Above: Southborough Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts will team up again with Boy Scouts for their annual Scouting for Food program in November. (images top from flyer, bottom by Susan Fitzgerald)
Kids in town will be approaching your doors this weekend. But their only costumes will be scout uniforms and they won’t be ringing your bell.
Instead, they’ll be hanging bags on doorknobs with flyers asking the community to donate to Scouting for Food.
The big annual food drive is back for the first time since 2019. It will be taking place on Veteran’s Day.
On Saturday, November 11th, the same scouts will return to your neighborhood hoping to gather a bounty for the Southborough Food Pantry.
Scout families looking to volunteer should head to Pilgrim Church to pick up bags with flyers this Friday night (6:00 – 8:00 pm) or Saturday morning (8:00 – 10:00 am). Bags should be hung on doorknobs (not on or in mailboxes) during the day (not after dark).
Unlike recent, restricted calls for donations, this time the Food Pantry is providing a list of frequently needed items, but also encouraging “all donations are greatly appreciated”. (As long as they aren’t expired! Don’t forget to check the dates.)
Donations should be left outside on your doorstep or driveway in the marked bags on Saturday the 11th at 9:00 am.
Scout families should drop off/bring in their collected goods to Pilgrim Church between 12:00 – 2:00 pm. (Sorting will begin later than usual to allow Scouts and volunteers to attend the annual Veteran’s Day ceremony that begins at 11:00 am at the All Wars Memorial.)
