Scouting for Food Pack and Troop Drop Off – March 25th 2023 in Issaquah

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Pack and Troop Drop Off Location

Troop 636 will be collecting food from all local packs and troops for the Issaquah Food Bank on Saturday, March 25th, 2023 from 10AM to 2:30PM

Since the Food Bank and their warehouse are not accepting drop-off donations on March 25th, we will be collecting all food donations at an alternate location.

Date: Saturday, March 25th, 2023 from 10AM to 2:30PM
Drop off Location: Faith United Methodist Church, 3924 Issaquah-Pine Lake Rd SE, Issaquah
Note: Main sanctuary parking lot. Also, please avoid the upper parking lot drive-through as another group will be holding an event there.

We kindly ask for only unopened, unexpired items from this list.

  • Hearty Soup (Progresso, Campbell’s Chunky, etc.)
  • Chili
  • Canned Pasta
  • Peanut Butter
  • Canned Tuna
  • Canned Chicken
  • Protein Drinks (individual servings)
  • Protein Bars (Protein Kind Bars, Protein Clif Bars, etc.)
  • Pasta
  • Pasta Sauce
  • White Rice (2 lb bags only, please)
  • Hamburger Helper / Pasta Roni / Rice a Roni
  • Ramen
  • Canned Fruit
  • Canned Vegetables
  • Pancake Mix (regular and gluten free)
  • Condiments (ketchup, mustard, syrup, soy sauce, jam), regular not jumbo sized, please
  • Crackers
  • Individual snacks for kids lunches
  • Coffee (not decaf)
  • Cooking oil (16-20 oz bottles only please)
  • Cereal
Non-Food Items:
  • Baby Wipes
  • Feminine pads (regular or super sizes, no tampons please)
  • Diapers – sizes 4, 5, 6; Pull-Ups – sizes 2T-3T & 3T-4T
  • Incontinence supplies (men’s and women’s, all sizes)
  • Shampoo
  • Toothpaste
  • Body Wash and Bar Soap
  • Deodorant

If other items are donated, we will redirect them to a different charitable organization.

Troop 636 will receive all donations, weigh them and tell the driver the weight of their donation.

If you cannot bring your donations to the collection event on 3/25, please email Jeff Cao (jeff.k.cao@gmail.com) to arrange pickup.

Please note! For those troops and packs that have already setup their own Scouting for Food event outside of this event, you can report on your unit’s service on Chief Seattle Council’s Scouting for Food page at: https://seattlebsa.org/scouting-for-food/
 
Thank you to all participating!

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Please help the your local scout packs and troops fill the shelves at the Issaquah Food Bank!!
 
Scouting for Food is coming to your neighborhood.  In the next couple weeks, scouts will drop off door hangers requesting food donations for the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank.  
 

PLEASE LEAVE ITEMS IN A SHOPPING BAG(S) AND PLACE ON YOUR PORCH OR DOORSTEP FOR COLLECTION.

The hanger left on your door will indicate the day scouts will return to pick up donations.

We kindly ask for only unopened, unexpired items from this list.

  • Hearty Soup (Progresso, Campbell’s Chunky, etc.)
  • Chili
  • Canned Pasta
  • Peanut Butter
  • Canned Tuna
  • Canned Chicken
  • Protein Drinks (individual servings)
  • Protein Bars (Protein Kind Bars, Protein Clif Bars, etc.)
  • Pasta
  • Pasta Sauce
  • White Rice (2 lb bags only, please)
  • Hamburger Helper / Pasta Roni / Rice a Roni
  • Ramen
  • Canned Fruit
  • Canned Vegetables
  • Pancake Mix (regular and gluten free)
  • Condiments (ketchup, mustard, syrup, soy sauce, jam), regular not jumbo sized, please
  • Crackers
  • Individual snacks for kids lunches
  • Coffee (not decaf)
  • Cooking oil (16-20 oz bottles only please)
  • Cereal
Non-Food Items:
  • Baby Wipes
  • Feminine pads (regular or super sizes, no tampons please)
  • Diapers – sizes 4, 5, 6; Pull-Ups – sizes 2T-3T & 3T-4T
  • Incontinence supplies (men’s and women’s, all sizes)
  • Shampoo
  • Toothpaste
  • Body Wash and Bar Soap
  • Deodorant
QUESTIONS: Unit contact email
 
Thank you for your support!