Girl Scout Junior Troop 28030 of Mars conducted a food drive to benefit Inspired Hearts & Hands. Participating were from left, back row, Sienna Chernosky, Isabelle Buzon, Adalyn Stuber, Zoey Szelong, Aliyah Patel, Ellie Mendicino and Bailey O’Neil, and front, Isabella Maiure, Leah Hilfiger, Hadley Simon and Amelia Forte. Not pictured are Harper Aloisio and Alice Palumbi. Submitted Photo

Girl Scout Junior Troop 28030, based at Mars Area School District, hosted a food drive to benefit Inspired Hearts & Hands.

The Scouts collected 2,117 food items over the course of a weekend, which will help feed the 800 local families Inspired Hearts & Hands supports in the southwestern Butler County area.

The Scouts also assisted in unloading, organizing and scanning the items for distribution through Inspired Hearts & Hands’ volunteer network.

Many of the Scouts have been part of the troop since its inception during their kindergarten year in 2019, and continue in Girl Scouts charitable endeavors as fourth-graders.