Scouting for Food is the largest one-day food drive in the Boy Scouts of America. Started in 1985 here in the St. Louis area, Scouting for Food has expanded to other councils across the country. Did you know more than 43 million items have been collected since 1985?
Each year, our Scouts, leaders and parents collect approximately two million items that will serve approximately 500 pantries within the Greater St. Louis Area Council. This food will meet a four-month demand for food in our area.
Bag Distribution Day - November 12, 2011
Can Collection Day - November 19, 2011
For most districts, your unit's collection bags will be distributed at October Roundtables. Your district's Scouting for Food participation chairman will provide the territory information you will be asked to cover. Please recruit leaders and parents to cover your unit's territory.
Need promotion ideas? How do I mobilize my unit? Check out the Unit Leader Kit distributed at our October Leader Roundtable Meetings.
To learn more about hunger in our area, visit the St. Louis Food Bank's website, www.stlfoodbank.org.
What items are most needed in our community? See what a "perfect bag" might look like.
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