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Scouts collect over 92 Tons of Food for
families of Metro West
November 18, 2009 – The
Scouts of the Knox Trail Council and others that
included Parents, Girl Scouts, Fire Departments,
Church Groups, Seniors and other High School
Students collected food on behalf of Scouting for
Food, A National Good Turn for the Boy Scouts of
America. Over 92 Tons of Food in the 21st
Anniversary of the Scouting for Food, Good Turn for
America was collected for families in need. Over
4,200 scouts, parents, leaders, and others collected
food for local food pantries in the Metro West area.
John W. Polanowicz, CEO, Marlborough Hospital, and
Chairman of the 2009 Scouting for Food drive
congratulates all who helped make this National Good
Turn so successful under difficult weather
conditions. The goal was to collect 100 tons of food
in conjunction with upcoming 100th
Anniversary of Scouting. Scouting was able to
collect over 92 tons of food for families in need
throughout the Metro West area and beyond
(Cambridge) but did not reach the 100 ton goal
because they were hampered in the great effort by
heavy rain on Saturday. This represents an 11 ton
increase over the 81 tons that were collected in the
2008 Scouting for Food Good Turn.
The
Scouts and Scouters of the Knox Trail Council, Boy
Scouts of America have collected over 1,100 tons of
food in the past 20 years.
A
special thank you goes to Price Chopper Supermarkets
for donating the Scouting for Food Bags that were
used in the 2009 food drive.
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