Troop 61 Scout-Does Itself With Food Collection

On Nov. 13, Troop 61 Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts collected over 970 bags, weighing 4 tons, of donated food from Stafford Township residents. The food was delivered to the Ocean Community Church Food Pantry in Manahawkin.

GOODS GIVEN: The number of bags Troop 61 collected approached 1,000, estimated to weigh 4 tons. (Supplied photo)

Scouting for Food is one of the nation’s largest food drives that the Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Sea Scouts and Venturing Crews participate in to support their local food pantries and hunger-relief agencies.