Thousands of Rhode Islanders rely on community food banks, and Saturday marked the 30th year that the Boy Scouts have drummed up donations as part of their annual “Scouting for Food” campaign.
Boy Scouts fanned out around the state last weekend hanging reminders on mailboxes and doorknobs, asking residents to leave donations to be picked up today and delivered to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank in Providence.
Jonas Kendra was one of the Boy Scouts participating; he’s six months away from making Eagle Scout and was taking part in his last food drive.
“When you’ve been doing it for a while you start to get used to it and you realize what a good thing it is for the community here,” he said.