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Scouting for Food - Sunday, November 6, 2016
The BSA's Annual Scouting for Food drive will be underway soon. Scouting for Food is an important service project where Scouts from all over the National Capitol Area go out and collect food donations for area food banks.
Our Pack goes door to door for food donations in the Maplewood and Wyngate neighborhoods. As a reward for the boys’ hard work, we will follow up the food collection with an Ice Cream Truck at a Maplewood-Alta Vista Park (5209 Alta Vista Rd., Bethesda, MD 20814).
When: On Sunday, November 6, 2016 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm.
When: On Sunday, November 6, 2016 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm.
Where: The Tigers, Wolves, and Webelos will meet in the Maplewood neighborhood at
Where: The Tigers, Wolves, and Webelos will meet in the Maplewood neighborhood at
Maplewood-Alta Vista Park parking lot.
Maplewood-Alta Vista Park parking lot.
Bears and Arrow of Lights will meet in the Wyngate neighborhood at North Bethesda
Bears and Arrow of Lights will meet in the Wyngate neighborhood at North Bethesda
Middle School parking lot.
Middle School parking lot.
Reward: 3:00 pm at Maplewood-Alta Vista Park parking lot. The ice cream truck will be parked on Alta Vista Rd near the entrance to Maplewood Park. We will have free treats for scouts and
siblings and we ask for a $3 donation for any adults that would like a treat.
Other Opportunities to Participate
Other Opportunities to Participate
We encourage all Cub Scouts to participate in this event, but it is not your only chance to help out with the food drive. As an alternative to our Pack neighborhood collection, Den Leaders will have Scouting For Food bags at the upcoming Pack meeting on November 4, 2016. On Saturday, November 5, Cub Scouts and Akela’s are welcome to distribute the bags to neighbors and return to collect the bags the morning of November 12, 2016. If you do plan to go on your own, we encourage you to coordinate your collection route with Phil Minnick to maximize our Pack’s coverage!
We encourage all Cub Scouts to participate in this event, but it is not your only chance to help out with the food drive. As an alternative to our Pack neighborhood collection, Den Leaders will have Scouting For Food bags at the upcoming Pack meeting on November 4, 2016. On Saturday, November 5, Cub Scouts and Akela’s are welcome to distribute the bags to neighbors and return to collect the bags the morning of November 12, 2016. If you do plan to go on your own, we encourage you to coordinate your collection route with Phil Minnick to maximize our Pack’s coverage!
We can continue to collect food until the morning of November 12, 2016 – when we must weigh and deliver the food to the BSA drop-off. There is box on Phil Minnick’s porch (6004 Wilmett Road, Bethesda, MD 20817) where you can drop off food up until 8 am on November 12, 2016.
In addition to dropping the food off at Phil Minnick’s house, scouts can deliver the donations to the Scouting For Food drop center at the William Bolger Center in Potomac, MD on November 12.
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And here’s our challenge for this year – 1,000 lbs, half a ton!!
According to the Capital Area Food Bank, some of the most highly needed items are:
Non-perishable food items
Canned protein (tuna, salmon, chicken, peanut butter)
Soups & stews (beef stew, chili, meat-based soups)
100% fruit juices (all sizes)
Grains (pasta, whole grain pasta, rice, brown rice, boxed macaroni & cheese)
Cereals (multi grain, low sugar such as cheerios, cornflakes, raisin bran, grape nuts, oatmeal)
Canned vegetables
Canned fruits
Condiments
Hygiene products (diapers, toilet paper, tissues, soap, toothpaste)
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