CAMP SQUANTO TO GET OVERHAUL ; Scout council plans fund drive to renovate facility

From: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA | Date: December 29, 2007| Author: L.E. CAMPENELLA | Copyright information

CANTON - The Old Colony Council of the Boy Scouts of America has set its compass toward earning a new and unusual badge: one for raising $3 million to renovate its 650-acre Camp Squanto in Plymouth.

"This is our first major capital campaign in 40 years," said council development director Harold Pinkham.

The council, which has its headquarters in Canton, is well on its way.

Through grants and donations from foundations, businesses and other groups, the council has raised ne...

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