Scouting for Food Sets New Record in Food Collections for Doorways

Doorways Food Pantry extends thanks to the scouting families of BSA Troops 1 & 9, plus the Cub Scouts of Troop 88, who conducted their annual food drive in November and collected more than 11,000 pounds of food for the pantry - a colossal achievement. The scouts and their parents not only collected the food, but they then transported it to Doorways and helped sort and stack the donations. We appreciate the time and hard work of the scouts and their parents. “The quantity and variety of the food will help greatly” said Cindy Mullen of Doorways. “It’s wonderful how the town supports the Scouts, and how the Scouts support the community. The Scouts have made a great difference!”

Doorways also wants to thank the residents of Seekonk for their generous outpouring in support of the Scout’s food drive – your donations will fill the cupboards and grace the dinner tables of homes throughout our community this holiday season. Your contribution comes at a time of steadily increasing need – this last weekend saw the highest number of families seeking help in over a year, with food for over 200 people being supplied through the Doorways food pantry. “Thanks to the support we receive from this community, we will be able to continue to feed our neighbors in need” said David Francis, President of Doorways. “You are a blessing to us all.”