The Antwerp Boy Scouts have been working hard around the Village of Antwerp. This past Tuesday, July 7th, the boys, led by Mark Greenwood, cleaned up the streets of downtown Antwerp with shovels, brooms and more in preparation of the Big Boy$ Toy$ Car Show that is set to take place down Main Street on July 18.
The following were all the hard-working volunteers contributing to this project: Adults — Mark Greenwood, Dustin Greenwood, Al Manella, Josh Garmater, David Garmater, and Mark Wolf; Youth — Gannon Peffley, Alex Zijlstra, Zane Wolf, Titus Garmater, Owen Franks, Skylar Octaviano, Karsen Donat, Logan Kuklo, and Keiton Lee.
Community service is an important part of the Boy Scout program. Boy Scouts was founded on the premise of Do a Good Turn Daily. It attempts to create individual ownership and pride within the community, as well as providing an opportunity for the Scouts to work together and build character. The Antwerp Scouts has been actively involved in the local food drive for many years, the troop has helped with tree planting in the local parks, putting mulch around planted trees, springtime trail clean up at Riverside Park, most recently to spruce up the playground and park at LaFountain Park in Paulding, and clean the streets for the upcoming Big Boy$ Toy$ Car Show and Poker Run. Some Eagle Scout Projects include the following: the recently established trail along the river at Riverside Park, the picnic table and bar-b-que along that trail, and painting of fire hydrants in the village, just to name a few. The Troop currently has an Eagle Scout candidate planning additional improvements to trail at Riverside Park.
