Congressman honors fundraising efforts of Canfield boy, 12

CANFIELD — U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, the Republican incumbent in the 6th Congressional District and 26-year veteran, visited the Canfield War Veterans Museum, 23 E. Main St., to honor Scotty Crawford, 12, of Canfield, for his dedicated fundraising efforts to help renovate the museum.

Johnson, of Marietta, awarded Scotty a certificate and an American flag flown over the U.S. Capitol for his “remarkable commitment” to raising this afternoon, which was also 72nd anniversary of D-Day, the major Allied forces victory in France that began the liberation of German-occupied northwestern Europe from Nazi control, and contributed to the Allied victory on the Western Front in World War II.

Scotty, who has now raised $34,100, said he first got the idea for raising funds for the museum after a third-grade field trip around Canfield. Scotty noticed the museum was in need of a paint touch-up, and his idea took off from there.

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