A former Eagle Scout and recipient of the Knox Trail Council for the Boy Scouts of America Distinguished Citizen Award, Anthony Consigli has served on the Board of the Council and now serves as Honorary Chairman for the Scouting for Food Service Project.

“The Boy Scouts of America serve a great purpose in our community, and I can think of no greater need as we come up on the holiday season than to ensure that our neighbors do not go hungry,” said Anthony.

Representing the fourth generation to lead Consigli Construction Co., Inc., a Milford, Massachusetts-based construction company founded in 1905, Anthony assumed his role as President in 1994. Along with brother, Matthew, who serves as Vice President, Anthony has led the company’s growth from a well-respected small local contractor to a thriving $650+ million business with offices in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine and New York. The company currently serves prominent academic, life science, healthcare, institutional, corporate, landmark restoration and federal clients throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region. A significant local non-profit project built by Consigli, The Greater Boston Food Bank’s 117,000 square-foot Yawkey Distribution Center in Boston, doubled the size of its existing warehouse, accommodating a total of 50 million pounds of food.

Anthony’s commitment to giving back to the local community and the communities in which the company works has become part of the company’s culture. Throughout New England, Consigli is involved in its local communities through in-kind support, organizing fundraising and volunteer events, and providing eight hours of paid time-off for employees to volunteer each year.

The Consigli Foundation, established in 2001, forges ongoing partnerships with, and works to raise awareness and funds for, a number of local and national charitable organizations. And, in 2014, Consigli Construction Co. Inc. was selected as the Corporate Citizen of the Year by the Worcester Business Journal.

“Ours is a 100-plus year-old company and we expect to be around for another 100 years.  We can only do that by being engaged with the community. Our mission here is to build great buildings, great relationships and great people,” says Anthony.

The seven Eastern Massachusetts Boy Scout Councils will be partnering with WCVB-TV Channel 5 Boston, as the project’s exclusive media partner, to promote this initiative through PSAs and announcements leading up to the program launch date.

“WCVB-TV commends the Boy Scouts of America councils on this tremendous undertaking that provides much needed food to people in need in our community. It is inspiring to see local youth making a difference and we are happy to help spread the word as the media partner for this important initiative,” said Bill Fine, WCVB-TV President and General Manger.

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Millions of Americans go hungry at some time every month. Hunger is a problem we can do something about by working together in the Scouting for Food Good Turn.

One of Scouting’s foundational principles is “doing a good turn daily.”  Scouts at all levels of our program participate in good turns and service projects.  Some of these are for a rank advancement, the most famous being the Eagle Scout project.  Others are being good citizens or environmental programs to make our neighborhoods and communities better places to live.

The Scouting for Food Good Turn is a massive food collection effort by over 30,000 youth and 10,000 volunteers in the 228 communities in Eastern Massachusetts. We have joined hands with local businesses and media in a massive community food collection good turn.

The Scouting for Food campaign will involve a door-to-door food collection effort by Scouts. On the first of two successive Saturdays, Scouts will distribute information door hangers throughout their designated area. The following Saturday the bags of food are to be collected and taken to local food pantries.

If you receive a door hanger, please make sure to leave your donations in a visible location outside your front door or by the base of your mailbox (please do not hang on or put in your mailbox) by 9:00 AM on Saturday, November 8, 2014. Please avoid donating glass items.

If you do not receive a door hanger or your items are not picked-up, please consider bringing donations to the collection site closest to you. Please place your donated items in plastic grocery bags or boxes.