Fort Knox Scouts collect three trailers full of Commissary goods for Red Cross Food Pantry

By Eric PilgrimNovember 22, 2022

FORT KNOX, Ky. — Scouts from Cub Scout Pack 155 and Boy Scouts of America Girl Troop 155 devoted three of their weekends in November to soliciting for donated food items at the Fort Knox Commissary.

Fort Knox Scouts collect three trailers full of Commissary goods for Red Cross Food Pantry
Fort Knox Cub Scouts Adam Dulen and Evan Chaney, from Pack 155, stand in front of one of three trailers members of their pack and BSA Girl Troop 155 filled with food items throughout November to help the Fort Knox community over the holidays. Donations went to the American Red Cross food pantry. The 36 Scouts and 38 adult volunteers collected 4,451 food items during the campaign. (Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lt. Col. Andrus Chaney, U.S. Army Human Resources Command) VIEW ORIGINAL

Their efforts focused on helping the American Red Cross Food Pantry with what donations they received. Dubbed the Scouting for Food Drive, the efforts of the 36 Scouts and 38 adult volunteers paid big off as patrons of the commissary came through with three trailers full of food.

The Scouts and adults stood in front of the Fort Knox Commissary each Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 5 to Nov. 20 to collect the food items. By the end, they had collected 4, 451 items of food which, according to one volunteer, “almost overwhelmed the pantry.”

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