Scouting for Heroes Derby Day

Thank-you!  Thank-you!  Thank-you!

Troop 55 Riverside would like to send out a huge and heartfelt thank-you to everyone who made our Scouting for Heroes Derby Day a success.  The boy scout troop invited several local cub scout packs and their families to our informal Pinewood Derby as a chance to have some fun racing cars they've already created or to get in some practice before the official event in the spring.  It was a great way to get to know other scouts from the area and have a good time doing it.  The best part  of all, though, was that this event was a fundraising effort for a cause and with funds from the registration of the cars we are able to make a donation of $330 to Operation Comfort Warriors, a charitable organization that provides comfort items to veterans that aren't covered through other means.  We will be presenting a check to Post Commander Reed at our Court of Honor in December.  We couldn't have done it without the generous donation from local businesses for raffle prizes and concessions, the assistance of Pack 33 Attleboro for the use of their timing system, for all the boys and parents from our own troop who worked so hard to make the day happen and most of all to all the Cub Scouts who came out to race.

Thank you all and we hope to see you again next year!