Scouting For Food
A Scout is Helpful. 
Scouting for Food. Does your unit participate? How does it work?
Every November Scouts participate in the good turn initiative, Scouting for Food. This month-long food drive benefits local food banks across our territory during a time when families need it the most: the holidays.
The idea is that over the course of the month, Scouts distribute notes to let their neighbors know about the drive. Then Scouts return a week or two later to pick canned goods, cereal, pasta, and other nonperishable items.
Donations collected by your unit can be delivered to the pantry or food bank of your choice. Please remember to report your results and service hours online.
In an effort to decrease our carbon footprint, we have not offered plastic bags since 2022.
Reporting your Totals
Don’t forget to keep a total of items collected and service hours completed during the drive. Please report all numbers by December 1st, 2025 using the link below.
Please don’t forget to enter the total weight in pounds of the food your unit collected, or the total number of items collected, AFTER the completion of the food drive via Scoutbook.
For more information on the food drive, please contact Kami Hisey
Resources for Units
Door hangers are available to pick up at the council office. They will also be available at the November roundtable.
Click on the links below to download:
Tips and timeline for participating in Scouting for Food:
October:
- Determine how many Scouts will participate and how many adults will be available to drive when picking up food.
- Determine how your unit will participate (there are multiple ways possible).
- Fill out the commitment form HERE
- Contact your local food bank or pantry to let them know you will be collecting for them and to expect delivery around Friday, November 21st 2025.
November:
- Collect as many non-perishable food items as possible AND keep a running total of items collected and service hours completed.
December:
- Report your results on Scoutbook – By December 1st, 2025.
- Order your patches through the original commit to participate form – By December 1st, 2025.
January:
- Celebrate your success and thank all your Scouts and parents for participating.
- Receive your patches at January Roundtable.
Ways to Collect Food
- Going door to door and dropping off a letter one weekend and returning the next weekend to collect the donations left on the doorstep.
- Collect donations at your church, school, community center or area businesses. Make an announcement one weekend and then collect the canned goods the next weekend.
Have other best practices? Please share with Kami Hisey