The Boy Scouts of Thunderbird District thank their neighbors for their response to our February Scouting for Food collection. More than 16,500 pounds of food were collected by more than 1,100 Scouts, leaders, adults, and siblings, and donated to the Lisle Township Food Pantry, Loaves & Fishes Community Pantry in Naperville, St. Thomas the Apostle Food Pantry in Naperville, and the Woodridge Community Pantry.
Approximately two-thirds of the Scouts distributed fliers to almost 20,000 homes in the Lisle, Naperville and Woodridge areas, and then picked up donations of food and paper goods on February 20. The other third of the Scouts picked up donations at Pack and Troop events during February.
Participating this year were thirty units from Thunderbird District: Lisle’s Pack 89, Pack 108, Troop 108, and Pack 504, Naperville’s Pack 66, Troop 68, Pack 70, Pack 87, Troop 100, Troop 107, Pack, Troop and Team 198, Troop 222, Pack 362, Troop 501, Pack 503, Troop 505, Pack 507, Pack 513, Pack 562, Pack 565, Pack 567, and Pack 5556, and Woodridge’s Pack 104, Troop 109, Troop 133, Pack 367, Pack 512, and Troop 516.
Jody Bender of the Loaves & Fishes Community Pantry emailed us “WOW! Your wonderful Scouts collected 10,111 pounds of food for us in the last few days, which is enormous!”
Scouting for Food made a significant difference in the community, providing food and personal care essentials to our neighbors in need. For more information regarding the Scouting for Food program in the Thunderbird District contact Kevin Doyle doyle-bsa@att.net.