Morgantown/Honey Brook FEBRUARY 7, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
Girl Scout Cookies crumble the winter doldrums BY FRANCINE FULTON
HCVHA volunteers to offer homemade fare BY FRANCINE FULTON
Pe o p l e l o o k i n g to e n j o y homemade food prepared by volunteers from the Hay Creek Valley Historical Association (HCVHA) are invited to participate in a series of “Foodraisers,”
which will be held at Historic Joanna Furnace. The first event will be a sale of homemade yeast-raised potato fastnachts. Fastnachts can be purchased by the half or full dozen and can be eaten fresh or can be frozen to eat at a later time. See HCVHA pg 2
HCVHA volunteers Gary Kurtz (left) and Mandy Hinkel make homemade fastnachts.
Keeping the food sharing boxes filled Community encouraged to donate BY FRANCINE FULTON
Because many people face the additional burden of heating their homes during the winter months, it is especially important that community members donate items to area food sharing boxes to help those in need. There are several boxes located in the area, including a Blessing Box that was put in place by Girl Scouts
from Birdsboro Troop 1080, who installed the box as part of their Bronze Award Project in May of 2023. The food sharing box is located next to the borough police station at the corner of Cinder and Mill streets in Birdsboro. Korinne Blackwell, one the troop leaders, suggested the following items for placement in the box: dried goods, such as pasta, rice, oatmeal and cereal;
See Girl Scout Cookies pg 3
See Food sharing boxes pg 4
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“I
like seeing smiles on people’s faces,” said Natalie Francis, when explaining why she enjoys selling Girl Scout Cookies to the community. She noted that her favorite is Caramel Chocolate Chip. Natalie and fellow Girl Scouts Juniper Boerlin and Oakley B amford, me m b e rs o f B row n ie Troop 1654 from Robeson Elementary Center, were busy on a recent Saturday at the cookie booth located inside Lowe ’s Home Improvement in the Morgantown Crossings shopping center. The booth was open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with Scouts from Girl Scouts offering cookies for sale recently at the Morgantown Lowe’s included different troops working (from left) Juniper Boerlin, Natalie Francis and Oakley Bamford. in two-hour shifts. that their favorite cookie was Those who visit the booths also The Scouts were accompanied the Peanut Butter Patty, noting have an opportunity to donate by troop leader Loni Francis and that the Caramel Chocolate Chip cookies to Hometown Heroes, parent volunteer Macall Bamford, variety is priced slightly higher a program adopted in 2019 who reported that Thin Mints were than the others because it is by the Girl Scouts of Eastern the most frequently purchased gluten-free. Pennsylvania (GSEP). “We take cookie that day. Other varieties donations, and all the troops include Adventurefuls, which in the Twin Valley Service Unit are brownie-like cookies with a will put their money together to “(The Scouts) learn caramel-flavored cream; Toasthelp Helping Harvest and Hope financial literacy, as well Yay! cookies, which are shaped Rescue’s homeless shelter,” Loni as interacting with the like French toast and dipped explained. “We also send cookies in icing; Trefoils, which are to the military overseas.” community, customer shortbread cookies; Lemonades, The goal of the cookie sales, service and serving with which are shortbread cookies according to GSEP, is to teach a servant’s heart.” with a lemon-flavored icing; and skills such as goal setting, decision Caramel deLites, which are crispy making, money management, cookies coated with caramel people skills and business ethics. and coconut and drizzled with Macall suggested buying one “(The Scouts) learn financial chocolate stripes. Peanut butter of each variety and hosting a literacy, as well as interacting varieties are Peanut Butter Pat- cookie tasting party, while Loni with the community, customer ties dipped in chocolate and the added that cookies can also be service and serving with a servant’s Peanut Butter Sandwich, which is put into the freezer and enjoyed heart,” said Loni. “There are people an oatmeal cookie with a peanut as a frozen treat later. “The ones who don’t want cookies, so we butter filling. with chocolate freeze the best,” (teach the girls to say), ‘Thank you’ Both Oakley and Juniper said she noted. and ‘Have a nice day.’”
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