What is Scouting for Food
Every Year at Troop 56 we take part in the Scouting for Food project. This a year round national initiative that cumulatively collects millions of pounds of food for the hungry across the country. Locally, Patriots Path Council coordinates food collection and identifies legitimate community agencies to warehouse and distribute the food items collected to the needy at no cost. You can Scout for Food in any season but we encourage you to collect food in February, May, July, and November as many emergency food providers have expressed a tremendous need for support in these months. Patriots' Path Council, BSA proudly provides continuing support to the National Scouting for Food Good Turn. This program embodies one the highest ideals of Scouting—service to the community—by meeting the local needs of the hungry through the practical application of the “Daily Good Turn.
How does this work
In Longhill we set aside two weekends in November. On the first weekend we distribute polythene bags to every house in the township by hanging the bag on thefront door. The instructions on the bag ask the ocuupants to place non perishable food items in the bag and place in on their doorstep the folowing weekend. On the next Saturday we meet together again and go around every house collecting the bags. The bags are vcollected by volunteers at St Vincents church and sorted according to food type. The food is then delivered to a central warehouse from which it is distributed to the needy in our area.
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