To the Editor:

On behalf of the members of Boy Scout Troop 401 and their families, we would like to extend a heart-felt thank you to the following outstanding businesses, whose generosity made the seventh annual Silent Auction and Dessert Buffet on April 6 in Merrimack a great success:

Those businesses are: ACE Printing, A-Ward Straight Chiropractic, Elliot Orthodontics, Autocare Plus, NH Motor Speedway, Second Wind BMW, Thomson Outdoor & Powerwashing Services, Inn at Mills Falls, Gunstock Recreational Area, iRacing.com, Bose, Lindt, Gold’s Gym, NH Best Fitness, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Coke Cola, Sky Meadow Golf Club, Liquid Planet Water Park, Billy’s Famous Pizza, Bob & Dee’s Hairstyling & Barbershop, Boston Red Sox, Camp’s Car Wash, Canobie Lake Park, Capital Center for the Arts, Camper’s Inn, Chunky’s Cinema & Pub, Coke, Daniel Webster Animal Hospital, Depot Farm & Gift Shop, Dr. Waraguska’s Dental Office, Fresh Market, Domino’s Pizza, Great New Hampshire Restaurants, Daniel Webster Pizzeria, Giorgio’s, Goodale’s Bike Shop, Hampton Inn – Nashua, Homestead/Fratello’s Restaurants, Icy Flaus Quilts, Innovations Spa & Salon, Janette Lopez Salon, Interstate Battery Center, Nutin But Good Times, Jump On In, Lobster Boat, Loon Mountain Resort, Lost River Gorge, Mel’s Funway, Merrimack Flower Shop, Merrimack Karate Studio, Merrimack Jewelry’s, Jeffrey Scott Fine Jewelry, Leda Light House Lanes, Naturalizer Shoes, Mount Sunapee Ski Resort, Mr. G’s Restaurant, Mt. Washington Auto Road, NE Revolution, NY Philharmonic, New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Palace Theatre, Shaws, Spartan Pizza, Panera Bread, Pat’s Peak Ski Area, Polar Caves, Purity Spring Resort – King Pine Ski Area, RJ’s Motorsport, Residence Inn, Rhino Linings of Merrimack, Shorty’s, S & J Motors, Silver Chariot Limosine, Renu Body Spa & Salon, Seasonal Speciality Stores, SEE Science Museum, Shortsleeve’s Wood Creations, Six Flags – New England, Santa’s Village, Sullivan Tire, Silverpatches Quilting, Supercuts of Nashua, Supercuts of Merrimack, Swan’s Chocolates, Huntington Tutoring, The Common Man, JFK Presidential Library, Texas Roadhouse, Vertical Dreams Indoor Climbing Gym & Wachusett Mountain Ski Area.

The proceeds of this annual fundraiser, enables the troop to provide a variety of programs for the scouts to enjoy. Along with regular campouts and hikes, they also participate in a three day bike trip to Cape Cod, a four day canoe trip to Lake Umbagog, rocket building and a trip to NYC and the USS Intrepid. The Scouts attend Summer Camp at Hidden Valley Scout Reservation in Gilmington Iron Works, NH and also attend the BSA National Youth Leadership Training Program.

For further information regarding the scouting program of BSA Troop 401, please contact Scoutmaster Ken Sanborn, ibdscoutmaster@comcast.net or Committee Chairwoman Marsha Kofman, rdhetal@yahoo.com.

– Boy Scout
Troop 401