Local Scouts across 11 counties recently collected enough food to serve 2,388 meals, most of which was gathered during the door-to-door “Scouting for Food” drive last month.
Scouts from Hamilton, Catoosa, Walker, Dade, Marion, Grundy, Bradley, Polk, Rhea, Bledsoe and Sequatchie counties participated in the food drive, according to a news release. The food items were provided to the local food pantry network in collaboration with the Chattanooga Area Food Bank.
The “Scouting for Food” drive is an annual collection of nonperishable food items. The food bank delivers goods to various food pantries across the community to help those in need.
“We are deeply grateful for the nourishing meals that Scouting for Food will be able to provide to the families in need in our community,” Melissa Blevins, president and CEO of the Chattanooga Area Food Bank, said in the news release. “In serving their community, the local Scouts are helping us provide food — and hope — to those neighbors in our community who are struggling and seeking food assistance.”