The volunteers and staff with Peninsula Friends of Animals give thanks and accolades to Sequim Boy Scout Troop 1498 and their project leader, Alec Shingleton — whose love of cats and PFOA’s rescue mission led him to contact the organization for a Scout project.

Over the course of four days, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., the Sequim youths completed several maintenance jobs at the PFOA facility, staffers say, including: repairing play structures in the outside yards making them safe for kittens to play on, pressure-washing outside play areas, pruning and removing large branches overhanging the yards, and recovering fencing downed in snow storms as well as 60 metal posts and 200 stakes. They also water-proofed two outdoor cat houses and pulled a damaged canvas tent out of brush that had been downed in a windstorm.

Several scouts and friends joined Shingleton in working on the project: Fisher Jensen, Iain Thill, Emmanuel Gomez, Jared Bates, David Calderon, Rudy Franco, Ben Wright, James Mason, Zay Jones, Daisy Ryan and Ozzy Kramer.

“These scouts gifted us with their time and skills and are making a real difference in our community,” PFOA staff said.