Each November, our troop spends the first two Saturdays doing service projects. The first Saturday is split between bag delivery for Scouting for Food and packaging meals for Rise Against Hunger (formerly Stop Hunger Now). And the second Saturday in November is the pick-up for food donations from our assigned neighborhoods.
Both of these projects involve full measures of teamwork and fun, with a bit of exertion added on top. We had good turnout on the first weekend--and better turnout on the second weekend.
I'm not sure how many pounds of food scouts delivered this year. But I do know that Share of McLean depends on food drives like SFF to stock the shelves before the long winter.
I spoke with one of the Rise Against Hunger employees during setup. He said Redeemer's event for RAH is about 12 times as large as their average event!
Photos for these events can be viewed here -