Newnan Mayor

Keith Brady has allowed a drop-off box to be placed in the city manager's

office for the Scouting for Food event this year.

The food drive

began last Friday when Scouts in the Coweta Distric started placing Kroger

bags on door knobs, railings and any place that would be visible to area

residents.

Scouting for

Food will help replenish the Salvation Army's shelves in the organization's

efforts to help feed the poor.

Last year the

Scouts in Coweta collected 5,376 items for the local Salvation Army and

for the Flint River Council more than 39,188 items were collected.

If you did

not receive a bag, the Scouts are urging residents to take some time,

visit the new City Hall and bring some cans or visit food drive sponsor

Kroger.

The food will

be picked up from area homes Saturday between 9 a.m. and noon.

To make life

easy on all, the following are suggestions for bag holders:

F Put the bag

out the night before.

F People with

long driveways should leave the bags at the end of the driveway.