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SCOUTING FOR FOOD 2020 FEEDS SAN ANTONIO AREA YOUTH
Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area Council youth collect food for the San Antonio Food Bank
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (February 21, 2020) – Scout boys and girls of the Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area Council deliver thousands of paper bags, donated by H-E-B and sponsored by USAA, filled with nonperishable food items collected from the local community. Bag pickup and delivery begins Saturday, February 22, 2020, from 8:00 a.m. until 1 p.m. Media is invited to see the Scouts in action at one of the drop off locations – BSA’s Main Service Center located at 2226 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio, TX 78213.
Scouting for Food has been a tradition in the National Boy Scouts of America since 1985. “It warms our team at the Alamo Area Council to see the Scouts give back to those in need in their own communities,” says Michael de los Santos, Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area Council.
The Scouting youth are participating in Scouting for Food, the largest one-day food drive for the National Boy Scouts of America. The Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area Council (BSA), partnering with the San Antonio Food Bank, feed food insecure youth by collecting filled bags on Saturday, February 22, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and then bringing the food items to designated drop-off points throughout the region. Since relaunching the Scouting for Food partnership with the San Antonio Food Bank in 2013, the local Scouts have raised over 60,000 pounds of food. A Scouting for Food event is also planned in the Fall of 2020.
The San Antonio Food Bank reports 1 in 4 children in Bexar County alone are food insecure, with nearly 40% of the Food Bank’s emergency food recipients being children. Scouts hope to have an impact on these startling numbers by contributing to Scouting for Food. For event details, visit www.AlamoAreaBSA.org/ScoutingForFood.
Drop Off Locations
Should you not receive a bag in your neighborhood but still wish to participate, please bring nonperishable food items to any of the following drop locations on Saturday, April 21, 2018 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Look for the San Antonio Food Bank truck in the following locations:
- Boy Scouts of America Alamo Area Council Offices – 2226 NW Military Hwy, San Antonio, TX 78213
- Scoutreach Service Center, 8503 S. Zarzamora St, San Antonio, TX 78224
- San Antonio Food Bank – 5200 W Old US Highway 90, San Antonio, TX 78227
- St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry – 1145 Broadway, Kerrville, TX 78028
- Hill Country Family Services Food Pantry – 118 W. Ad Vogt, Boerne, TX 78006
About the Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area Council
The Alamo Area Council, BSA headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, serves a 13-county area imparting the Scouting program to over 17,000 youth and 4,000 volunteer adults in South Texas. The Boy Scouts of America continue to prepare young people for life by providing the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training, utilizing outdoor activity, citizenship, and fitness. The Council manages over 1,280 acres of outdoor adventure for boys and girls from 5-20 years of age at three premier camps – Bear Creek Scout Reservation, Mays Family Scout Ranch, and McGimsey Scout Park. Learn more at www.AlamoAreaBSA.org.
