The Northeast Iowa Council of the Boy Scouts of America will be holding their annual “Scouting for Food” donation drive on Saturday, April 13, 2024.
Scouting for Food is the Boy Scouts of America’s nationwide service project to help stop hunger. It began as one Scout’s service project in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1985, and was adopted by the Boy Scout National Organization in 1988.
In Dubuque, local Scouts will be collecting food donations at any of the three Hy-Vee Food Stores between 9 AM through 1 PM. Non-perishable food, personal products, and paper goods donations will be taken in a drive-through area in the parking lot, or at the doors.
In Bellevue, East Dubuque, Epworth, Farley, and Peosta residents are asked to place their donated items in a bag on your doorstep by 9 AM. Scouts will blanket the town to pick up donations. Donations can also be dropped off Saturday from 9AM to Noon at the Bellevue Community Center, the East Dubuque Food Pantry, Peosta Fareway Food Store, Silker’s Grocery in Epworth Dyersville Fareway Food Store, Dyersville Dollar Fresh, and Randy’s Neighborhood Market in Dyersville.
High need items include peanut butter, jelly, applesauce, canned fruit, coffee, pancake mix, syrup, tuna, canned meat, stuffing mix, hamburger helper, pasta, pasta sauce, SpaghettiOs’s, macaroni & cheese, potato mixes, shampoo, soaps, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and paper products. Items must be non-perishable, not expired, and no glass.
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