HomeMy Public PortalAbout23-11-27 Proclamation: Honoring Watertown Scout Troop 30 and Pack 30Watertown City Council
Administration Building
149 Main Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Phone: 617-972-6470
PROCLAMATION HONORING WATERTOWN SCOUT TROOP 30 AND PACK 30 FOR
THEIR SIGNIFICANT FOOD DRIVE FOR THE WATERTOWN FOOD PANTRY
WHEREAS: the Boy Scouts of America was founded in 1910, Chartered by Congress in 1916, and
chartered in Watertown on Dec. 19, 1917, and
WHEREAS: Troop 30 and Pack 30 of Watertown, chartered by Burnham -Manning VFW Post #1105,
continue that tradition of scouting in our community, and
WHEREAS: scouting in Watertown offers children the opportunity to learn citizenship and conservation
skills, and learn the joy of serving one's community, and
WHEREAS: now serving scouts of all genders, the program is now known as Scouts BSA, and
WHEREAS: the motto of the Cub Scouts is "Do Your Best.", and
WHEREAS: the motto of the Boy Scouts is "Be Prepared;", and
WHEREAS: the slogan of the Boy Scouts is "Do a Good Turn Daily;", and
WHEREAS: the scout law says a scout is helpful, and
WHEREAS: Scouting for Food is a national program of Scouts BSA, collecting food for those in need in
the United States, and
WHEREAS: Scouting for Food has been adopted by Troop 30 and Pack 30 as a cause to combine
forces, and
WHEREAS: Scouting for Food in Watertown serves the Watertown Food Pantry, serving those in need
for many years, and
WHEREAS: Scouting for Food is held the Saturday before Thanksgiving in Watertown, and
WHEREAS: Scouting for Food is consistently the largest one -day food drive held in Watertown, and
WHEREAS: Scouting for Food in Watertown means scouts as young as five are helping to collect food
from generous neighbors to fight food insecurity, and
WHEREAS: Troop 30 and Pack 30 were cited in 2022 for its record -breaking food drives in Scout Life,
the national magazine of scouting, and
WHEREAS: in 2021, seeing the great need in our community during the Coronavirus Pandemic, scouts
held two food drives for the Watertown Food Pantry, and under the leadership of Eagle Scout Deion
Howe collected 10,227 pounds total, and
WHEREAS: in 2022, Pack 30 and Troop 30 worked under the leadership of Life Scout Ethan Ho to
collect, deliver and sort 5904.9 pounds of food for the Watertown Food Pantry, and
WHEREAS: in 2023, understanding the problem of food insecurity in Watertown, scouts set a goal to
collect 3 tons of food in one day, and
WHEREAS: on November 18, 2023, under the leadership of First Class Scout Caitlin Devlin, scouts
collected, delivered and sorted 6467.98 pounds of food in one day, and
WHEREAS: Scouting for Food will continue in 2024, the Saturday before Thanksgiving, because hunger
will remain a problem in our community.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of Watertown does hereby honor
Watertown Scout Troop 30 and Pack 30 for Their Significant Food Drive for the Watertown Food Pant
IN WITNESS HEREOF,
I have hereunto set our hand and
Caused the Great Seal of the
City of Watertown to be affixed
On this 27th day gt November 2023
Mark S. Sideris, City Council President