Local Boy Scouts Deliver 15,415 Pounds of Food

A total of 15,415 pounds -- or more than 7.5 tons -- of food was collected in the Nazareth area as part of the national "Scouting for Food" movement, according to local Boy Scout leaders.

"Scouting for Food" was held this past weekend, with donated food items arriving at the by the truckload.

This year's collection, according to www.nazarethareafoodbank.org, was the single largest influx of food the food bank received this year.

In a post on the website, a statement reads, "On behalf of the people we will be able to feed, the [Nazareth Area Food Bank] is extremely grateful to everyone in the Nazareth area who donated non-perishable food and other items to local Boy Scout groups as part of the national 'Scouting for Food' collection this weekend."

The statement continues, "The collection is especially timely because it followed immediately after our all-time high in the number of people who came to us for food this month. We continue to see unprecedented requests for assistance because of the lingering economic problems affecting people throughout the Lehigh Valley."

Food Pick-Up Location & Time:
529 S. Main St., Nazareth
Second Tuesday and the following Wednesday of the month
Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Food Donations Received:
Tuesday, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

To receive food from the Nazareth Area Food Bank, clients must live within the municipalities that make up the Nazareth Area School District -- the boroughs of Nazareth, Stockertown and Tatamy, and the townships of Bushkill, Lower Nazareth and Upper Nazareth.