Assisting the effort, Crosson manned the neighbor’s sale too. Diligently, she kept the neighbor’s profits separated from her own. At the end of her final business day, she gave the neighbor their generated income, leaving her with the grand sum of $63.
Crosson realized the money she had earned was far from the $350 required to attend the Girl Scout camp offering horseback riding.
Not wanting to place additional hardship on her family, she realized that financially, Girl Scout camp was unfeasible and laid her dream to rest.
"I thought, ‘What should I do with this money now?’" Crosson said.
Unselfishly, she decided the money she earned could benefit the New Richland Area Food Shelf best.
"They have to buy a lot of food for everybody," said Crosson.
"I knew the Blessing of the Bikes was happening in the park, and all the money was for the food shelf," Crosson added.
Decisively, she walked to the park, attended the event, and found Pastor Paul Andree of Trinity Lutheran Church. promptly donating the cash she had earned from her yard sale.
"What a wonderful idea," said Andree.
"That's okay, we got rid of a lot of stuff we didn't use anymore, and I don't need the money," said Crosson.
"What she did was good,” Crosson’s mother said. “It teaches the value of giving to others, even if those in need have more. I'm proud of her.”
Although Crosson’s dream of attending camp won't come to fruition, Rayna Crosson is a shining example of a great humanitarian with a generous heart, who represents the true meaning of being a Girl Scout.
