Troop 1970 will take part in Scouting for Food the weekend of November 6th/7th/8th. We will be distributing bags to homes and Troop 1971 will be collecting the donations the following weekend.

• Bags with flyers inserted inside will be handed out to volunteer drivers (adults) on Monday November 2nd at the Troop Meeting. Everyone will get about 100 bags for their route. If you can not pick up bags on that night, you can make arrangement with Mr. Hutzler to stop by his house and pick up your supplies.
• You are free to distribute the bags on your route anytime during the weekend of the 6th-8th.
• Each route has been carefully selected to have about 100 homes in it. (thank you Google Maps satellite view!)
• If you want to trade a route, talk to the person who has the other route. The organizer (Carl Hutzler) can not help with negotiations.
• It may be possible to go green on some of these routes. With appropriate supervision and planning, you might be able to ride a bike with the bags on your handlebars or in a larger courier type bag on your shoulder. When you get to a group of houses, drop the bike and walk the bags to the doors. This is just an option and must be approved by your adult driver during your route planning discussions.
• Please make sure that bags are tied securely to to the door of each house or put inside or pinched in a storm door if one is available. DO NOT PUT BAGS INSIDE OF MAILBOXES.
• Extra bags will be available at Mr. Hutzler’s house at 2512 Freetown Drive 20191 (near Glade Dr and Reston Pkwy)
  

The overall map of our territory along with color coded routes for each volunteer team (driver + scouts) is drawn out on a Google Map. I hope everyone is able to view it and print it for their use. Let Mr. Hutzler know if you have any issues with this (I do not plan on printing color maps for everyone).

Larger Map with Assignments – Click Here

Flyer (JPG file)

View Scouting for Food 2009 – Troop 1970/1971 in a larger map

The goal of this Eagle Project is to collect donations of children’s vitamins with iron for the clinic to give to kids who come for medical care.  This project needs volunteers for store front collections at the South Lakes Shopping Center Safeway on March 14th and the Hunters Wood Plaza Safeway on March 15th from 9AM to 3PM on both days.  Please come and help, if you need to contact me my NEW email is tmmhokie@verizon.net

These were some of the many scouts that helped with Robert's Eagle Project.

Robert’s Project will benefit the Jeanne Schmidt Free Clinic.  The Free Clinic provides health services with no charge to those who are uninsured, who have a household income less than the federal poverty, and live in Herndon, Reston and Centerville.  It is a network of medical and non-medical volunteers who administer over 1,300 physicals to children through bi-monthly clinics.  It also provides dental care, as well as hypertension screenings and follow-up clinics for adults.

The goal of this Eagle Project is to collect donations of children’s vitamins with iron and new children’s books for the clinic to give to kids who come for medical care. These donations will promote nutrition and literacy.

With new RA guidelines stating that certain invasive exotic plants may not be installed or maintain on Reston Association member property, we have more support than ever in this rigorous battle. Please join us!

Long pants and long sleeves are recommended. We will provide water, work gloves and tools.

Time: 10am to noon

Saturday, September  27
The Chinese Wisteria has snuck its way back to the natural area at Lake Anne Garden Plot and the United Methodist Church. We will return once more to challenge the Wisteria. Please meet at the parking lot of the Lake Anne Garden Plots off of Wiehle Avenue.

Saturday, October 25
This Saturday we will attack a new location and push back the Burning Bush, Bush Honeysuckle, Mahonia and any other that might come in our way of protecting the parkland. Please park at the tennis courts off Colts Neck Rd. We will be working behind the homes of Stirrup Road.

Please let Russ Housley know if you need more information or interested in volunteering for any of these opportunities.

When? – Saturday, October 18th from 9:00am to Noon, rain or shine. Training and supplies are provided. All ages are welcome.

Where? – We clean the entire stream in Reston with groups starting at:

• Hunters Woods Village Center
• Glade Bank Way
• Soapstone Drive
• Walker Nature Education Center

Additional site along Colvin Run includes: Tall Oaks Village Center.

Additional sites are available.

Volunteer Hours: 10:30AM – 5:30PM.   Must be 13 or older to volunteer, younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Location: Lake Anne Plaza, Reston, VA

The Multicultural Festival is an all-day celebration of international cultures that brings together thousands of people to dance, eat and celebrate diversity.  With participation of numerous groups that are representative of our community the event will promote appreciation and respect, serving to remind all of us of the value and strength of a diverse community.

Festival Volunteer Schedule: Please specify which shift(s) you would like to work, if you are taking on more than 2 shifts we will provide you with plenty of breaks.
7:00am – 11:00am – Set-up
9:30 – 12:30 – Vendors Check-in
10:30 – 3:30pm – specific jobs at the festival (see job descriptions below)
3:00 – 5:30pm – specific jobs at the festival (see job descriptions below)
5:30pm – 8:00pm – break-down

Festival Job Descriptions:
Greeters – Passing out programs and surveys
Parking Attendants – control access to parking lot, directing the public to parking areas around the plaza. Volunteer must be 18 or older.
Floaters – Relieving volunteers for breaks, must have flexibility.
Children’s Area –  Assisting children with hands-on arts & crafts.
RA Concession – Assist with selling popcorn, hotdogs & cotton candy.
Set-up/Break Down – Set-up crew in the morning will help with decorating the plaza, setting up tables, chairs, table cloths.  Please note: set-up will take place as early as 7:00am and break down will begin Saturday evening at 5:30pm.

Leader: Nicki Foremsky, RA Watershed Supervisor, monitors and manages the Association’s lakes, ponds and streams and explores ways to help protect and improve Reston’s water resources.
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2008-09-27
End Time: 12:00