Give Back: Organize Food Donated for Holiday Season

Check out our round up of volunteer opportunities.

Help with Scouting for Food Scouting for Food is a food drive Nov. 17. Scouts collect items to serve pantries during the holiday season. Volunteers are needed from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. to help with collecting, sorting and boxing food collected at firehouses on the bag collection day. Sign up here to help in Ferguson. Sign up here to help in Lemay.  Sign up here to help in University City.  Sign up here to help in Chesterfield. Sign up here to help in Webster Groves. Sign up here to help in Creve Coeur. Sign up here to help in Ballwin. Thanksgiving fun for Teen Girls Bring simple thanksgiving decorations, supplies for crafts and ingredients for baking cookies and have fun for a few hours with girls in residential care at Epworth in Webster …

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Creve Coeur Patch Seeks Boy and Girl Scout Bloggers

Leaders, parents and scouts are invited to use the free Local Voices blogging platform to share news, photos and information with the community.

Are you a Boy Scout or Girl Scout who loves to write? Maybe you’re a scout leader or parent who wants to share the latest news about your scouts with the community. In either case, if you’d like to get the word out about the good things your Creve Coeur-area scouts are doing, Creve Coeur Patch is looking for you. We’re seeking local scouts, leaders and parents to blog about their scouting experiences right here on Creve Coeur Patch's free Local Voices platform. And don’t forget: Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts can blog, too! Get started right here. What You Get Out of It Local scouts often depend on the community to help support them through fundraisers and other initiatives, and most community members are happy to oblige. It never hurts to …

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Boy Scouts Honor America's Fallen

St. Louis Boy Scouts placed flags on the graves at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.

For 63 years, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturers have honored the fallen soldiers of America's wars.  Sunday, the tradition continued as more than 4,000 scouts and their families braved the heat to place flags on each of the 189,000 graves at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. See more photos on our Facebook page. 

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Creve Coeur Veterans Mark Memorial Day

Members of the American Legion Post participated in activities at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.

Members of Creve Coeur's American Legion Post were expected to participate in activities Monday at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery to remember the sacrifices of those who have fought and died defending American freedom. While there were no formal Memorial Day events scheduled at the Post Monday, there were still plenty of flags flying with pride. Those at Jefferson Barracks will notice an American flag at each veteran's gravesite, thanks to Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and other young volunteers.

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Whiz Kids: Scouts Help Creve Coeur Days Run Smoothly

At least 12 scouts from Troop 572 helped patrol the grounds during the annual event.

You may have noticed the young men in uniform who helped make sure there were few hiccups with this year's Creve Coeur Days events. We're not talking about the Creve Coeur Police, or Fire Protection District members, who also did their part, to be sure. We're talking about the dozen or so members of the Boy Scout Troop 572, based out of Craig Elementary School, who rotated in hours long shifts to help out wherever they were needed. They picked up litter, changed trash bags, and also helped secure booths as high winds knocked over several other booths Sunday afternoon. The students didn't earn credit toward any merit badges, but the experience did help keep their stomachs full for a recent scouting outing. "It’s not right for us to do …

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