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Scouting for Food - Food Collection

The boys of Cub Scout Pack 870 in Dormont in association with Boy Scout Troop 23 will be collecting food to help the hungry in our community.  All food collected will be brought to Brookline Food Pantry.

            On Saturday, April 9, Cub Scouts from Pack 870 and Boy Scouts from Troop 23 will be placing plastic bags on doors across Dormont.  Scouts will return to pick these bags up on Saturday morning, April 16.  Donations should be placed on the edge of the porch viewable from the street for pick up before 8 AM that morning.

            Items needed include: canned meats/fish, fruit juice, soups, baby formula, jello, pudding mix, pasta, sauces, canned fruit, canned vegetables, baby cereal, baby diapers, powdered milk, peanut butter, hot or cold cereal.  Please—nothing perishable, frozen or in glass.  No outdated or opened items, please. Monetary donations cannot be accepted.

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            This food collection is part of Scouting For Food, an effort by Packs and Troops around our nation to fight hunger.

            Pack 870 is chartered to Dormont United Methodist Church.  In keeping with the values of Scouting, Cub Scouts devote themselves to community service.  Along with year round activities of crafts, outings, games and projects, Cub Scouts seek to be of service to others.

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            For more information on this collection, call Fred Weissert, (412) 344-8466.

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