Boy Scouts 'Scouting For Food' in Allentown

Please join the Boy Scouts of America-Minsi Trails Council, WFMZ and Bishop John Barres, of the Diocese of Allentown for a press conference as they kick off the 2014 Scouting For Food community food drive.

For 2014, the local Scouts have teamed up with Channel 69, Blue Mountain, the Diocese of Allentown, and many other area businesses to help collect food for local food pantries, soup kitchens, and food banks. This year’s goal is to collect more than 200,000 pounds of food for area hungry.

2014 Scouting For Food campaign facts:

• Many area food banks are experiencing significant food shortages this year
• Scouts will distribute door-hangers on Saturday November 1, 2014 with information on the food drive
• For residents receiving the door hangers, Scouts will then collect food on Saturday morning
• Public food donation drop-off boxes are available from November 1st to 15th at several area business, Wegmans food stores, Ray Price Car Dealerships, Lafayette Ambassador Bank and Team Capital Bank branches, United Way of the Lehigh Valley, and the Minsi Trails Council
• Only non-perishable food items are being accepted – nothing fresh or frozen, and no glass jars.
• Nearly 40 percent of food bank donations go to help feed hungry children, so the Scout food drive is in large part about kids feeding kids
• All local food donations stay in our local communities to help support area food pantries

About Minsi Trails Council

Minsi Trails Council provides leadership and character development programs to nearly 11,500 youth with 4,000 adult volunteers. The council serves young people throughout the Anthracite Region, Pocono Mountains and Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania along with western New Jersey and serves six-counties: Lehigh, Northampton, Monroe, Carbon, Luzerne, and Warren counties. The local Scouting heritage dates back more than 104 years when the council’s first Scout troops were established in the Allentown and Easton areas. To learn more about Scouting, visit www.minsitrails.com.