Submit your unit collection totals!

Scouting for Food aims to nourish area’s hungry with Scouting's 26th Annual Food Drive

Event: Scouting for Food is an annual food collection orchestrated by Scouts of the National Capital Area Council. Area Scouts distribute plastic bags to homes across the region and return to pick up the bags, now filled with food, one week later. Collected food is distributed to needy families throughout the communities of the Council.

Cub Scout packs, Boy Scout troops, and Venturing crews and Sea Scout ships throughout the National Capital Area Council will be distributing Scouting for Food donation bags in local neighborhoods on Saturday, November 3.

Participants: National Capital Area Council Boy Scout Troops, Cub Scout Packs and Venture Crews

Most Wanted Items:

• Non-perishable Food Items
• Canned Protein (tuna, salmon, chicken, peanut butter)
• Soups & Stews (beef stew, chili, meat-based soups)
• 100% Fruit Juices (all sizes)
• Grains (pasta, whole grain pasta, rice, brown rice, boxed macaroni & cheese)
• Cereals (multi grain, low sugar such as cheerios, cornflakes, raisin bran, grape nuts, oatmeal)
• Canned Vegetables
• Canned Fruits
• Condiments
• Hygiene Products (diapers, toilet paper, tissues, soap, toothpaste)

Dates for 2012:

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3 - Food Bag Distribution

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10- Food Collection

Watch NCAC Deputy Scout Executive Brian Steger discuss Scouting For Food with Mike Hydeck on WUSA 9!

Watch Scouting For Food chair Hank Brothers One-on-One with JC Hayward on WUSA 9!

How do I report my food collection?

Thank you for helping report your 2012 Scouting for Food collections!

Here’s what we need to know:

1. Your unit (“Pack 1000”) 
2. Your district (“Aquia”)  Click here to help determine your district.
3. Number of YOUTH participating (“24”)
4. Number of ADULTS participating (“6”)
5. Amount of food collected in POUNDS   ("1,200")
   • Note that a can of food is roughly 1 pound

We have two ways you can use to report what you’ve collected:

1) Online:  Click here to make your report online.
2) Voicemail: Call 301-214-9188 and tell us the five items above (the voicemail prompt explains this)

Important Note: If you are reporting for an entire district, choose “District Report” as your option for unit type.

You only need to report to us by one method – we’ll transcribe voice messages into the database we have online.  Please report on Saturday, Nov. 10 as soon as you’re done… and then look for media reports on our collective totals later on that weekend – which will be higher the more units report!

Thank You To Our Partners: