A group of local scouts are short $500 after a possible thief stole cash directly allocated for fundraising efforts.

The group was raising money to attend the upcoming scout jamboree in Halifax this summer. It will cost each scout about $2,000 to make the trip. The scouts collected the money at a local church last Saturday. While they were making dinner, a cash box went missing.

“Ultimately, it impacts us because it’s another fundraiser before we go,” said James Melby, troop scouter for the 46th East Saskatoon South Group. “We now have to plan another fundraiser to try to earn that extra cash, because every dollar counts at this time.”

Melby said some of his friends have stepped up to help out. Anyone wishing to make a donation can do so online and in person.