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Scouting Homes to Help After Harvey

By Jordan Magaziner Steinfeld, Staff writer | September 22, 2017

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(First row, from left) Vincent Chang, Vivien Liu, Caleb Chang, Viknesh Venkatachalam, Ethan Smith; (second row, from left) Christian Robins, Christine Robins, Will Robbins, Jenny Andayani, Tristan Newman, Zarina Newman, Alex Chang, Lisa Beckman, Mark Wong, Thomas Donnell (Senior Patrol Leader), Joshua Liu, Matt Festa and Rayne Beckman

Boy Scout Troop 266 from West U Methodist Church hit the ground running immediately after Harvey to help clear out flooded homes. They helped for more than a week in impacted areas such as Meyerland and Bellaire with the assistance of Scout Committee Chair John Cheek. Scouts also helped at the Houston Food Bank, NRG shelter and other distribution points.

Scoutmaster Matt Ryan said that the Scouts took the opportunity to not only to help out the community when help is needed but also to hone their skills in the areas of leadership, teamwork, planning and communications. February 2018 will be the 75th Anniversary of the charter of the troop.

(Front row): Caleb Chang; (middle row, from left) Alex Chang, Joshua Liu, Mark Wong, Viknesh Venkatachalam (top row): Rama Venkatachalam and Vincent Chang
Owen Festa and Juan Pablo Contreras with the homeowner Eileen Debo on Glen Haven St.
Scouts helping to clean up (from left): Joshua Liu, Alex Chang and Ben Chang.
Scouts from Troop 266 helping tear out drywall.
Scouts helping to clean up a garage: Alex Chang, Mark Wong, Caleb Chang, Viknesh Venkatachalam and Rayne Beckman (back turned).
(From left) David Cheek, Jack Lawter and Mark Cheek helping at a home on Holly St. in Bellaire.

(Front row): Caleb Chang; (middle row, from left) Alex Chang, Joshua Liu, Mark Wong, Viknesh Venkatachalam (top row): Rama Venkatachalam and Vincent Chang