For the past 30 years, Johnston’s Boy Scouts have been prepared to help those in need during the holiday season by doing a good turn and participating in the Scouting for Food drive to benefit the Rhode Island Community Food Bank and other food pantries.
“The Scouting for Food drive is our biggest food drive of the year. Out of anything that we do all year round, this brings in the most food, so it’s critical to us that it’s successful,” said Hugh Minor, Director of Communications at the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, who as of Tuesday was still tallying this year’s food totals. “Last year we had about 180,000 pounds of food. This year we’re looking at coming in at around 190,000 pounds.”