LEESBURG, Ohio — Cub Scout Pack 5453 will canvass Leesburg this weekend as part of the Boy Scouts of America’s annual “Scouting for Food” drive, collecting canned goods for families across the village.
Scouts distributed donation bags to homes on Nov. 7 and will return Saturday, Nov. 14, to pick up filled bags left on front porches, according to a flyer posted by the Village of Leesburg. Residents who miss the porch pickup can still take part by dropping off non-perishable food at three locations: Becker’s Burgers, Southern Hills Community Bank and the Leesburg Library.
Donations left at the drop-off sites will be collected Monday, Nov. 30, the flyer states. Every participating Scout earns a Scouting for Food patch for taking part in the drive.
The food drive traces its roots to St. Louis, Missouri, where it began in 1985 and collected more than 750,000 cans of food in its first year. The Boy Scouts of America adopted the program nationally in 1988, and it has grown into one of the largest single-day food drives in the country. Over its 40-year history, Scouts nationwide have collected more than 54 million cans of food for local food banks and pantries.
Leesburg, a village of about 1,300 residents in Highland County nicknamed “The Friendly Village,” was founded in 1802.
The information contained in this story was obtained from the Village of Leesburg.
