From left, Troop 13410 Girl Scouts Jenna Ritchey, Grace Murphy, and Maddy Battishill collect green bean donations for Blessing in a Backpack, March 14. The scouts, along with Riley Patterson, Katie Knight, Kaitlyn Walters, Grace Sielinski, and Rose Chiodo, had a goal of collecting 400 cans at Neiman’s Family Market. They actually collected more than 800. ‘More than 400 kids in Clarkston get backpacks every Friday,? Battishill said. ‘They have lots of starches but not enough vegetables.? Photo by Phil Custodio