Peabody Boy Scouts will participate Saturday in an annual food drive. At 9:30 a.m., most of the scouts will begin on the west side of Peabody and work their way east. A second group with a previous morning commitment will take the east side of town in the afternoon.

Non-perishable food items should be left in a box or a plastic bag on the resident’s front porch. Donors are asked to be sure the items are in plain sight.

Troop leader Carol Smith can be contacted for later pickups if donations are missed. Donations also may be taken to the First Christian Church. Food collected will be donated to the local food bank. For more information, contact Smith at 983-2475.