Yom Kippur Food Drive Support

This annual food collection drive is on a weekend near Yom Kippur, which is usually in September.   This is the food pantries largest collection of the year and they need our usual food drive help!.

Troop 22's Role

Because Prince of Peace is our Chartered Organization, Troop 22 has traditionally offered help to sort and box the donated food. 

How it works

Saturday Morning 8:30 am Set Up: Troop volunteers set up the tables, the awnings and begin to build the boxes.  (with enough volunteers this takes around an hour)

Saturday Afternoon: 1:30pm until 6:00 pm Sort. Troop volunteers await the arrival of trucks loaded with donated food.  Scouts, under the supervision of Food Pantry staff, sort the food into categories determined by the Food Pantry (such as tomato sauce, canned soup, canned fruit, dry pasta, etc.)  Sorted food is placed into cardboard boxes.  The boxes are labeled and stored or distributed according to Food Pantry staff instructions.

Details for 2007 Event

• Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
• 8:30am - 10:00am set up in parking lot, make boxes
  • please bring any easy-ups you own
• 1:30 pm til as late as you can stay
  • sort, box, label, and transport food donated
• Wear either your uniform or your Troop 22 T-shirt with your Scout shorts
• All hands needed!  You, your family, your friends!
• We understand our Jewish families will be observing their religious holiday, but for the others in the troop, this is a terrific opportunity to serve your community by helping those who don't have enough to eat!
• If you can volunteer, please Call Sonia and let her know!!

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