Orion District Good Turn

Scouting for Food

Food Pickup: Saturday, February 6, 2010

Orion District Scouting for Food Hotline:

281-401-9249

See SHAC flyer for Scouting for Food

Documents:
Scouting for Food Unit Leader Handout (PDF)
Scouting for Food Safety Guidelines (PDF)
Unit Report: Excel Format (best for filling out on computer)/PDF Format (best for printing)

Be part of this Sam Houston Area Council Centennial activity, and help us reach our Council-wide goal of 500,000 pounds of food for food pantries across the Houston area. Participating Scouts and Leaders will be the only ones eligible to earn the first part of the special 2010 Centennial patch.

Orion District is working with Tomball Emergency Assistance Ministries (TEAM) and Magnolia Society of Samaritans (SOS) to distribute to needy families in our area the food we collect. If your unit or charter partner has a charity they already support for food distribution, you can donate the food to them instead.

Each unit across Orion District needs to commit to Cheryl Strain by email (click here) or phone (832-725-4238) on whether they will be willing to distribute door hangers and/or pick up food. We also need to have a estimate on number of Scouts, who the contact will be, and whether they want to buddy up with another unit. We also need to know for whom you will be collecting the food (TEAM, SOS, or a specific unit-supported charity).

To blanket the area, Council will divide up Orion District across our units. If your unit has an area assigned, click on the Unit Number to see the map. To ensure we coverage, we need to know what units are participating. See below for unit information we have received so far:

Unit

Contact

Door Hangers

Pick Up

Charity

Cub Scout Packs