Eagle Scout candidate Michael Gallina, from Webster Boy Scout Troop 262, has teamed up with the Blue Star Mothers of Rochester (BSM) to help our deployed service members get a taste of home.
Michael is holding a donation drive to collect items for the BSM’s next care package shipment, scheduled in November. The fliers below have a complete list of the items the Blue Star Mothers are looking for, and where your donations can be dropped off. Everything needs to be collected by November 1 to have enough time to pack the care packages and send them off.
Michael, a senior at McQuaid Jesuit High School, told me that he chose this project because it reminded him of when he was younger and participated in the annual Scouting for Food drive.
He wrote,
As young Scouts, we would collect donated items and as older Scouts, we would prepare the items to be taken to local food pantries. We did this in order to help our unknown neighbors. As I myself get older, I have friends who are considering joining the military and I think about supporting them if they’re far from home. This project gives me the opportunity support an organization that brings a bit of home to those who are far away.
Every year in June and November, the Blue Star Mothers send care packages to our local service members who are deployed overseas. Something simple as a pack of cards or some socks lets them know that their service is appreciated and we haven’t forgotten about them.
So please check out the lists and drop off some donations. You’ll be helping our service members AND Michael.
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(posted 10/11/2025)
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