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Local Girl Scout Reminds People to Stay Off The Dunes

Savannah Haines, a local Girl Scout in Westport Troop # 1135, recently placed signs she had designed and built to protect the beach grass at Cherry & Webb Beach. These grasses hold the dunes together, and provide habitat for local species. The grasses cannot withstand being trampled, and without them, the dunes would fall apart from erosion. The signs are made out of durable aluminum and will be able to last through the seasons. The signs read, “FRAGILE AREA PLEASE STAY ON PATH” in green acrylic lettering to encourage visitors to stay on the main trails and out of the beach grass.

She designed, created, and placed the signs as part of her pursuit for her Girl Scout Silver Award, the highest award that a Girl Scout age 11-14 may earn. Savannah will present her completed project to the Girl Scout Council of Rhode Island for final approval. With these signs, visitors will be reminded to stay on the paths so the natural habitat will be out of harms way.

Cub Scouts Donate to Ronald McDonald House

The Wolf Cubs of Cub Scout Pack 100 donated 20 pounds of aluminum can tabs to the Ronald McDonald house in Providence. The boys have been collecting the aluminum can tabs from family and friends for the past two years. This project has been a way to reinforce the Cub Scout Promise to “…to DO MY BEST, to do my DUTY to GOD and my Country, To HELP other people, …”

Pack 100 Wolf Pack

The can tabs were presented to the Ronald McDonald house in Providence. After collecting the can tabs, the Ronald McDonald house will bring the collection to a recycling center, where they will be weighed to determine their value. Ronald McDonald House, 45 Gay Street, in Providence was established to create, find and support programs that directly benefit the health of children.

The Boy Scouts of America’s Cub Scouting program is for boys who are in the first through fifth grade. They participate in family-centered activities, group activities, learning and having fun. If you would like more information on the Cub Scout Pack 100, contact Cub Master Carol Hegarty at (508) 636-4797 or visit our web site at www.scoutpack100.org.

Pack 100 Wolf Cubs displaying their can tab collection

Front row – Jackson Smith, Bobby Coady, Zachary Ferus, Ben Walz, and Zachary Mullins

Back row – Tyler Benoit, Ben Ramos McGuire, Dakota Valcourt, Logan Deree, Clinton Hegarty, and Carol Hegarty

Westport Brownie leads the way in the Fall River Children's Museum Christmas Parade

Regina Rose Collura, 7 years old of Westport, leading the Boy Scout division of the Fall River Children’s Christmas Parade on December 5th. She is a member of Brownie Troop 1517 of Westport. Picture submitted by Troop Leader Diane Cloutier.

BOY SCOUTS

Be a Part of the Excitement!
Boys in Grades 1-5 are invited to join

Westport Cub Scout Pack 100

Troop meetings are held on
Wednesdays at 6:30pm

Our Lady of Grace Church Hall
(the building behind the church)
569 Sanford Road, Westport

You can join at anytime!

For more information, please contact:

Carol Hagarty (508) 951-4810

Visit our websites at www.narragansettbsa.org or www.scoutpack100.org

Westport Boy Scout Pack 63

Troop meetings are held on
Thursdays at 7:00pm

Westport Point United Methodist Church
1912 Main Road, Westport

You can join at anytime!

Contact Elin-Mari Heggland at (508) 472-5687 or via email.

For more information visit www.narragansettbsa.org

GIRL SCOUTS

Girl Scouts builds girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place.

All girls are welcome to join
Girl Scouts of Westport.

Daisy Girl Scout Troop #1517 meets every Wednesday at 6:00 pm. This troop is for first grade girls who live in the Westport area. For more information, please contact Diane Cloutier via email.

Daisy Girl Scout Troop This new troop formed in early 2010 meets the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month at the Macomber Meeting House, 930 Main Road. Contact Jodi at 508-837-8884 for more information.

Junior Girl Scout Troop #540 currently on hiatus. For more information please contact Nicole Botelho via email.

Cadette Troop #807 meets every Saturday at the Friends meeting house from from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. This troop is for 5-8th graders. For more information, please contact Ana Paula via email.

Junior Girl Scout Troop #1077 meets every Tuesday at the Quaker meeting house on Main Rd. from 6:00 - 7:00 pm. This troop is for 4th & 5th graders. Any questions, please contact Sue Welch via email.
Girl Scouts are divided into:

Daisy Girl Scouts (Grades K & 1),
Brownie Girl Scouts (Grades 2 & 3),
Junior Girl Scouts (Grades 4 & 5),
Cadette Girl Scouts (Grades 6 to 8),
Senior Girl Scouts (Grades 9 & 10),
Ambassador Girl Scouts (Grades 11 & 12)

For more information contact:
Nicole Botelho via email.