It was unlike any past Scouting for Food Drive, but area Scouts BSA troops and Cub Scout packs are still able to help support local food pantries in a big way. Troops across Bay-Lakes Council, which covers Door and Kewaunee Counties, raised thousands of dollars for food pantries in lieu of going door to door picking up non-perishable items.  Troop 1042 out of Luxemburg distributed flyers in the community in April asking for donations to be made directly to the food pantry located at Holy Trinity Church in Casco. Their efforts helped raise $1,055. Troop 1127 based in Kewaunee took a similar route, encouraging people to donate to the Lakeshore Community Food Pantry via a video posted online.  Twelve-year-old Issac Heidel says getting involved has been a learning experience.

Scouting for Food was not the only food drive the area missed out on this spring. Troop 1127 hopes their efforts can also make up for the loss of the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger drive traditionally held in early May.