Burlington Scouts Collecting Items for Four-Legged Friends

Local Girl Scouts are working hard to help out animals at a Massachusetts animal shelter and are looking for your assistance.

Burlington Troop 71605 is working on their bronze award by helping the Second Chance Animal Shelter in East Brookfield. They currently have donation boxes placed at , at Unleashed and Stop N' Shop in Woburn and on Tuesday at the Burlington recreation department.

The scouts are asking the public for assistance in collecting the following items for the shelter:

• Cat Food (canned)
• Kitten Chow dry
• Dog and Cat Food, 
• Masking Tape 
• Advantage or Revolution for fleas
• Large Plastic storage containers (preferably clear)
• 8 1/2 x 11 (letter) or 11 x 17 white copy paper
• corn oil
• Karo syrup
• plastic clothes pins
• donations of gift certificates for restaurants, goods and services or new merchandise (to help support our fund raising events)
• Gift Certificates to Walmart or Staples
• Kuranda Dog and Cat Beds and Cat Towers - We are especially in need of small and medium size beds for dogs, and beds and towers for cats.
• Exam Gloves (lots of them! - any size)
• Paper towels (lots of them!)
• Clean Towels
• Dog Toys
• Cat Houses and Toys
• Bleach
• Yarn (for making cat toys/blankets)
• Leashes, Collars, Gentle Leaders
• Distilled water
• Large Wicker Baskets
• Trash bags (tall kitchen - white or black)
• pipe cleaners (for making cat toys)
• old or new socks and catnip (for making cat toys)
• Lint Rollers
• Laundry detergent
• Scrub brushes
• Brooms
• Plastic Spray Bottles
• Clip boards
• Pooper scoopers