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Troop 61 collects funds and supplies for PAWS

The members of Boy Scout Troop 61 from Dover-Foxcroft have been working on a service project for the Citizenship in the Community merit badge. The requirements ask that the scout do a service project totaling eight hours.

The boys decided to collect donations for the Penquis Animal Welfare Shelter, a no-kill shelter for cats located in Milo. The boys set up a table at the Shaw’s location in Dover-Foxcroft over the last two Saturdays in March. Patrons of the grocery store were asked to either donate money or supplies to the shelter, which many were happy to do. The work yielded a total of $1,133.53 and a couple shopping carts full of food and cleaning supplies for the shelter.

Photo courtesy of Boy Scout Troop 61
LENDING A HAND FOR PAWS – Members of Boy Scout Troop 61 of Dover-Foxcroft collected more than $1,110 and shopping carts full of food and cleaning supplies for the Penquis Animal Welfare Shelter in Milo from the donations of Dover-Foxcroft Shaw’s patrons. Front, from left, are Jonah Brown and Johnathan Boddy. Back, Jordan Brown, Jorgen Halvorsen, and Sevren Lenihan.

Troop 61 serves boys from the towns of SAD 4, RSU 68, and the surrounding area. If you know someone who may be interested in joining the Scouting program, please contact Scout Master Arne Halvorsen at 207-717-5559 or Committee Chairperson Jessica Brown at 207-343-3535.

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