Scouting for Food 2018

On Saturday, March 3rd, 12 Scouts and 6 adults participated in the annual Scouting for Food drive in the South Harbor neighborhood complex. Together, they collected 293 food items and 30 expired items. We collected on most of the streets south of the clubhouse. If you were unable to come to Scouting for Food, you can still participate by bringing non perishable food items to a Scouting event before March 17. Next year, we hope to collect even more.

Troop 183 scouts after collecting 293 food items.

One group of scouts even found a letter from Mayor Ditslear along with his donation!

Note from the mayor with his donation!

The Council website says: “Scouting for Food is a national Boy Scouts of America community stewardship project aimed at addressing the problem of hunger in local communities. Crossroads of America Council participates in this annual spring food collection program with all proceeds staying in central Indiana. In partnership with Kroger and the Girl Scouts of Central Indiana, Scouts collect approximately 75,000 pounds of food through door-to-door collection or pre-packaged grocery bags in participating central Indiana Kroger stores.”