6 November 2008
Popcorn Disaster is Put Right
Posted by admin under: fundraising .
I read about a Cub Scout pack in South Dakota that lost its load of popcorn on the freewaywhen being transported by Pete Jerzak, one of the leaders of Pack. When he went back to pick it up he discovered that people were stopping and taking the strewn product resulting in a loss for the Cubs reportedly worth almost $1,600. Now, however, there is good news for those boys. Their losses are shrinking as the consciences of the looters and the generosity of neighbors impel them to act. Jeremy Fugleberg is following up on the initial story for the Rapid City Journal.
Under the cover of darkness, guilt-stricken scavengers have returned some boxes of popcorn and candy to the Piedmont home of a Boy Scout leader after snatching the goodies off Interstate 90 Friday.
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After local media reported the incident and the Scouts’ no-questions-asked return policy, donations and offers of help poured into the Boy Scouts’ Black Hills Area Council’s office in Rapid City.
But some of the highway scavengers had other ideas, and headed toward Jerzak’s home in Piedmont.
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Individuals, and other Scout units and organizations have pitched into to help the Scout unit replace the food. Bethel estimated over $800 of the bill is now covered, and he expects more donations to come in. An organization offered to cover the difference if the Scouts come up short.
Thank heavens for conciences and charity. It looks like these guys are not going to have a major disaster. Maybe they can even sell their product now and make some money for the pack which was the point of getting the popcorn in the first place. Let’s hope so.
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