'Scouting for Food' This Saturday in Dormont

Cub Scout Pack 870 and Boy Scout Troop 23 will be collecting food in Dormont this Saturday, April 13.

If you found a plastic bag at your door last Saturday—some with the Kuhn's Market logo—it was just part of the preparation for this year's Scouting for Food event. This Saturday, April 13, Cub Scout Pack 870 and Boy Scout Troop 23 will be walking through Dormont, collecting donations as part of the Scouting for Food Drive they sponsor each year. On April 6, the scouts placed plastic bags on residents' doors (and when they ran out of bags, scout leaders said Kuhn's generously filled in the deficit). Residents wishing to donate can fill the bags with non-parishable food items, and leave the bags on the edge of their porches, in view from the street, for pickup before 9 a.m. Assistant Scoutmaster Kevin Kelly said the two troops have been …

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Erin Faulk

7:29 pm on Saturday, April 13, 2013

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Troop 23 Spaghetti Dinner This Weekend

Dormont Boy Scout Troop 23's biggest fundraiser of the year is happening Jan. 19.

Troop 23 Spaghetti Dinner, Jan. 19

Dormont Boy Scout Troop 23's biggest fundraiser of the year is happening soon.

Dormont Boy Scout Troop 23 is inviting the community to dinner. Troop 23's biggest fundraiser of the year, a spaghetti dinner at Dormont United Methodist Church, is on Jan. 19. The dinner will be held at the church from 4 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for kids age 12 and younger. Dinner includes spaghetti with a choice of sauce, salad, bread and butter, drinks, and dessert. Tickets are available at the door, or in advance from any troop member or by contacting Patty Costantini at costantini4@comcast.net. Follow Dormont-Brookline Patch on Facebook and Twitter. For more news, sign up for our email Newsletter.

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Local Troops “Scouting for Food”

Cub Scout Pack 870 and Boy Scout Troop 23 will collect nonperishable food items in the following week to donate to Brookline Food Pantry.

Have a few extra canned goods in the cupboards? Two local groups will be “Scouting for Food” this weekend in Dormont. Cub Scout Pack 870 in Dormont will collaborate with Boy Scout Troop 23 this weekend to collect food for those in need in the community. The Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts will place plastic bags on doors throughout Dormont Borough this Saturday morning, April 7, and will return next week on April 14 to pick them up. Residents can fill the bags with items to donate, and leave the bags on the edge of their porches, in view from the street, for pickup before 9 a.m. on April 14. Scouting For Food is a national effort by Packs and Troops to fight hunger. Pack 870 is chartered to Dormont United Methodist Church, and participating in …

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Scouts to Host Spaghetti Dinner

Troop 23 will host a classic Italian dinner on Saturday.

Looking for a place to get Italian food this Saturday night? Boy Scout Troop 23 will host a classic Italian spaghetti dinner—complete with candlelight and red-and-white checkered tablecloths—at Dormont United Methodist Church from 4 to 8 p.m. The price is $6 for adults and $4 for children, and includes spaghetti with a choice of sauce, bread and butter, salad and a drink—and tasty homemade desserts. Tickets are available at the door, or from troop members. Proceeds will support scouting activities throughout the year, including paying for camping sites, summer camp, equipment and other supplies and activities. Bon appetit! If you’re going: Where: Dormont United Methodist Church, 1641 Potomac Ave., Dormont When: Saturday, Jan. 21. Time: 4 …

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