SCOUTING FOR FOOD/CAN-DO
GOOD TURN
Purpose: To help
fight hunger in Southeast Michigan while teaching Scouts the value of ‘Doing A
Good Turn Daily’.
Overview: The Detroit Area Council and Clinton Valley Council join hands with Big Boy Restaurants and WXYZ-TV in a massive community Food Good Turn each November.
Scouts distribute and collect Food Good Turn Bags in their neighborhood, asking people to join us in fighting hunger in Southeast Michigan.
Selected Big Boy Restaurants throughout the area serve as collection points for the food. The Southeast Michigan Hunger Action Coalition distributes it to the hungry through 103 community organizations. We collect over 150 tons of food, which will feed 1.5 million people in metropolitan Detroit.
GOALS
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Inspire youth to
higher levels of service
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Affirm the BSA as
the nation’s leading collaborating organization in community service
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Help youth learn
good citizenship and gain a sense of belonging and being needed in their
community
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Last Year our
Sunset District Location Collection - 47,340 lbs (2nd Highest in
Council by collection point)
FACTS
ABOUT HUNGER:
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An estimated
673,000 people in the tri-county area are hungry for a significant period of
time in any given month.
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Approximately
504,000 people (13% of the population) in the tri-county area live below the
poverty level established by the federal government.
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Approximately
half of Michigan's poor people reside in the tri-county area.
PACK PLAN:
9 am Meet at Idyl Wyld (Levan/5mile Golf Club Parking Lot)
Pack 790 Scout Master will be present to give assignments and organize the effort.
1st Saturday November – Distribute collection bags throughout define territory
2nd Saturday November – • Pick-up & Drop off
• Drop off site is the Big Boy Restaurant Newburgh/6mile. The site is manned by district Scouts.