honorthegods:Boy Scout helps Pagan food pantryThese days Pagans in Need, a nonprofit which provides
honorthegods:Boy Scout helps Pagan food pantryThese days Pagans in Need, a nonprofit which provides food to people in need regardless of their religious path, also needs help itself, and the pantry is receiving a hand from an Arrowman in the Order of the Arrow.No, that’s not some arcane Pagan group.“It’s kind of an honor society for Boy Scouts that you can get elected into by your troupe,” said Billy McClish, a 17-year-old member of the order and a Boy Scout who has achieved the rank of Life Scout. To achieve the next, and highest, rank – Eagle Scout – McClish has taken on a community service project: helping Pagans in Need secure funding, materials, volunteer workers, use of equipment, and equipment operators to design and install a handicap-accessible entryway to its pantry, which is housed in the basement of the Inner Ascended Masters Ministry, an interfaith community center at 5655 S. Washington Ave. in Lansing.McClish has set up a GoFundMe page to accept donations for the project.Read more ->If you have the means, please consider a donation to help a pagan do good in their community for those in need!UPDATE:Billy McClish, a pagan Boy Scout, is still trying to raise the money to pay for the materials and equipment to provide an all-access doorway for the Pagans in Need non-profit food bank, serving people of all or no religious beliefs in Lansing, Michigan. Since I first posted about this worthy project, $260 has been donated, but $4,200 still needs to be raised to pay for the materials, equipment, and equipment operators. Work has already started, and bills need to be paid. Hospitality and welcoming strangers is important to many pagans and polytheists, as is supporting each other. We know that we accomplish good things when we work together. Please, signal boost this fund raiser and, if you have even a couple extra dollars this month, donate to support this project. -- source link
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