Did you know that Scouting for Food was started in 1985 by the Greater St. Louis Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, and has since grown into the nation’s most successful single-day food drive. Last year, the Boy Scouts collected 2.1 million cans of food for area food pantries. The food drive has collected more than 43 million cans of food since its inception. We need your help - and so do thousands of hungry people in our community. Our scouts and parents are participating in the annual Scouting for Food drive this fall. The 2011 food drive will take place on two consecutive Saturdays. On November 12, we'll place plastic bags at doorsteps of over 3,000 homes in the area. The following Saturday, November 19, we'll return to pick up the filled bags. Food donated in a particular area will be distributed through relief pantries in that area, including the Calvary Church food pantry. The first Saturday, we'll assemble in the Atrium at Calvary Church at 9AM and we should be finished before noon. The second Saturday, we'll meet in the Gym at Calvary Church at 9:30AM, organize into teams, and start pickup at 10:00AM. Drivers and registered adult passengers are needed to transport the scouts. Parents please try to attend both days with your scouts. We need as many parents as possible to stay at Calvary Church, while the dens deliver the bags, to sort popcorn. When the dens return from delivering the bags, the popcorn should be sorted and ready to go home with the scouts. Mark the dates on your calendars, and stay tuned for for more details to come. Visit www.scoutingforfood.org to learn more about hunger in our area. |
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Scouting For Food (Nov. 12th and Nov. 19th)posted Nov 11, 2011 7:00 AM by Randy Bourgeois [ updated Nov 18, 2011 2:16 PM ] |