Help Feed Hungry Greater Charlotte Neighbors In Need
Boy Scout and Cub Scout Troops from all around the Charlotte metro area in Mecklenburg County will be "SCOUTING FOR FOOD" this coming Saturday, February 6th beginning at 9:00 AM. Hundreds of Boy Scouts across Mecklenburg and surrounding counties hung door tags this past Saturday ahead of Scouting For Food. Thousands will be participating in collecting donations on Saturday February 6th and Sunday February 7th. Even in as affluent an area as Greater Charlotte, North Carolina, there are still too many families who go hungry as a result of economic crises, especially this year after (28 comments)
The collection bags have been delivered throughout Charlotte and Boy Scout and Cub Scout Troops from all around the Charlotte metro area in Mecklenburg County will be "SCOUTING FOR FOOD" this coming Saturday, February 1st. Even in as affluent a city as Charlotte, North Carolina, there are still too many families who go hungry as a result of economic crises. 130,000 Charlotte residents and one in five children in Mecklenburg County live in poverty. Last year the Scouting For Food drive in the Charlotte metro area collected a reecord 265,000 pounds of food! The goal for 2020 is to collect 275,000 pounds of food. Wouldn't (46 comments)
Boy Scout and Cub Scout Troops from all around the Charlotte metro area in Mecklenburg County will be "SCOUTING FOR FOOD" this coming Saturday, February 2nd. Even in as affluent a city as Charlotte, North Carolina, there are still too many families who go hungry as a result of economic crises. One in five children in Mecklenburg County live in poverty. Last year the Scouting For Food drive in the Charlotte metro area over 245,000 pounds of food! Wouldn't it be wonderful to surpass that number in 2019?
Local Charlotte/Mecklenburg County Scouts will be collecting food for Loaves & Fishes on February 2nd and Charlotte neighborhoods (like mine) (31 comments)