Boy Scout Troop holds 173 Food Drive

PARSIPPANY — The annual “Scouting For Food” drive National Boy Scout Good Turn took place on Saturday, March 24. Boy scouts from Troop 173 collected donations of non-perishable food from neighborhoods throughout Parsippany. 2,646 items including soups, baby formula, pasta, pasta sauce, personal care items, canned vegetables, canned fruit, baby cereal, peanut butter, powdered milk, hot or cold cereal, dried fruit, and canned meats were collected by 38 scouts and delivered to the Parsippany Christian Church Food Bank on Vail  Road to help replenish their shelves. The food bank is currently serving over 300 families in the Parsippany community.