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Ten years ago when Weston Rock was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer at the age of 10 months, his Greencastle-Antrim community rallied as he was treated at Penn State Health Children's Hospital in Hershey. "Weston died of cancer in February 2016, less than a month before his third birthday, but he is remembered with Greencastle Cub Pack 13's annual pajama drive. Just before Christmas, Cub Scout Pack 13 topped 10,000 pairs of pajamas collected for the children’s hospital since the fall of 2016, according to Cubmaster Patrick Jansen." "Some 1,500 pairs of pajamas were
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"This is one of those opportunities we've been working towards to help our community more when they need us its unfortunate it had to be like this and as soon as we heard about it all of us jumped on and serving community as best we can" commented scout Chaysen Tanaka. "Boy Scouts say there is still much to be done to help others on Maui, and they will continue serving their community." More at source, including a photo of what appears to be inside a camp hall turned distribution center. https://www.kitv.com/news/boy-scouts-of-america-helping-with-recov
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Annually for the past ten years, Troop 450 helps the nonprofit First Fruits Farm harvest produce that will be donated to battle against food insecurity. First Fruits Farm was born in 1998 when the Bernstein family moved to a farm in northern Baltimore County. The idea was that they would plant and harvest their fields using a volunteer work force and donate the resulting fresh produce to organizations serving needy families and individuals in their community. “I know a lot of people that benefit from this, so it’s nice to know I’m helping out more people,” senior patrol leader Jona
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CALL SCOUTS CANADA FOR TIPS TO QUELL YOUR CAMPING CALAMITIES In honour of the upcoming epic Canadian camping season, Scouts Canada (the country’s leading co-ed youth organization), is ‘going to the phones’ to help outdoor-challenged Canadians navigate common camping calamities. Starting May 1st, expert advice on the ten top camping conundrums will be available for free, 24/7, when calling Scouts Canada’s ‘Camptastic’ Helpline at 1-844-SCOUT101. “As nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts, Scouters live for camping, but we recognize that many Canadians may hesitate to benefit from the c
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I have read accounts of scouts collecting clothing and food. Please post more. https://www.lincolnshireworld.com/news/scouts-organise-collection-for-ukraine-3597126 Members of the Polish community in Munster, many with links to the Irish scouting movement, hope to dispatch over a dozen carloads of sleeping bags, thermal blankets, hot food flasks, and medical and sanitary supplies from a warehouse at the Ballycurreen Industrial Estate in Cork to Gorajec on the Poland/Ukraine border, where thousands of refugees have crossed from the Ukrainian city of Lviv since the Russian