Scouts plan good deed at inauguration
When President Barack Obama, marching bands and floats make their way down Pennsylvania Avenue on Monday, Boy Scouts from Forest City will be helping direct people along the parade route.
The scouts plan to leave this morning for Washington, D.C., where they will volunteer, tour monuments and museums and meet fellow Scouts from across the country.
"This is history in the making here, and we're part of it," Scoutmaster Mary Cabri said. "We'll never get this opportunity again."
Boy Scouts from Troop 419 in attendance will be Jaycen Fick, 14; Thomas Profeta, 12; and Isaiah Canfield, 12; and Cub Scout Quinn Kovaleski, 10.
"I'm looking forward to hearing the president speak in D.C.," said Thomas, who is Ms. Cabri's son.
Several months ago, Ms. Cabri applied for the chance for her Scouts to be part of the national group of 750 Boy Scouts to help with the inauguration. Since then, they have been selling coupon books to fund the trip.
Ms. Cabri and the Scouts hope to be on the road by 10 a.m. today.
"It's such an honor," she said. "They're losing their minds with excitement."
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