Hampton Boy Scouts Collecting Food on Nov. 8

This Saturday morning, November 8, Hampton Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts will be going door-to-door throughout town collecting non-perishable food donations to resupply local food banks.

Last Saturday, Scouts from Hampton Troop 177 and Pack 177 canvassed homes throughout Hampton, leaving hundreds of flyers seeking donations for this year’s Scouting for Food effort.

Local food pantries welcome any donation of non-perishable food items, but this year there’s a particular need for the following items:

• Canned protein (tuna, chicken, peanut butter)
• Soups
• 100% fruit juice
• Grains (pasta, rice, macaroni & cheese)
• Canned vegetables and fruits
• Condiments
• Hygiene products (diapers, toilet paper, tissues, soap, toothpaste)

If you received a door hanger, please make sure to leave your donations in a visible location outside your front door or by the base of your mailbox (please do not hang on or put in your mailbox) by 8:30 AM on Saturday, November 8. Please avoid donating glass items.

If you do not receive a door hanger or your items are not picked-up, please consider bringing donations to a local food pantry. Please place your donated items in plastic grocery bags or boxes.

This year’s statewide Scouting for Food effort will benefit more than 150 food pantries, soup kitchens and food closets throughout New Hampshire, according to the Daniel Webster Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

Submitted text.