Scouting for food helps the Odessa Food Bank deliver

 

Last updated 11/13/2013 at 2:56pm



Odessa Cub Scout Pack #784 went Scouting for Food last Saturday, driving around Odessa picking up the bags of food that residents of the town placed on their porches. The Odessa Food Bank receives the groceries and adds them to their shelves for the coming months ahead.

The winter months are always the most difficult for those who are on fixed incomes. Heating bills add up, gas is ever increasing and few can prepare for the unknown ups and downs that happen in life.

The Cub Scouts and their parents have delivered 740 pounds of canned goods and toiletries to the Food Bank this week.

The Scouts have placed a grocery cart at Odessa Foods for those who missed the pick-up last Saturday and would like to contribute. The groceries in the cart will be collected until Sunday, November 17.

"The Odessa Food Bank will serve approximately 45 families this holiday season. Donations make it possible to be a monthly stop-gap and continue to serve them throughout the coming year," said Julie Jantz, food bank coordinator. "Donations are always welcome, whether monetary or in non-perishable goods."

 

 

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