Bee the Blessing Box

We get by, with a little help from our friends…
A lot of shout outs, and thank you’s today, from Bee the Blessing Box! We put together 600 “grab and go bags”, to be distributed to the 62 Blessing Boxes in our community. I’d like to thank everyone who donated their money, and time …
To Prairie Band Casino & Resort , whose generous donation enabled us to purchase this food.
To Scout troops 175 and 225, from First Lutheran Church, in Topeka, for giving up part of their Saturday afternoon to help put the bags together.
To the residents of Arbor Valley, who regularly donate their time, and money.
To Jaxon, who, through his Eagle Scout project, built and installed two Blessing Boxes, and continues to remain invested in our mission to serve the most vulnerable in our community.
An afternoon of fellowship, and blessings!❤️

A big thank you to The Rotary Club of Topeka, for inviting us to speak at their meeting last week. We were also invited to participate in their community service project. Through member donations, they were able to purchase various hygiene items, which we bagged into quart size bags, to be placed in the 60+ Blessing Boxes in Topeka. There was a lot of thought put into the essential items they purchased, such as hand sanitizer, soap, toothbrush and toothpaste, a thermal blanket, etc.. Another big thank you to the members who grabbed a list of Blessing Box locations, and offered to help deliver these bags to various boxes! Community support is critical to our non-profit! Thank you for the Blessing of fellowship and donations!

We’ve had some inquires about if people can put food in the Blessing Boxes, on their own. The answer is YES, and YES, PLEASE!!
We have organizations in town that help us fill the boxes, but we really count on the support of the community! With 60+ boxes in Topeka, it’s going to take all of our support! Our goal would be to put food in every box, every day!
The only thing we ask, is that you put non-perishables in the boxes. Pop top cans are always helpful, along with items that can be eaten on the go, such as cheese and crackers, granola bars, packages of nuts, etc. 
We’ve had places of business do food drives within their office. Maybe a canned food drive, or jars of peanut butter, etc.. If that’s something your place of business would like to do, we’d be happy to come pick the food items up and distribute them in the boxes. We appreciate everything that the community does to support Bee the Blessing non-profit in Topeka! 🐝

Ran into Megan today when I was out filling boxes. She has a passion for dogs, and was putting these small bags of dog food into the Blessing Boxes. A lady came up to the boxes while we were chatting, and was thrilled to find a sack of dog food in there! Thank you, Megan, for thinking of the pet owners!🐶

👀 2 more boxes have been added. We now have 63!

A 14-year-old Topeka boy has installed two blessing boxes across the city as part of his Eagle Scout service project. >>> https://www.wibw.com/2026/07/29/good-kids-topeka-teen-builds-blessing-boxes-eagle-scout-project/

Here's the KSNT interview about the 2 newest boxes built by Jaxon.

Topeka Eagle Scout installs new blessing boxes to help community fight hunger Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to reflect the correct spelling for Stephanie Van Dorn’s name and the correct number of blessing boxes installed by Jax. We regret the error…

Thank You!

I couldn't have completed my Eagle Scout project without the help and support of so many amazing people. Thank you to everyone who donated materials, money, time, and hard work to help make this project happen.

Special Thanks To:

MCM for donating the concrete pads for the foundation.

My Scout leaders for always helping me, answering my questions, giving their time, and helping fund my project.

Troop 175 Black Lions for all of your hard work, encouragement, and helping me learn throughout my Eagle Scout journey.

My fellow Scouts, friends, and family for helping build, paint, and install the Blessing Boxes.

Habitat for Humanity ReStore for donating supplies.

KBS for donating wood and building materials.

Schulz for donating roofing materials and additional lumber.

Topeka Auto Glass for cutting and rounding the plexiglass so it fit perfectly.

The Mann Welding Team for letting us use your shop, helping with the concrete work, and helping build the Blessing Boxes.

Sunrise Optimist League for your support, funding, and for giving one of the Blessing Boxes a home so it can help people in our community.

785 B**r Company for giving the second Blessing Box a permanent home, matching the paint to your building, and supporting this project.

Bee the Blessing for inspiring people to help fight hunger in our community and showing how Blessing Boxes can make a difference.

Everyone who donated money, materials, or supplies to my project. Every donation helped make this possible.

A Special Dedication

I would also like to dedicate this project to Thor, my dog, who was always there for me.

Thank you to everyone who believed in me and helped make this project possible. Because of all of you, there are now two more Blessing Boxes that will help families and individuals in our community. I hope they remind people that even a small act of kindness can make a big difference.

Jaxon
Troop 175 Black Lions
Eagle Scout Service Project – July 2026