Scouting For Food Drive Takes Place Jan. 25-Feb. 12 -

The Boy Scouts of America Crossroads of The West Council is asking the public to drop off non-perishable food at a list of community donation sites from Jan. 25 – Feb. 12 during Utah’s Scouting for Food Drive.

Suggested food items include beef stew, chili, soups, canned meats, canned fruits and vegetables, peanut butter and boxed meals.

“We are mobilizing more than 400 BSA Cub Scout Packs, Scouts BSA troops and Venturing Crews across Utah, 40 community food pantries and food banks, 35 Arctic Circle Restaurants, 18 Bank of Utah locations and 11 Red Hanger locations, to distribute 59,000 Scouting for Food bags in communities throughout Utah,” said Scout Executive Allen Endicott of the BSA Crossroads of The West Council.

Bank of Utah and Red Hanger Cleaners locations will distribute grocery bags and serve as drop off sites. Arctic Circle Restaurants will distribute donation bags through their drive through windows and ask their customers to drop filled bags off at donation sites.

Scouts BSA Troops, Red Hanger and some food banks and pantries will then pick up the canned goods at donation drop off sites and deliver them to food assistance organizations.

Another key opportunity to donate is on Scouting for Food Day, Saturday, Feb. 6, when Scouts will collect donations from shoppers at more than 50 local Smith’s Food & Drug stores throughout Utah. The timing coincides with the national Souper Bowl of Caring Drive. The Scouts and the Utah National Guard will then deliver the tons of donated food to food banks and pantries in store communities.

Endicott added, “The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many hardships upon families, and new people including parents working in the service, restaurant and hospitality industries, are turning to local food pantries to help feed their children. We encourage individuals, community groups and businesses to join the Scouts in collecting food and bringing their donations to drop off sites around the state, so pantries can keep their shelves full all year and Utah’s kids won’t go hungry.”

For more information about Scouting for Food donation sites or to find a local food pantry, visit www.utahscouts.org/scoutingforfood.

Corinne Hoffmann says:

January 30, 2021 at 4:39 am

Thank you for sharing. I noticed a sign at Arctic Circle while driving by, but didn’t know where the drop offs were.

Valerie Phillips says:

January 30, 2021 at 4:50 am

Our gym has been doing a food drive and I think it might be related to this one, just doing it independently.

Valerie Phillips says:

January 30, 2021 at 4:29 pm

My friend Cheryl Buchta wanted to add this – “If people can find Keystone meats at Walmart, etc. tell them they are a very good canned meat made with nothing but a little sea salt (no preservatives). I send it to the reservation where protein sources are few. They used to have ground hamburger but with the pandemic, rarely see it anymore. The Keystone website has recipes as well. They carry chicken, pork, turkey, sliced beef, hamburger.”

Dana G says:

February 1, 2021 at 4:13 am

Valerie, I am SO GLAD to know about this! Our church congregation just collected 328.5 lbs of peanut butter, but I’d like to do more. You’re Great!
Dana

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