Cub Scouts food drive benefits local organizations

By - November 13, 2024 in News, Featured   Reading Time: < 1 minute

Pack 2 Cub Scouts collected food at County Fair on Saturday, Nov. 2, including, from left, Agustus Shepherd, Connor Malsam, Nate Boehm, Ryder Schultz, Audrina Boehm and Braxton Brownell. At right is Scout leader Kaid Knox. Photo by Roger Whittle, Watertown Current.

With the holiday season quickly approaching, area food pantries are running low and looking to be re-stocked.

With that in mind, a group of Watertown Cub Scouts spent a Saturday earlier this month collecting food and money to help. Cub Scouts from Pack 2 from Mellette Elementary School, Pack 293 from Lincoln Elementary School and Pack 319 from Jefferson Elementary School set up tents at Hy-Vee and County Fair for a “Fill the Tent” Food Drive.

By the end of the day, the Scouts filled a 7-foot by 12-foot trailer with food, and also collected cash from individuals as well as from local businesses Terex and Sioux Valley Co-op.

All donations through the Scouting for Food program will go to local organizations.