Girl guides and boy scouts are looking to pack on the pounds, of food that is.
Youth from Colwood and Langford are teaming up together to collect as many non-perishable food items as they can for their annual Hike for Hunger campaign.
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More than 150 youth are expected to meet at Westshore Town Centre with their collected items on Feb. 27. Then they will proceed to Goldstream Food Bank on Station Avenue.
This year, girl guides and boy scouts ranging in age from five to 17 years old, are going to hike with hundreds of pounds of food on their backs.
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Last year the youth travelled with 450 pounds of food. This year the goal is to hit 600 pounds.
If the amount of donated food it too much to carry, then a truck helps transport the food.
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The annual donation is appreciated by the food bank, said Gayle Ireland, president of the Goldstream Food Bank.
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Girl guides and boy scouts have been hosting the Hike for Hunger for the past 19 years. It is an annual food drive which operates nationally.
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To donate non-perishable food times to the Hike for Hunger, call Wilson at 250-478-5484 and she will arrange for a pick up prior to Feb. 27.
reporter@goldstreamgazette.com
