Basking Ridge Cub Scouts Pack 168 Breakfast Bags For Kids In Need

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Basking Ridge boy and girl cub scouts came together on Thursday to pack 168 breakfast bags to help local children in need.

Cub Scout Pack 55, made of kids in kindergarten to third grade, chose to help nourish.NJ as part of their summer service project. nourish.NJ helps with hunger, homelessness and poverty by offering food, housing, work readiness, medical, social and educational services 365 days a year.

In 2020, nourish.NJ distributed 750,000 pounds of food for guests to take home.

"We saw the statistics of how many people needed to go to the food bank due to the pandemic. The need has been so extreme," said Cub Scout Leader Suzanne Pasmore. "We told the scouts that there were kids who lived not far from them who don't know when they are getting their next breakfast and how they can help."

The scouts put together bags made up of cereal, milk, fruit, granola bar, water, spoon, napkin, and a personal note on Thursday while at St. James Church in Basking Ridge.

The supplies for the bags were paid by the scouts' families. During the event, the scouts used markers to color the bags or to write special notes.

"Personally I liked the note idea, it's food for the soul," said Pasmore.

Cub Scout Pack 55 recently changed it designation to be open to girls and boys and is accepting new members. Anyone interested can email Pasmore at cubmaster@pack55.com.

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