Our Scouting For Food Drive is Postponed until later in 2020.
We will announce the new dates soon.
The Baltimore Area Council has collected food for local food banks and pantries as part of the Scouting for Food civic service
project for many years. Scouting for Food has grown into the Boy Scouts of America's largest single-day community food drive,
collecting 45 million pounds of food donations.
 | Dates:
Flyer Distribution Day: TBD - 2020 Food Collection Day: TBD - 2020
Council Staff Advisor:
Carolyn Panzer
cpanzer@baltimorebsa.org
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How To Participate:
1. Unit Scouting for Food contact person registers unit by speaking to their District’s SFF Representative.
2. Units choose a geographic area in which to distribute Door Hangers (available at February Roundtable meetings.)
3. Collected food items are taken to a pre-arranged local food pantry, feeding program, or food bank.
For more information, contact your District SFF Chair.
District Scouting For Food Chairs:
Flyer Distribution Day: On March 21, 2020, Scouts will deliver flyers to residences. During the week, community residents will fill bags with nutritious canned goods and non-perishable items.
Food Collection Day: On March 28, 2020, the Scouts will retrieve the filled bags from residents and take them to local food banks and pantries.
**Specific District Dates may differ**
It takes a lot of community support, dedication, and volunteers to make Scouting for Food a success
Click here for what makes The Perfect Scouting for Food Bag
Click here to report food totals
To learn more about hunger in our area, visit the area Food Bank websites.
For more information and/or questions contact Carolyn Panzer
at: 443-573-2514 or cpanzer@baltimorebsa.org
Report SFF Service Hours:
Go to the Journey to Excellence service hour reporting tool at: https://servicehours.scouting.org/UI/Security/Login.aspx
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