Scouts of Cub Scout pack 22 along with their leaders and parents participated in a trash pickup day at Lee Hill Park on July 11th. It is important to do this because it helps the environment stay healthy and clean. It also keeps the animals safe from eating things that can make them sick. The scouts picked up 6 large trash bags of trash from the park. This also helps the scouts show 2 of the meanings of the scout law by being clean and helpful.
Written by Grayson Taylor, Bear Den
Saturday, July 11th started as a challenge however, we kept pushing to the mark and collected (Maya – 2nd yr Daisy Girl Scout – 16.5 lbs) and (Marco – 1st yr Weblo Cub Scout 31.0 lbs). So, as I originally stated, the day started kind of rocky. I dropped Marco off with his Den Leader and within 10 minutes I got the call that he had thrown up. Oh boy! He rested and began to feel better, so we tried again. It was roughly 4 PM when we started and about 5:20 PM when we finished.
We left our residence in Upper Marlboro in our neighborhood of Marlton. As I drive home, I often see a lot of litter on the main road of Heathermore Blvd. Well, we didn’t have to go far. Today was a win win. My kids put down their tablets and moved from in front of the TV to do some good in our community. I made it into a contest. Maya was winning at the start, however, Marco found abandoned two (2) 5 gallon paint buckets. Our official winner is Marco. Truthfully, we are all winners that thought enough to Trash the Trash on today’s date.
