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the Homer Horizon | November 1, 2018 | 3
Scout-O-Ween combines crafts, candy, community
Cub Scout Pack
64 Halloween
fundraiser includes
trick-or-treating
Laurie Fanelli
Freelance Reporter
Throughout the year, Cub
Scout Pack 64 of Homer
Glen and Lockport dedicates
much of its time to giving
back to the community.
Hosting food drives, supporting
Wreaths Across
America and brightening the
holidays of local seniors by
singing carols are just a few
ways these generous young
people help out in the area.
On Saturday, Oct. 27, Cub
Scout Pack 64 hosted its first
Scout-O-Ween Halloween
fundraiser from 11 a.m. to
3 p.m. at Lockport Veterans
of Foreign Wars Post 5788.
Along with raising money to
finance future Pack 64 community
service projects and
offering children an early
trick-or-treating experience,
the event also gave attendees
the opportunity to get a jump
on their holiday shopping
by purchasing goods from a
variety of area crafters and
vendors.
Bob Ackerman, of Good
Time Events — whose son
is a scout — helped to organize
the day of shopping,
which featured such vendors
as Damsel in Defense, Pampered
Chef, Usborne Books
and many more. Kenootz
Pizza was also on hand selling
slices and cookies to keep
hungry shoppers energized.
Committee chair for Cub
Scout Pack 64 Dawn Allen
explained that the craft and
vendor fair builds on the
organization’s communityfocused
goals.
“We do a lot of public
service, and we thought it
would be a lot of fun to have
the kids have somewhere to
come out and trick-or-treat,
at the different vendors,
while meeting crafters from
the community,” Allen said.
“We live in a world where
we barely know our neighbors,
but there are so many
talented people who do so
many neat things in the area.
We wanted to support our local
businesses.”
Tris Deron was in attendance
selling hats, scarves,
headbands and additional
items at her Yarn 4 More
booth.
“I wanted to be a part of
this because my son is also
a member of the Cub Scouts
and because this supports a local
cause,” Deron said, noting
that each month, she dedicates
a portion of her proceeds to
help community members
and services in need.
Several scouts were at the
event both volunteering and
partaking in the pre-Halloween
candy collecting activities.
Nine-year-old Ayden
Pehas took time out to share
some of his favorite things
about Pack 64.
“I like camping and fishing,
that’s fun, and the bonfires,
because you get to
hangout with your friends
and eat smores,” Pehas said.
Ayden’s father, Adam,
serves as Scoutmaster, and he
was onsite with information
for parents who were interested
in signing their child up
for the program, which now
accepts boys and girls in kindergarten
through fifth grade.
“The Scouts gives kids a
sense of community, and they
form strong bonds with their
fellow scouts,” Adam said.
“And, a big thing for me,
too, is it gets them away from
video games and off of You-
Tube. We’re outside hiking,
camping and doing a ton of
different activities that aren’t
Anthony Ackerman presents the colors to commence the
Scout-O-Ween fundraiser put on by Cub Scout Pack 64 on
Saturday, Oct. 27, at Lockport Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post 5788. Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media
in front of technology, which
is really cool.”
Anthony Ackerman, 10,
said he enjoys just about everything
about Pack 64, and
he encourages other young
people to consider joining in
on the good times.
“We do camping. We do
fishing,” Ackerman said.
“And we learn how to do a
lot of fun things.”
Up next, Cub Scout Pack
64 — which currently has
more than 100 members total
— will be helping out the
Feed My Starving Children
organization. The group also
frequently joins forces with
Main Street Lockport to do
good locally.
Allen explained, “We’ve
worked with them and participated
in things like mulching,
weeding, picking up
garbage and planting flowers.
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For more information on
Cub Scout Pack 64, visit
www.cubpack64.com.
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