Feeding America: Scouting for Food Drive Kicks Off In Vernon

VERNON, CT — This weekend Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts will fan out all over Vernon to distribute Scouting for Food bags.

It's an annual town wide food drive which benefits the Hockanum Valley Community Council.

The request is that over the course of the coming week, residents fill the bags with non-perishable food donations for the food bank.

On Nov. 6, residents should leave the bags at the end of their driveways, on the front steps or somewhere else visible from the road by 9 a.m. and scouts will pick up those donations by noon.

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This story is part of Patch's new partnership with Feeding America. Patch has partnered with Feeding America to help raise awareness on behalf of the millions of Americans facing hunger. Feeding America, which supports 200 food banks across the country, estimates that in 2020, more than 54 million Americans will not have enough nutritious food to eat due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. This is a Patch social good project; Feeding America receives 100 percent of donations. Find out how you can donate in your community or find a food pantry near you.

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