Scouts of Pack 171
Photos courtesy of Jennifer Cyr
FIRE-SAFE SCOUTS
In honor of October being Fire Safety Month the Cub Scouts of Pack 171 visited the Presque Isle Fire Department.
Firefighter Grant Spinney went over fire safety with the boys and gave them a tour of the fire station.
Some of the boys attending, along with their sisters were, from left, front row: Courtney Harding, Chance Bragan, Nathan Willett, Garret Caron and Sarah Morneault.
In back: Mason Young, Garrett Morneault, Colton Harding, Trace Cyr and Jacob Foster.
SCOUTS COLLECT FOOD
On Nov. 12, the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts of Presque Isle participated in their annual food drive. The Scouts go out the week before and leave bags with a list of suggested items. People wishing to make donations then place the bag by their front door for the Scouts to pick up. Some of the suggested items included: soup, baby formula, canned meat and fish, pastas, cereals, mixes, peanut butter, potatoes and more. Once the items are collected they are brought back to the Scout building where they are sorted and boxed. Once all items are boxed, they are then delivered to The GIFT Interfaith Food Pantry. GIFT is a non-profit partnership working to meet hunger needs in Presque Isle, Mapleton and Chapman, for distribution to families in need. Many Scouts, parents and siblings participated this year. Over 2,000 items were collected! That’s more then last year! Standing in front of some of the collected boxes of food are: Tom Peary, Scout master; Dave Berry, assistant Scout master; Carol Guerrette, Trace Cyr and David Cyr.
