THANKS! Scouting for Food generosity

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Thanks to Megan for the photo and report on one of the troops that participated in Scouting for Food last weekend:

Our West Seattle troop, #282, participated in Scouting for Food the last two weekends. We put up door hangers in the Genesee neighborhood the first Saturday, asking residents to donate food for the West Seattle Food bank. We went back last Saturday to pick up donations. Residents of Genesee were very generous. We collected 356 pounds of food for the Food Bank. We do this every year at this time because it is a time that food banks are historically low on supplies but yet there are still many in our community who need help.

If you weren’t in the territory covered by the Scouting For Food drives, you can still help local food banks in many ways – West Seattle Food Bank info is here; White Center Food Bank info is here.

lookingforlogic March 22, 2016 (8:15 pm)

Just apologizing for my lack of participation. I watched the van pickup food on my block, I noticed that my neighborhood block did not have many pick ups, I just woke up and had not organized the food I would have liked to leave out but my week was very full and I ran out of time. Maybe starting pickup later and reminding West Seattle Blog that the event was coming could have sparked a little more participation. At least on my block.

sc March 23, 2016 (9:17 am)

Thanks Boy Scouts!

And I think in May is when the Post Office employees have a collection for food also.

WSB March 23, 2016 (9:33 am)

Stamp Out Hunger is usually the same day as West Seattle Community Garage Sale Day – second Saturday in May – and indeed, this year too (May 14th): https://www.nalc.org/community-service/food-drive