Boy Scout Troop 161 announces can drive to support REAS
Boy Scout Troop 161
Sturbridge Mass.,
Sponsor: Sturbridge Firefighters Benefit Association
2008: Our 54th year of Scouting in Sturbridge
Press Release: Immediate
Boy Scout can drive to support REAS
Sturbridge: Boy Scout Troop 161, sponsored by the Sturbridge Firefighters Association will be holding a can drive during the month of November in support of the REAS Foundation. REAS is the Residential Energy Assistance for Seniors Foundation a nonprofit group established to assist Sturbridge Elderly with heating assistance this winter. All returnable bottles and cans collected by the Scouts during the month of November will be donated to the REAS foundation.
The Can drive will run the full month of November and residents can drop off their donations at the collection box at the Sturbridge Recycling Center or at the community wide can drive to be held on Saturday, November 22, 9 am to 1 pm at the Sturbridge Public Safety Complex on 346 Main Street. Scouts as well as members of the Sturbridge Fire Department will be on hand to collect returnable bottles and cans.
Tom Chamberland firefighter and Chartering Organizational Representative to Boy Scout troop 161 said “I am proud the troop decided to participate in supporting REAS and the senior citizens of Sturbridge. The troop routinely collects cans to fund their trips and the boy scouting program in Sturbridge. Helping others is a key premise of the Boy Scouts of America, and this is a great lesson and community project for the scouts.”
Thomas Creamer, Executive Director of REAS, said of the Boy Scout involvement “The fact that the Boy Scouts wanted to pitch in and be part of this important community fund raising opportunity was no surprise to us. The selflessness with which they are approaching the project is what we all hope to see in all of our young people. We are gratified and encouraged by their participation.”
Tom Chamberland
25 Bennetts Rd
Sturbridge MA 01566