Girl Scout Troop Number 5257 at Good Counsel in Tompkinsville collected food for their food pantry and for the Bread of Life food drive and continues to support the school and church’s resident Saturday morning food pantry, open to the public. Principal Tara Hynes, far right, and the Scouts’ den mothers help guide the seventh graders’ efforts to continually collect items for the needy. (Advance/SILive.com | Pamela Silvestri)Silvestri
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Between food drives and selling Girl Scout cookies, the girls from Troop Number 5257 and their troop leaders are keeping busy this spring.
Anchored at Our Lady of Good Counsel School at 42 Austin Pl., the address serves as a drop-off both as the parish’s own pantry, a Saturday morning operation, and for the Bread of Life Drive.
The Bread of Life Drive (BOLD) is an annual initiative organized by the Notre Dame Club of Staten Island. The Scouts at Good Counsel are among the many cogs in the wheels of the spring effort, begun in 1992. Come Saturday, the Scouts’ boxed canned goods and non-perishables will be stockpiled at Monsignor Farrell High School, Oakwood, for local distribution.
For donations, food drives rely on non-perishable staples like rice, canned veggies and condiments in non-breakable containers. (Advance/Advance.com | Pamela Silvestr )[email protected]
In this week’s Wednesday morning “Dish” broadcast, the Girl Scouts talked not only about their food collection efforts but best practices when donating. For instance, it is best to give universal staples such as peanut butter, tuna, chicken and pasta. Avoid expired or unwanted food, and glass jars due to breakage risks. Boxed cereals and jelly in plastic containers are preferred for easier storage and distribution.
From left to right: Tamara Iocono, Dr. Caroline Penrose and Jeannette Driscoll. (Advance/SILIive.com | Pamela Silvestri)[email protected]
The seventh graders are actively involved in collecting and sorting food, and they are also selling Girl Scout cookies for $7 a box. Yes, the price has risen over last year. Dr. Penrose explains the situation is unavoidable as that is the price the Scouts must charge in the New York City area with $1.20 remaining with the Troops.
In other Girl Scout Troop 5257 news, projects in the works include the Buddy Bench, a place where young students can go on the playground if they’re feeling alone and hoping for some company. This is the girls’ own initiative of a bench made from recycled plastic bottle caps and lids. In fact, said Driscoll, the girls could use a hand collecting them. A bucket will be placed outside of 42 Austin Place for clean cap donations through May 15.
Follow The Dish live each Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. or in reruns from the Advance/SILive.com Facebook page. Pamela Silvestri is Advance/Silive.com Food Editor. She can be reached at [email protected].
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