Every year Troop 27 does an annual service project in Redwood Shores where we collect food for the Samaritan House. The service project works by going around knocking on doors to ask for food people are willing to donate. This year we had a lot of scouts show up to collect food including some visiting cub scouts. We covered a very large area of Redwood Shores and were able to collect a lot of food to donate for people who need it. After the service project the scouts went on a short canoe trip around the lagoon. During this scouts were able to learn and improve their canoe skills and orienteering skills.
Write up provided by Zack Baxley, Senior Patrol Leader
Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to camp and spend the night on Angel Island for a service project, night hike with great views of the San Francisco Bay, tour of the US Immigration Center. You can sign up at the weekly Tuesday night meetings, limited to 45 people, so sign up early.
Most of us will encounter periods in our lives when things are difficult. Our Troop participates in a program to help families currently in such difficulty. Four times a year, our sponsor, Hillsdale United Methodist Church hosts a number of homeless families for a week as part of the Home and Hope program. We provide food, beds, and a place to share companionship with others. A number of sister locations sequentially host these families. If you believe, “There but for the grace of God, go I…” then you’ll want to give an hour or two periodically, to lend a hand setting up, or taking down, the facility. 
Troop 27 is deeply thankful to our veterans who have done so much to ensure the freedom that we enjoy today. Each year we put flags on the graves of our veterans buried at Skylawn Memorial Park. 
