Boy Scouts council prepares for food drive

The Narragansett Council of the Boy Scouts of America is preparing for its annual Scouting for Food/Good Turn Drive for the 28th consecutive year.
On Oct. 31, Scouts will distribute door hangers to neighbors’ homes seeking donations of nutritional, nonperishable canned goods. Donation pick-ups take place the following Saturday, Nov. 7, starting at 9 a.m., and the items will be delivered to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank.
More than 200 troops will collect canned goods from homes throughout Rhode Island, southeastern Massachusetts and Connecticut.
“As members of the community, we want to ensure that all of our neighbors have access to nutritional food,” said Joe DeStefano, volunteer coordinator for the annual drive since it began in 1987. “Scouting for food does just that while teaching Scouts the importance of helping those in need.”
Each month, 60,000 Rhode Islanders seek food assistance through the food bank’s network of emergency food programs.
Over the years, the Scouts have collected more than 8.5 million pounds of food for the food bank.
“We are thrilled to have the support of the Boy Scouts for the 28th year,” said Rhode Island Community Food Bank CEO Andrew Schiff. “We rely on these dedicated young people to help stock our shelves just in time for winter, providing food for the 60,000 Rhode Islanders we serve each month.”
“As we look forward to another successful drive, we ask the community to give generously,” said John Mosby, Narragansett Council, Scout executive and CEO. “This year, we hope to reach record numbers.”
Donors are encouraged to fill their bags with these most needed items: canned soup, tuna, canned meats, fruits and vegetables, peanut butter, nuts, healthy snacks, nutritious breakfast cereals, tomato sauce, whole wheat pasta and rice.
For more information, visit www.rifoodbank.org or www.narragansettbsa.org.

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