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The Boy Scouts Food Drive?...

Shorty2U — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 22:07:06 GMT

Hi, I am wondering if anyone else here participated in the Boy Scouts food drive today, and if so did they pick up your donation of non perishable food?

We put a pretty big bag of "new" non perishable foods out at 5 AM this morning along with the Boy Scouts card attached to it, and no one ever came to get our donation. This is the 2nd time we tried to participate and no one picked up the food. (It is dusk here now so DH went out to bring the food back in before critters get the food).

Now, I sent an email that was on the card to put out asking nicely why this is. See if they answer and what they say, maybe they're short handed? But 2 years in a row now?

(We give regularly to the food bank and when the postal service has their collection, so we do help, but just thought we would help with this drive too).

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jpie — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 22:15:31 GMT

The scouts put the empty bag on the door handle today. They will pick it up next Saturday, Nov. 21. (at least that's what the blue bag they left had stamped on it)

I filled my bag today and will put it out early next Saturday morning. I assume it is a national drive, so it should be the same for everyone.

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QVCkitty1 — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 22:16:03 GMT

Someone did pick up my bag , however I've put out food for the mailman and it was never

picked up. I guess it hit or miss. Maybe you can take it to the food bank .

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Citrine1 — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 22:23:14 GMT

My food pick up is next week also. I've never had the boy scouts fail to pick up their bags. I have, however, had the mailman not pick it up just like Indoor kitty said. It's frustrating when you try to do your part and do something helpful and then it falls through. I'm sorry this happened to you.

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sommertime — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 22:25:19 GMT

The bag of food we put on our porch for the scouts was picked up early this morning. It is frustrating when you are trying to help with a food donation and they miss the pickup. Let us know if they reply to your email, it will be interesting to see what they have to say.

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AliJoi5 — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 22:28:34 GMT

Hmm that's strange (and unfortunate). Ours was last week... they asked us to have the bags out on our steps by 7a. They came by maybe around 9a (suuuch cuties). Maybe you'd be interested in bringing it by a local food bank? I'm sure they'd be very appreciative of the kind gesture. But yeah, sounds like someone's dropping the ball over there. I'd be interested to know what's going on too.

ETA: Whoops, I just read that you do have a local food bank to which you can donate.

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Bird mama — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 22:57:05 GMT

Boy oh Boy, funny you should mention this. I shopped with great care last Sunday and loaded up a bag of groceries. I put the bag on my porch, honestly an hour later than the 9 am request time. That said, one of my neighbors near to me also had a bag out, but earlier. I went to see Spectre, the 1:45 pm show and the bag was still on my neighbor's front porch and my front porch. I came home from the movie and there's the grocery bag. I brought the bag into the house and will take it to work on Monday as I'm pretty sure my employer is having a food drive.

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ValuSkr — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 22:50:18 GMT

I didn't even know about it. Maybe it's because our community prohibits solicitation.

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DoneTryin — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 23:01:22 GMT

Sorry to say I didn't know about it, but I live in a very secure apt bldg & they may not have left any notices here.

We are currently collecting non-perishable food for needy veterans & have 2 very large collection boxes in the lobby. Since our food drive runs through 11/20, I think they're going to have to get another box because the 2nd one they put out is almost overflowing.

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nunya — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 23:03:49 GMT

Our local scouts collect in front of the grocery store, I never knew they collected at houses.

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moto — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 23:15:08 GMT

Our community Scouting food drive is next week, also 11/21.

Knowing that this is a volunteer driven organization, I can only imagine the logisitics in trying to get sufficent adult assitance in getting such an effort organized. If they fell short in their goal of picking up, at least there are many other organizations this time of year who are looking for food for those in need.

And a word about donating food - your cash contribution to a food pantry goes a lot further than a bag of food. Food Pantries have huge purchasing power and can buy so much more with your dollar in bulk than you can on your own at the local market.

Consider a financial contribution! Support your local Food Pantry.

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Kachina624 — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 23:43:43 GMT

I've never heard of the scouts here having a food drive. We have a large area-wide food bank that occasionally has one.

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Puzzle Piece — Sun, 15 Nov 2015 00:56:36 GMT

@Shorty2U The Boy Scouts put a flier on my doorstep but the food drive is next week here where I live in Los Angeles. If they miss us or we didn't get to put it out, we are able to drop it off where they sell live Christmas Trees on a certain lot.

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ShowMe — Sun, 15 Nov 2015 02:44:30 GMT

@jpie wrote:
The scouts put the empty bag on the door handle today. They will pick it up next Saturday, Nov. 21. (at least that's what the blue bag they left had stamped on it)

I filled my bag today and will put it out early next Saturday morning. I assume it is a national drive, so it should be the same for everyone.

Received my bag today also. Will put it out late next Friday night......for pick up Saturday. It is a good deed the Scouts do, and it will help to feed local needy folks.....

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Shorty2U — Sun, 15 Nov 2015 03:25:13 GMT

Thank you for the replies.

I guess other areas of the country have different days?

But- Ours was today the 14th for sure. It is on the card they handed out. And since, I typed earlier, tonights local news @ 10 EST showed Boy Scouts loading a big white box truck. The local news said they collected 50,000 pounds of food in this area! (I assume that means the entire county and or the neighboring county too?) So maybe they ran out of room?

At any rate I was glad to hear this on the news! Thats a lot of food!

But If I hear from anyone at the Boy Scouts via the email I wrote I will post back as to why they skipped picking up here! PS) I can tell you this, we live in a country development of homes and I never see any of our neighbors participating in the postal service food drive, and didn't see any food out today for this which I find sad!

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GCR18 — Sun, 15 Nov 2015 03:30:55 GMT

The scouts around here don't do a food drive. We just get the annual USPS food drive. It always seems to rain that day, so I drive it to the post office.

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AnotherView2 — Sun, 15 Nov 2015 03:35:00 GMT

I'm in central Florida and my pick up day was today and it was around 10:15 am that they came and got it this morning.

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debic — Sun, 15 Nov 2015 13:12:03 GMT

I didn't bother this year. Last year it was never picked up yet again. The canned goods froze and I tossed the whole thing. Since I go buy groceries just for this I was put out. I don't really have $100 to just throw away. The year before I called and asked why no one picked it up. They had no answer and asked if I would deliver it, I said no and they begrudgingly came and got it. They can drop off the sack but won't come and get it? I have no clue.

Walmart has a drive where I buy for and donate now. You just buy your groceries and drop them off as you leave.

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Suziepeach — Sun, 15 Nov 2015 13:19:15 GMT

Didn't even know the Scouts were having another food drive.. Publix is having their "food for sharing" program. Each time we get groceries, we have it added to our bill. Plus we give a nice monetary donation to our local food bank.

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Bird mama — Sun, 15 Nov 2015 13:36:21 GMT

@Shorty2U

I received the bag and not the postcard so when the scouts weren't coming for my groceries I was all over that plastic bag and couldn't find any email addresses. On the bright side for me, the scouts (this year girl and boy scouts combined) were collecting for Gleaners Food Bank. My employer is collecting for Gleaners Food Bank. So, for me the food will still get to the designated food bank, I'll just be carrying it 34 stairs to get into work, lol.