In January, 16 year-old Cameron Calandra of Troop 47 in Pendleton began the process of wrapping up his Eagle Scout project, which involves sending needed and requested items to U.S. troops stationed around the world.
Using the website anysoldier.com, Calandra developed a list of addresses and needed items in late August, then set to work collecting donations from family, friends and the community. He also used a website to crowdsource funds for the project, raising a total of $900 for supplies from his efforts.
Calandra and his crew of volunteers were able to fill 40 boxes with supplies for both male and female troops. He’ll be sending five boxes to each of eight different addresses, from Naval ships to troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
He also collected letters to the troops from students in the Barker Central School District, which will also be sent in the boxes.
