A Boy Scout promises "to help other people at all times." What better way is there to show our Scouting Spirit than by participating in the annual Scouting For Food drive?

Scouting for food is the largest single food drive in the Bay Area, with twelve councils participating. The Boy Scouts call this a "Good Turn" where thousands of Scouts turn out for a single event to help others in need.

Over the years, the Boy Scouts of America has worked diligently to improve our communities and the welfare of the families who reside in these communities. Since 1988 this effort has been centered around collecting food for the less fortunate in our community. Each year the number of canned goods collected continues to rise. Because of these efforts, area food banks benefited immensely.

The mission of the project is to have all Scouts participate in the collection of food items to be given to needy people and families within the local community. Across the country, nearly 4 million Scouts and adult leaders distribute and collect bags of food for their local community food banks.

Troop 103 takes an active role in Scouting For Food each year. The results from this effort are shown below.

Year	Cans	Glass Plastic	Dry Goods	Total	Notes
2007	4180	264	5201	9,645	Combined total Pack 152/Pack 199/Troop 103 Smaller area than in prior years
2006	4632	577	5197	10,406	Combined total Pack 199/Troop 103
2005	4884	148	3739	8771	Combined total Pack 199/Troop 103
2004	3976	270	2001	6247	Combined total Pack 199/Troop 103
2003	3426	185	1546	5157	Combined total Pack 199/Troop 103
2002	3177	161	1067	4405	Combined total Pack 199/Troop 103
2001	2440	79	636	3160
2000	2279	95	690	3064
1999	---	---	---	2811	Records only indicate total
1998	2032	68	550	2650
1997	1562	58	304	1924
1996	1000	36	201	1237