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Scout Troop 4 hopes to raise funds for Sea Base trip

Scouts from Troop 4 Hopkinton participate in a high adventure trek in the Adirondack Mountains last year. PHOTO/COURTESY CHARUSMITHA RAM

Troop 4 Hopkinton will hold a food and beverage fundraiser later this month to help its Scouts earn money for a trip to Sea Base next summer.

The fundraiser, which is scheduled for Nov. 29-30, will be held at the Fruit Street athletic complex. Troop 4 will use the concession stand there to make and distribute food — both for those using the field and those who order ahead.

Charusmitha Ram, assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 4, said the fundraiser coincides with a soccer tournament happening the weekend of Thanksgiving. “We’re using that audience as an opportunity … to fundraise,” said Ram.

“We also want to have some presale orders, open up to the larger community as well,” she added. Ram noted that the South Asian Circle of Hopkinton (SACH) is providing Troop 4 the use of its online platform to manage preorders. SACH also is donating some money toward getting the fundraiser started, along with some food.

All money raised will go toward funding Troop 4’s planned trip to Sea Base in the U.S. Virgin Islands, a high adventure program involving aquatic activities.

“It’s an expensive trip,” said Ram. “We want to make this accessible for everyone in the troop, so we need funds to subsidize the trip cost.”

As of Friday, the troop still was working with the Board of Health to finalize its menu for the fundraiser. Ram said Troop 4 also is working on mobilizing volunteers to help out and is looking for equipment to help with cooking, such as griddles.

“It takes a village to do something like this,” said Ram. “There’s a lot of help out there from the community.”

— NICK SCHOFIELD

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Photo of the Day

Natalie (left) and Cecelia Santos hold hands as they take part in the Hopkinton Public Library’s Trick or Treating at the Library event Friday.

PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO