Scouts Help Clean Up Mess From Rains
By Patrick Cronin
The Hampton Union, Tuesday, May 23,
2006
[The following article is courtesy of The
Hampton Union and Seacoast Online.]
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Members of Hampton’s Boy
Scout Troop 176 help remove debris from flood-damaged homes in the
Taylor River Estates neighborhood Saturday morning. From left are Kenon
Fachon, Parker Westbrook and Patrick Pine. [Photo
by Andrew Moore]
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HAMPTON -- Boy Scout and Cub Scout Troop 176 spent
Saturday morning helping residents at Taylor River Estates clean out
their homes that were damaged because of flooding.
Taylor River Estates was one of hardest hit areas in
Hampton because of last week’s flooding of the Taylor River, which was
caused by one of worst rain storms in years.
Assistant Scout Leader Jeannine Derba said eight Boy
Scouts and five Cub Scouts spent the day helping residents removing
items from homes that were damaged.
'The kids were just phenomenal,' said Derba. 'We didn’t
have to tell them to do anything, they just did it. I’m very proud of
them.'
Two of the Boy Scouts canceled plans to attend a party
to help out.
'Once we cleaned out one home we moved on to the next,'
said Derba. 'We loaded trucks and local Dumpsters.'
Derba said the boys were hauling out everything from
damaged appliances, furniture, floor tiles, tools, sheet rock and much
more.
Two homes at the end of Taylor River Estates, which
directly abut the water, were the worst hit.
'One house had to be completely ripped up on the first
floor,' Derba said. 'The troop was taking out drywall, cabinets, a
stove and a dishwasher. You can’t even imagine the damage, and we saw
it when it was dry.'
The woman told the troop the water in her house was 5
feet high when she first came back to her home after the storm.
Derba said the troop decided to help out because one of
their Cub Scouts lived at Taylor River Estates.
She said this was a chance for the Scouts to go beyond
camping and merit badges and become 'true citizens' of Hampton.'
Jerry Dufour, a Cub master, was the one who organized
the cleanup and got the ball rolling on the endeavor.
'One lady was so appreciative,' Derba said. 'She told us
that she never thought a bunch of 12-year-olds would come to her rescue.
'An elderly man was happy that the troop was there to
clear off big branches that fell into his yard.'
Derba said the troop spent five hours in the area and
made countless trips to the transfer station.
The names of the Boy Scouts who assisted the flood
victims were Chris Chao, patrol leader; Jerry Dufour, assistant patrol
leader; Tommy Warren, quartermaster; Matt Broad; Max Causer; Kenon
Fachon; Sean Terry; and Shawn Wasson.
The names of the Cub Scouts who assisted are: Jason
Broad, Jordan Causer, Patrick Pine, Dylan Plaisted, Spencer Simonds and
Parker Westbrook.
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Cub
Scouting means "doing." Everything in Cub Scouting is designed to have
the boys doing things. Activities are used to achieve the aims of
Scouting—citizenship training, character development, and personal
fitness. Many of the activities happen right in the den and pack. The
most important are the weekly den meetings and the monthly pack
meetings.
