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 it be wonderful to achieve that goal and set another record in 2020?
Local Charlotte/Mecklenburg County Scouts will be collecting food for Loaves & Fishes on February 1st and Charlotte neighborhoods (like mine) have already had some 160,000 brown paper bags delivered to their doors in which to place food donations that will be picked up this coming Saturday. (My bag is already filled and waiting to be put on my front porch on February 1st for pickup.) But no reason to limit yourself to just one bag -- why not fill up a second bag for this terrific cause?
All food collected by Charlotte Boy Scouts will be distributed by Loaves & Fishes through its pantry locations in Mecklenburg County. Loaves & Fishes provides a week's supply of groceries to families and individuals facing economic hardship/crisis. Last year, Loaves & Fishes provided a week’s worth of groceries to over 76,000 people in Mecklenburg County. Almost half of the recipients were children.The Scouting For Food Drive is the largest single drive each year in support of the Loaves & Fishes pantries throughout Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.
WHAT TO DONATE TO THE "SCOUTING FOR FOOD" DRIVE:
Most in demand/need are:
- Canned meats
- Canned fruit
- Canned pasta
- 100% real fruit juices
- Cereal
- Peanut butter
- Pork and beans
- Corn muffin mix
All canned and boxed foods are welcome. There's especially a great need for low sodium, low sugar, and low fat items. (No glass containers or frozen food, please.) Loaves & Fishes always needs personal care items and diapers in all sizes, as well.
So please be generous this year and contribute as much as you can to our neighbors in need.
WHERE TO DONATE TO THE "SCOUTING FOR FOOD" DRIVE:
If yours wasn't a neighborhood where brown paper bags were delivered for pick up on Saturday, February 1st, you can still contribute:
DROP-OFF FOOD DONATIONS AT THESE LOCATIONS IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY:
Scouts will be on hand to collect donations 10:00 am to 3:00 pm on Saturday, February 1st and from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm on Sunday, February 2nd at the following locations:
Ada Jenkins Center: 212 Gamble Street, Davidson
Arboretum Shopping Center: Providence Road & Highway 51, Charlotte
Huntersville United Methodist Church: 14005 Stumptown Road. Huntersville (Saturday, February 1st, only drop-off site)
Philadelphia Presbyterian Church: 11501 Bain School Road, Mint Hill
Sharon Presbyerian Church: 5201 Sharon Road, Charlotte
South Mecklenburg Presbyterian – 8601 Bryant Farms Road, Charlotte (Saturday, February 1st, only drop-off site)
Steele Creek Athletic Association: 13530 Choate Circle, Charlotte
Town Center Plaza: 8600 University City Boulevard, Charlotte
Trinity Presbyterian Church: 3115 Providence Road, Charlotte
Donate At Harris Teeter Supermarkets
Harris Teeter Supermarkets will have food collection barrels in all Mecklenburg County Harris Teeter stores to accept your donations from February 1st till February 9th.
Want To Make A Financial Donation? Click here to donate. Or text 44321 on your mobile phone and enter the code: Scout4Food.
Supporting Loaves & Fishes Throughout The Year
By the way, you don't need to wait for the annual Scouting For Food project. You can help support Loaves & Fishes throughout the year by adopting a pantry and/or conducting your own food drive or volunteering at its warehouse. Loaves & Fishes offers volunteer opportunities for both groups and individuals. And, of course, you can always make a monetary donation.
How To Double Your Donation's Impact
If you donate before January 31st, your gift to Loaves & Fishes will go twice as far! Lori & Eric Sklut, through the Levine-Sklut Family Foundation, are matching donations up to $25,000. Your donations will help provide groceries for twice as many families
Did you know?
$1,000 provides 4,348 nutritionally balanced meals.
$500 provides 235 children with cheese and yogurt for a week.
$100 provides 41 children with fresh meat and eggs for a week.
$50 provides cereal and fruit for 25 children.
This information about Charlotte's Boy Scouts' Scouting for Food Drive is provided by Nina Hollander and the Carolinas Realty Partners with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.
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