The Gull's Call - Jan/Feb/Mar 2026

CommunityNews Scouting For Food Helped Feed Alameda by Martin Fong S COUTING FOR FOOD IS A NATIONWIDE ANNUAL food drive collection for local food banks. All food collected in Alameda, stays in Alameda to help those in need. Just before Thanksgiving, scouts canvased Alameda neighborhoods placing door hangers requesting canned and non-perishable food donations. The following Saturday, the scouts return to collect the donations and deliver it to a sorting site. The Community of Harbor Bay generously donated their meeting space to serve as one of the two sorting sites in Alameda. Volunteers come to help sort the collected food, label and box them up. Volunteers include members of the Rotary Club, Troop 3 Alumni, and other community volunteers. This year, the Community Center sorted over 7,000 items of food. The Coast Guard volunteers used large flatbed trucks to pick up the 315 boxes and delivered it directly to the Alameda Food Bank. Many thanks to the Community of Harbor Bay Isle Owners' Association for providing the space to sort the food and make Scouting for Food a success this year.

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