SCOUTING FOR FOOD

In Oregon and southwest Washington, more than 160,000 children under age 17 received emergency food assistance last year. Last year, a total of more than 400,000 individuals received emergency food boxes from Oregon Food Bank hunger relief agencies. Demands for emergency food are expected to increase as many low-income people experience a loss of Federal assistance. Meanwhile, each year, Oregon Food Bank receives fewer donations from national food manufacturers and U.S. Government programs. The non-perishable food collected during food drives, such as Scouting for Food, makes a big difference in the community’s ability to feed hungry children and their families. Food drive food is of particular value because of its high nutritional value.

Scouting For Food Update

SST & CPC are completely out of bags for Scouting for Food on Dec 3rd and several units have not received any. If your unit has extra bags please reply to me via email at SunsetTrailService@gmail.com.

As of Noon today there were still units signing up to participate, so please check the 'SST SFF 2011' Google map before collecting in an area that does not show assigned to your unit. The map will be finalized on Thursday as there are units that have not registered or that are adjusting their collection area. There are no area assignments being changed. Please confirm your area assignment.

Here is the link to the Google map: http://g.co/maps/3ej44

Drop site locations are indicated on the map and on the attached file. Please plan on delivering the food your unit collects to the drop site location that has been assigned. Below is information for each drop site. Please email the drop site coordinator, coping me, with an approximate time your unit will be delivering. If your unit will not be delivery to the assigned drop site location please email me the location your unit will be delivering to. If time allows I will add unit drop site to to the area assignment on the SST SFF 2011 map.

Dear Scouting for Food Drop Site Coordinators,

Please confirm that the information on the SST SFF 2011 map, http://g.co/maps/3ej44, and listed below is correct. Please send change to me at SunsetTrailService@gmail.com no later than Noon Thursday, Dec 1st.

Many thanks to all for your service to the Sunset Trail community.

Yours in Scouting,

Bob - Sunset Trail Service Chair

Drop Site - St. Juan Diego

St Vincent De Paul @ St. Juan Diego Catholic Church 5996 NW 178th Ave, Portland 97229
Lower Parking Lot
(10am-2pm)
Coordinators: Julie and David Marcantuono 503-927-9831

Email: jmarcantuono@yahoo.com

Units assigned: P467, P597, P769, P927, P641, P718, P600

Drop Site - Sunset Presbyterian Church

14986 NW Cornell Road. Portland 97229
Drop off at Helping Hands Community Center Modular Building behind the Phoenix Inn and Arco Gas Station (off 153rd Ave.) 9:00-2:00 (Call if late)
Coordinator: Dotty Adams 503-780-9350

Email: dottie.adams@comcast.netdottie.adams@comcast.net
Units assigned: P848, T728, P589/591, P726, T591, T208, P208, T207, P841, P207

Drop Site - St. Matthew Church

10390 SW Canyon 10am-2pm
Coordinator: Carolyn & Stan Schell 503-579-7825

Email: stanschell@frontier.com
Units assigned: P122, P136, P198, P598, P592, P167, P595, P727, P875, P723, T618

Drop Site - St. Cecilla Church

St. Vincent de Paul Pantry at St. Cecilla Church
5120 SW Franklin St. in Beaverton
Contact: Howard Seal 503-626-1043

Email: HLSEAL@MSN.COM
Hours: 10am-2pm

Units assigned: P547, P292, T725, P/T685, P444, P578, P819, P866, T578, P888

Sunshine Food Pantry

7795 SW Cirrus Bldg 26
Sharon 971-506-7827
star-casting@spiretech.com

www.sunshinepantry.org

Hrs: 10:30am-12:30pm (call if going to be late)

Units assigned: P/T605, T872, P872, P548, P871, P353, P/T854, P673, T673, P857, P383

For the 2011-12 Scouting year Scouting for Food (SFF) will take place of Saturday, December 3rd. Units that have an area assignment from 2010-11 must send an email to ' SSTDAC@gmail.com' no later than Monday Oct 10th to confirm or request change to the 2010-11 area.
Area assignments from 2010-11 that are not confirmed by Oct 10th will be removed.
Confirmation of area assignments will take place at SST District Roundtable on Thursday, October 13th. The SFF area assignment map is located on the Sunset Trail District website.

Drop sites that currently appear on the map will be confirmed by Roundtable on Oct 13th. If you are aware of a Beaverton area food pantry that would like to participate, but is shown as a drop site on the map, please email the Organization's contact information to: SSTDAC@gmail.com', by no later than Oct. 10th.

Bags will be distributed at the Roundtable on November 10th.

Questions regarding Scouting for Food should be emailed to ' SSTDAC@gmail.com'.

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