Submitted by Darrell Gull, Scoutmaster, Troop 149
Falcon’s 2026 Scouting for Food drive is a wrap. We had some great weather this year and a great turnout of volunteers and community support. We are still collecting food donations from some of the houses we missed on our main drive day. This year’s food collection totaled over 15,000.
All donations go to the Fresh Start Center that we partner with every year. This event is led by the scouts in Troop 149 of Falcon but we have also enjoyed partnering with Cub Scout Pack 231 of Falcon and Troop 70 in Black Forest. We also have great volunteers from the Falcon 4-H club, Girl Scout Troop 43820 and Girl Scout Troop 45234. The materials needed to make this a success were funded by the High Plains Chamber of Commerce. Thank you all!
Leland Conant, Grant Winger (administrator of Fresh Start Center), Jarod Goodell-Murphy and Darrell Gull (Scoutmaster, Troop 149) organize food donations.
Scouts Alex Heifner (walking away) and Bennet Gauger help unload trucks for the food drive event.
Scout Troop 149’s food collection this year totaled over 15,000 pounds; pictured are (left to right) Bradley Lambrecht, Andrew Holland, Tanner Ryan, Crystal Gull, Petey Schmidt.
