Boy Scouts To Provide Door To Door Service

GREENVILLE-The East Carolina Council of Boy Scouts of America brings a new twist to “door- to-door service” during the annual “Scouting for Food” drive to benefit local agencies, including the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina at Greenville. The group distributed yellow door hangers on Saturday, February 2^nd to communities throughout Pitt County. The Scouts will complete a week long food drive on the Saturday before Valentine’s Day, collect the filled bags and deliver the goods to the Food Bank branch in Greenville at 497 West Ninth Street. The Greenville branch of the Food Bank distributes food to Carteret, Craven, Edgecombe, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pamlico, Pitt, and Wilson counties.
 
The door hangers instruct people to place nonperishable food items in a grocery bag and place the bag on their front porch by 9 a.m. for pick up on Saturday, February 9 by the Boy Scouts.
 
Most Needed Items
Canned Meals (Stews, soups, Ravioli, etc.)
Peanut Butter
Cereal
Canned Fruits and Vegetables
Rice, Pasta, Dried Beans
Paper Products
Hygiene Items (Toothpaste, Feminine products, soap, etc.)
Infant Products (Diapers, Wipes, Formula, Infant Cereal – no loose glass or plastic jars)
Elderly Nutrition Drinks (Ensure, Boost, etc.)
 
The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina at Greenville will be open this Saturday from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. to serve as one of the Scouting for Food drop-off sites. Any residents who did not receive a yellow door hanger can still participate by dropping off the food items at this time.
 
"We are tremendously grateful to the Boy Scouts for their food collection efforts,” stated Larry Motteler, Operations Manager for the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina at Greenville. “We believe that Scouting for Food is one sure sign of how scouting works to build boys into strong, caring men,”
 
To be a part of daily hunger relief in the 34 counties served by the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina at Greenville, go to http://greenville.foodbankcenc.org  for more information or call (252) 752-4996.
 
The main office and warehouse of the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina is located at 3808 Tarheel Drive in Raleigh. Additional warehouses are located in Durham, Southern Pines, and Wilmington.
 
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About the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina
The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina is a nonprofit organization that provides food for people who are hungry in 34 counties in central and eastern North Carolina. The Food Bank serves a network of more than 870 partner agencies offering soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, and programs for children and adults. In fiscal year 2006 - 2007, the Food Bank distributed more than 32.6 million pounds of food and non-food essentials to these agencies. Sadly, hunger remains a serious problem in central and eastern North Carolina. In these counties, more than 400,000 struggle each day to provide enough food for their families. www.foodbankcenc.org