Wednesday, July 01, 2009
 
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Cleaning up the city pays off in many ways

Scouts find cash amongst the trash

Mayor honors them with a special place in children's parade

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[July 01, 2009]  According to Chad Bennett; leader of Cub Scout Troop 105, conducting the second annual ScoutSweep day in Lincoln has proven to be very rewarding for the boys who participated.

In addition to taking pride in the hard work that they did Saturday and learning a lesson about taking care of their environment; they received a monetary reward as a bonus. Among the trash that the boys gathered from the curbs of the city, they found a $50 bill!

In addition to this, Mayor Keith Snyder has asked the boys to be the first ones to "step off" in the Fourth of July children's parade on Saturday.

Snyder praised the boys, saying: "It was plenty warm that day, and those packs and their leaders filled a dumpster to the brim with all the debris and trash they collected around downtown and across Lincoln. Honoring them with the parade lead is a simple way we can say thank you for their efforts in cleaning up our community. "

Bennett's Troop 105 along with Cub Scout Troop 111, led by Stephanie Morecraft, began their morning at Washington-Monroe School and worked their way throughout town picking up trash. Troop 105 worked the area around the square, Scully Park and ended at Latham Park, where trash containers were provided by Area Disposal.

Morecraft's group worked north toward Keokuk and cleaned up around the area of the little strip mall across from Thorntons gas station.

Bennett said that he had about 14 boys and eight to 10 adults, which included parents, and Mario Bonaparte of the maintenance department at Washington-Monroe worked in their area, while Morecraft's group consisted of 11 Scouts and about a half-dozen adults accompanying them.

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Bennett said that in spite of the heat it was a really good day. One of the parents followed their group in a truck with bottled water in coolers so the participants all stayed well-hydrated.

In regard to their monetary windfall, Bennett said that while the real reward of public service was what the day was about, it just went to show that getting involved does pay off!

Bennett also said that the boys are honored to have been recognized by the mayor, are looking forward to leading the parade and plan to use their newfound funds to decorate their bikes for the event.

The parade will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at Scully Park, with registration at 9, and at 9:30 there will be a judging of the best decorated person, pet or ride. Rides can be bikes, trikes, wagons, strollers, but nothing motorized.

Cub Scouts are a division of Boy Scouts of America for the age group of first grade through fifth. Anyone interested in learning more about the Cub Scouts can contact Chad Bennett at 737-7278 or Stephanie Morecraft at 671-0498.

[Information received from the Lincoln mayor's office; Nila Smith]

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