticket,’’ Scout Joseph Andrade, 13, said.
Some of the money raised through the community outreach is also earmarked for scouting activities like camping, hiking, and summer camp, because their budget comes from parents, fundraising, and donations.
“Scouting teaches life and leadership skills that the scouts will use to be successful while they are youths and adults,’’ Scoutmaster Brian Olmstead said in a press release.
The Saint Louis de Montfort Parish and the Knights of Columbus organization are helping co-sponsor the event.
To purchase a tax-deductible ticket or make a donation, call 310-2929 or send checks to Boy Scout Troop 95, 5075 Harp Road, Orcutt, CA, 93455.
This article appears in Sep 24 – Oct 1, 2015.