Sunset Transportation Transports 1.97 Million Items in One-Day Scouting for Food Drive

On Nov. 17, 2018, hundreds of Greater St. Louis Area Boy Scouts of America (STLBSA), parents, and Sunset Transportation volunteers came together to help feed the hungry during Scouting for Food, the largest one-day food drive in the U.S.  

Twenty-nine Sunset employee volunteers coordinated 28 tractor trailer and box trucks with 11 local carrier companies and Food Bank drivers. They picked up 1,970,766 canned and boxed food items and transported them from 36 St. Louis-area firehouse collection sites to the St. Louis Food Bank. More than 667,739 pounds of boxed and canned food were collected in 10 hours, providing approximately 545,093 meals for local families and individuals in need during the holiday season and beyond. All donations are distributed to a local network of more than 500 food pantries and banks throughout St. Louis metropolitan areas, southeast Missouri and southern Illinois regions. 

“Scouting for Food is something our teams look forward to every November. This year was extra special because we were able to bring our families to the Food Bank to work alongside the Scouts, building pallets of food and seeing the trucks coming into the warehouse throughout the day. The spirit of generosity was felt by all our hard-working volunteers, and we’re proud to support the cause,” said Lindsey Graves, Chief Operating Officer for Sunset Transportation.