HILLSDALE—Dominick Scozzafava, a Boy Scout in Troop 109, has launched a compassionate Eagle Scout project and seeks your help.
“My project’s objective is to make cancer patients as comfortable as possible during treatment. Every donation collected will be sent to Hackensack University Medical Center to help cancer patients,” he told Pascack Press last week.
Dominick invites a variety of goods dropped into any of several conveniently located collection bins throughout the Pascack Valley: new-condition blankets, robes, hats, socks, non-scented lotions, sunscreens, chapsticks, tissues, pens, paper, journals, coloring books, colored pencils, and crossword puzzle and word search books.
The bins are at these locations from July 22 to September: Stonybrook Swim Club in Hillsdale, the Hillsdale Free Public Library, the Westwood Public Library, the River Vale Public Library, and Demarest Farms.
He told Pascack Press on July, 22, “I have been personally impacted by the effects of cancer by seeing my grandfather pass. My inspiration is I want to help people suffering from cancer.”
Troop 109, sponsored by Holy Trinity Church at 326 Hillsdale Ave., says online, “All of the scouts and leaders would like to express their appreciation for the church’s support. Recognizing that today’s youth are tomorrow’s leaders, we do our best to encourage and facilitate the functioning of the Troop to the scouts themselves. Meetings and camping trips are run by the boys with adult supervision. Many decisions on what we do during the year are also made by the boys.”
The adult leaders of Troop 109 write that they take seriously the responsibility that rests on the older scouts to teach, encourage, and set examples for the younger scouts to follow and learn from. We emphasize to the younger scouts that being a part of a team is essential and often remind them that they will one day be in a position of leadership.”