Dormont Area Scouting for Food Pick Up Day

On April 12, 2014,  Boy Scouts from Troop 23 and Cub Scouts from Pack 870 and their parents will be collecting food that is placed in plastic bag and left on the front porches of Dormont households.

This is an annual event and Dormont residents have been very generous in the past and we hope you continue the tradition this year.

All kinds of canned fruits, vegetables, and canned products are welcome, as well as sealed, dry packaged foods such as cereals.  Scouting for Food is targeted primarily at collecting canned foods, particularly canned products having a high nutritional value.  In addition to food; paper products, soap, and bulk packages of household commodities are needed.  Emphasis is placed on certain recommended products.  The recommended list is shown below. 

The food that is collected by the scouts and their parents is taken back to the Dormont United Methodist Church where it is counted, categorized and packaged for delivery to the  Brookline Christian Food Pantry. This is the food pantry that serves residents of Dormont.

For more information go the the Troop 23 website or contact the Dormont Area Scouting for Food Coordinator, Mr. Kevin Kelly.

Other communities will be having Scouting For Food events during April. Please be generous when you see the Scouts.