Scouting for Food​ Drive Around Greater Alexandria Planned By Boy Scouts

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Scouting for Food, a food drive to aid local food banks, will be held for the 34th year by the Boy Scouts of America's Colonial District.

The Colonial District, which includes Alexandria as well as the Lorton and Mount Vernon areas, will collect donations for the food drive on Saturday, Nov. 12. The program is held annually before Thanksgiving to stock shelves of local food pantries for the holiday months when demands are higher.

Residents can leave bagged donations on their doorsteps for the food drive by 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 12. Youth with the Boy Scouts will collect donations the morning of Nov. 12.

Scouts will also canvass neighborhoods in Alexandria and surrounding areas the weekend of Nov. 5. Notes will be left on doors to notify them about Scouting for Food pickups the following weekend.

The Colonial District of the Boy Scouts of America includes 76 scouting units that serve thousands of youth.

Patch has partnered with Feeding America since 2020 to help raise awareness of hunger in our local communities, a persistent national problem exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Feeding America, which supports 200 food banks across the country, estimates that 1 in 8 people face hunger. 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.