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Flying like an Eagle in North Attleboro

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By JUDEE COSENTINO FOR THE SUN CHRONICLE | Dec 30, 2017  https://www.thesunchronicle.com/news/local_news/flying-like-an-eagle-in-north-attleboro/article_bc08287f-07a1-5c77-a519-063be1671f92.html Trevor Tormey 17 of North Attleboro a member of Boy Scout Troop 33 is working on his Eagle Scout project clearing the land around the Falls Fire Barn and some renovations. In the extremely cold weather on Saturday morning he was helped by other scouts from Troop 33, parents and volunteers. Trevor Tormey cuts down a tree. Josh Shockley, Troop 33. pulls a branch to a waiting truck. NORTH ATTLEBORO The frigid temperatures of Saturday morning did very little to slow the efforts of Trevor Tormey as he worked to clear the landscape around the Falls Fire Barn. Tormey, 17, a local resident, was joined by more than a dozen other volunteers, many of whom were fellow members of Scout Troop 33, as they took up hand saws, clippers, weed whackers and rakes to clear the overgrown land around the historic ...
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Boy Scout completes garden beds for Eagle project

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This article is a repost from the North Star Reporter, from October 21, 2019. By Max Bowen | max.bowen@northstarreporter.com Recently-completed garden boxes completed as part of Dylan Desrosiers’ Eagle Scout Project will benefit Lenore’s Pantry. At Monday’s School Committee meeting, Desrosiers, a junior North Attleborough High School, outlined the project. Planning and fundraising started in March and excavation on the site was done in August. Six raised beds were installed behind the school, with the work done on three different days. Desrosiers said more than 50 volunteers participated on the project. He is a member of Boy Scout Troop 33. Following the completion of the beds, Desrosiers said they will be managed by the student-run Team Green, which will apply for grants to pay for seeds and bulbs. All produce grown will be donated to Lenore’s Pantry, which has provided food for families in need the past 41 years. Desrosiers made the blueprints for the garden beds using a class he to...
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Scott P. McGuire Eagle Project: September 11, 2001 Memorial

On the well-manicured Baptist Common stands a small obelisk about 6 feet high. There are inscriptions on each of the obelisk's four sides which read as follows: Side 1 - In honor and memory of all the victims of September 11, 2001. United in memory. Side 2 - Dedicated to those who were lost in New York City. May we never forget. Side 3 - Dedicated to those who were lost in Washington, D.C. Side 4 - Dedicated to those who were lost in Pennsylvania. Surrounding the obelisk are eight small, circular flat stones with the names and logos of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard, along with New York City's Police and Fire Departments and the Port Authority of New York. At the base of the obelisk is a small plaque stating that the memorial, which was dedicated in 2005, was the result of an Eagle Scout project spearheaded by Scott P. McGuire, age 14, of Troop 33 in North Attleborough. The memorial is surrounded by a brick walkway and has a flag pole directly behind it. Fro...
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Troop 33 Scouts visit Camp Yawgoog

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This article is a repost from The Sun Chronicle  from July 26, 2015. NORTH ATTLEBORO -- The Boy Scouts of North Attleboro's Troop 33 spent a week at Camp Yawgoog to earn merit badges, reports "troop scribe" Austin Bizier. "This particular summer was special because of it being the 100th anniversary of Camp Yawgoog," wrote Bizier. "It has become a tradition to go down to Yawgoog for Troop 33 for over 20 years now, and not one week was without high spirits. As a unit this year, Troop 33 earned 60 merit badges, four honor patrols and honor troop," he wrote, awards that signify this troop as an active participant in the large world of Scouting. Pictured is the troop's annual hike to their geocache.
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