Troop 248 and the Rebuild of Killbuck Lodge

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Troop 248 in Oakdale is one of the three fantastic Boy Scout Troops in our area.  They meet in Killbuck Lodge, an historic cabin in Oakdale PA.  For many years they have been trying to raise the money to make a number of necessary repairs to the cabin.

A wonderful thing happened earlier this year — the DIY Network contacted the Troop to say that the show “Barnwood Builders” would like to rebuild their cabin!  Plans fell into place quickly, and the multi-year quest for a cabin overhaul is about to be done in one short month.

BUT in order for this to happen, the Troop has to meet some critical deadlines.  Barnwood Builders is going to disassemble the cabin on June 13th.  They will take it away, and return in July ready to reassemble an improved cabin.  In that time the Troop has to dig and lay a new footer, install all electrical and plumbing connections, and basically have everything but the logs ready to go.  This is going to take time, skill and money.

Here is a link to a video asking for help with this project.  I am asking you to please watch (its less than 2 minutes) and share this link with as many people as you possibly can.  There is still a LOT of work to be done, and a LOT of money to be raised.  Let’s see what we can do to help our local Scouting family.