In Southeastern New England, thousands of people go hungry at least a few days a month. And so, the Narragansett Council is continuing its Scouting for Food Good Turn drive for the 31st consecutive year, in order to continue to help food banks feed the hungry in our communities. Through 2017, more than 9.2 million pounds of food have been collected through your good turn efforts.

We are asking every Pack, Troop, Team and Crew to take part in the SCOUTING FOR FOOD Good Turn, by collecting non-perishable canned goods. October 27, 2018 is Door Hang Distribution Day, when Scouts will distribute door hangers to homes in an assigned area in their community. The following Saturday, Scouts will collect bags of food and transport them to their local collection center. At the collection center, the food will be sorted, labeled and boxed. On Saturday or Sunday, boxes will be collected from each collection center by the Rhode Island National Guard, the Food Bank, and others to be transported to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank or local food bank. The Food Bank will then distribute the food collected to the over 250 member agencies that run food pantries throughout Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts, and Southeastern Connecticut.

By participating in this Scouting for Food Good Turn, together, we in the Narragansett Council can show our communities and our Scouts that we haven’t forgotten the principals that have made the Boy Scouts of America strong.