My sons were active in Scouts and always participated in Scouting for Food. Years ago, this event was held in November so people would have food for a good Thanksgiving or Christmas meal. The dens/troop would go out one Saturday, leave a bag on mailboxes in the community and the next Saturday go back to pick up any food that the homeowners had left. The food picked up would be taken to the local food bank to be distributed to anyone who needed it. The bags contained anything from 1-2 cans to being full.
I have never been hungry, nor has my family ever gone without a meal. My mother went to the grocery store every week and we always had food.
My sister was in Girl Scouts several years ago. Her troop was making fruit baskets to distribute at Christmastime. I'm not sure who they would be given to, church shut-ins, names gotten from the local community organization or whoever. Each girl was told what to bring so that they would have a variety of items. My sister was supposed to bring 2 oranges. Just 2. Nothing else. When she told my dad what she was supposed to bring, I am sure many thoughts went through my dad's mind. My dad had grown up during the depression when people didn't have much. A trip was made to the local grocery store where he proceeded to buy 2 BAGS of oranges-because as he later told my sister, "I know what it's like to be hungry'.
At Christmas if you visit my parent's grave, you will see an orange sitting on the headstone. From me with love.
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