Tag: Boy Scout Troop 501
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East Brunswick scouts help veteran plant garden
PHOTO COURTESY OF ROB MAHLER Scouts from Boy Scout Troop 501 in East Brunswick took part in a service project helping a local veteran from VFW Post 133 plant his garden. The work on May 16 included weeding; turning the soil; adding compost; and planting potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers and several herbs.
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Scout collects scrap metal to fund nesting box project
PHOTOS COURTESY OF ROBERT MAHLER Jason Nicholas of Boy Scout Troop 501 in East Brunswick led a scrap metal donation drive for his Eagle Scout fundraising project on March 13. Donations from the public were sorted by Jason and other scout volunteers to fill a 40-yard dumpster. Proceeds from the sale of the scrap metal…
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Scout collects items for animal rescue as part of Life Rank project
PHOTO COURTESY OF ROBERT MAHLER Scout Bryce Maher of Boy Scout Troop 501 led a pet food drive in February for his Life Rank project. Along with the rest of Troop 501, friends and neighbors, he collected more than 30 items of pet food, two pet blankets and two gift cards totaling nearly $100 that…
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East Brunswick Scout collects 60 costumes for public school students
PHOTO COURTESY OF ROBERT MAHLER In September and October, Boy Scout David Saperstein of Troop 501 led a Halloween costume drive for his Life Rank project. Along with the rest of Troop 501, friends and neighbors in East Brunswick, he collected 60 new or gently used Halloween costumes for Jersey Cares in Livingston. Jersey Cares…
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Troop’s first Eagle Scout speaks about leadership skills
Using his leadership and organizational skills, East Brunswick resident DJ Pullaro has become Boy Scout Troop 501’s first Eagle Scout. After five years in Cub Scout Pack 223, the 15-year-old said he started in a different troop at age 11 but became a founding member of Troop 501, which serves East Brunswick and South Brunswick,…
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