Maine Scouts honor veterans during holiday season

PHOTO: Life scout Tommy Sylvester, of The Forks, and his mother, Heather, deliver some of the 26 boxes of food that Cubs and Scouts in Troops 497 delivered in the Jackman area. (Submitted photo)

AUGUSTA — Area Scouts have been busy helping feed the hungry and honoring veterans.
Scouts from Jackman to Camden took part in the Scouting for Food Drive, which collected hundreds of pounds of food to help fill shelves in local food pantries. Pittsfield Troop 428 hosted a Senior Dinner to Go program on Dec. 9 at the Sebasticook Valley Elks, serving up hot dogs, baked beans, corn and cornbread in COVID-compiant meals to go kits.
Scouts from Winthrop, Augusta and West Gardiner placed wreaths on the graves of those who have served in the armed forces. This was as part of the nationwide Wreaths Across America Day Dec. 19. Some Scouts helped place wreaths at the cemeteries at the VA Healtcare Systems cemetery at Togus, others helped at the veterans cemeteries in Augusta and at the veterans’ burial spots in West Gardiner.
In all, Scouts helped honor hundreds of veterans this holiday season.