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'''Scouting for Food''' is an popular food drive service project for scouts. While usually held in March as a coordinated annual event, many individual scout units and families have held their own food drive. It is a cornerstone event for [[Good Turn]] service. | '''Scouting for Food''' is an popular food drive service project for scouts. While usually held in March as a coordinated annual event, many individual scout units and families have held their own food drive. It is a cornerstone event for [[Good Turn]] service. | ||
== Program Overview == | |||
Typically scouts walk neighborhoods and leave a "door-hanger" or other invite with residents. This notices announces a coordinated pickup to happen on a certain weekend (Saturday Morning) and residents are invited to leave a bag of donated non-perishable foods, toys or other high-demand consumable products for donation to a local charity, food bank, or homeless shelter. | Typically scouts walk neighborhoods and leave a "door-hanger" or other invite with residents. This notices announces a coordinated pickup to happen on a certain weekend (Saturday Morning) and residents are invited to leave a bag of donated non-perishable foods, toys or other high-demand consumable products for donation to a local charity, food bank, or homeless shelter. | ||
Scouting for Food is the largest food collection event in the nation. Approximately 300,000 Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturers, friends, familiy and other volunteer go door-to-door collecting non-perishable food items for the less fortunate. The food is then distributed to local food pantries and assistance agencies across the globe. It directly benefits many community assistance agencies. Many scout units do this event in conjunction with one or more local churches. | |||
Remember: The [[Boy Scouts of America]]’s slogan is '''[[Do a Good Turn Daily]]'''. | |||
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'''Please help the Scouts help the less fortunate families in our communities at this time of need by donating. ''' | |||
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== Adopt-A-Charity == | == Adopt-A-Charity == | ||
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* [https://www.hellowoodlands.com/local-boy-scouts-collect-9000-pounds-of-food-for-interfaith-food-pantry/ Scouts collect 9000 Pounds of Food] | * [https://www.hellowoodlands.com/local-boy-scouts-collect-9000-pounds-of-food-for-interfaith-food-pantry/ Scouts collect 9000 Pounds of Food] | ||
* [http://svmbc.org/svmbc/activities/service-projects/ SVMBC Scouting for Food] | * [http://svmbc.org/svmbc/activities/service-projects/ SVMBC Scouting for Food] | ||
* [http://circleten.org/scouting-for-food Circle10 Scouting for Food] | |||
* [https://www.utahfoodbank.org/events/scouting/ Utah Food Bank SFF Promo] | |||
* [https://www.kuic.com/boy-scouts-of-america-2019-scouting-for-food-event/ KUIC FM93.5 Radio Promo for SFF] | |||
