Saturday, April 24, 1999
Scouts collecting food, clothes Sunday
BY DAVID ECK
Enquirer Contributor
Scouting groups and volunteers will continue a 46-year Cincinnati tradition Sunday with their annual food and clothing drive.
More than 20,000 Scouts and volunteers will collect bags filled with goods for the needy locally. Collection bags were distributed with last Sunday's Enquirer. Extra boxes and bags also can used.
“All the planning, all the work comes down to Sunday,” said Mark Logemann, director of field service for the Dan Beard Council. “A lot depends on the generosity of the community.”
The donations should be placed on doorsteps by noon Sunday, clearly marked “Food and Clothing Drive.” Scouts will collect the donations from 1-4 p.m.
Including Girl Scouts, the effort will cover 19 counties in the region, said Tom McDermott, marketing and public relations director for the Dan Beard Council. In past years about 800,000 pounds of clothing and a similar number of food items have been collected.
The clothing drive dates to 1953. Food was added in 1989 and Girl Scouts joined the collection, Mr. Logemann said. Though most scouting groups around the country do a food drive during the holidays, the Cincinnati effort is believed to be the only one that includes clothing.
“It's one of the largest single-drive efforts in the country,” Mr. McDermott said.
The clothing will be distributed to the Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries; and the food will go to Shared Harvest, Brighton Center, and food pantries.
If your donations are missed Sunday, you can take them to Kroger stores or Frisch's restaurants through April 30.
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