SCOUTING FOR FOOD
Bag Distribution: Saturday, March 20
Bag Collection: Saturday, March 27

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
2010 Collection Sites
Unit Information
District Chairs Information

WHAT YOUR UNIT NEEDS TO DO!

NOW...
Designate a Unit Coordinator and make sure you’ve turned in a “unit commitment” form listing his/her name, address, and phone number or call your SFF contact and let them know you are participating.

In March...

• Promote the dates in your church, school or chartered organization bulletin or newsletter. Arrange for announcements or flyers during the week before collection.
• Designate an “assembly location” for Scouts and drivers to meet at on “bag distribution” and “food pick-up” days
• Pick-up your “Scouting For Food” donation bags at the Scout Service Center loading dock.

On March 20th...

• All Scouts should travel in groups of two or more using the “Buddy System.”
• Have enough vehicles for the number of boys participating and the area to be covered.
• Keep Scouts safe! Exercise extreme caution when crossing the street. Cross only in approved crosswalks.
• Leave bags on doors. Do not enter homes or apartment buildings! Do not put bags in mailboxes (it’s illegal).
• Cover your entire area.
• Practice attaching bags to doors. Loop it over the knob in such a  way that it can be easily removed but not be blown away by the wind.
• Vehicles should stay as close to the Scouts as possible. It’s important for adults to be on the     streets to assure Scouts safety.
• Have a plan to remind the Scouts and adults a day or two before. Remind the Scouts to wear their uniforms.

On March 27th...

• Meet again at your “assembly location” early enough to review the plan for the morning.
• Start collecting food donations after 9:00 am. Do not begin collecting before 9:00 am. Plan to finish by 11:30 am.
• Cover all houses in the same area in which your unit distributed bags. Make a final run through.
• As before, remind the Scouts to be  courteous - no loud yelling or horseplay and stay on walkways.
• Deliver food to collection station between 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 Noon.
• At the collection stations, Explorers and volunteers will need your help unloading food and may need your help boxing. Please be prepared to help them.
• Donated food will be immediately repackaged for shipment to Second Harvest of Wisconsin via equipment and volunteers from Schneider National Trucking.