(Sample Letter to Chartered Organizations)
[Insert Date]
Dear [Title and Name]:
49million Americans—including 16 million children— live in households that lack the means to get
enough nutritious food on a regular basis. Last year, an estimated [Insert number] [Insert Community]
area residents, adults and children suffered because of their inability to obtain sufficient food.To help
alleviate the problem of hunger in the community, the Boys Scouts of America will be conducting a
Scouting for Food community stewardship project.
On [Insert day], [Insert date], Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts in the [Insert name of Council] will be
canvassing area neighborhoods to distribute food bags to individual homes. The following weekend,
[Insert day], [Insert date], the Scouts will return to pick up these bags filled with canned food and deliver
them to the [Name of Local Food Pantry].
“To help other people” reaches the foundation which Scouting was established upon. Scouting in
partnership with chartered organizations such as yours have positively affected the lives of millions of
young men over the past 100 years. Scouting for Food provides an opportunity for Scouts to learn the
value of “helping others” through a program which addresses a serious need for many citizens of our
community who go hungry every day.
Your support in partnership with the Boy Scouts of America is important to the success of this effort.
Together, we can help feed the hungry in [Insert Name of Community] by encouraging everyone to
support Scouting for Food. If you have any questions about Scouting for Food, please feel free to contact
me.
Thank you very much for your consideration.
Sincerely,
[Name]
Scout Executive
[Insert Phone Number and/or email address]