Meggan Monday: Local Scout leads microchip drive project

The newest edition of Meggan Monday takes us to D’Iberville where one young scout is making a difference in her community while trying to earn the honor of being an Eagle Scout.

This week we are bringing you a story about a 14-year-old who is working to become the youngest female to earn the rank of Eagle Scout and make life better for her furry friends in the process. Here’s our story on LeeAnna LaSister.

Troop 212 Scout Leader Chad Nissen said, “I’ve seen her grow quite a bit as a young lady. I’m very proud of all the accomplishments she’s made. She comes from a long line of scouts.”

LeeAnna said, “I have worked with animals for my whole life. It just makes me sad whenever I see a pet loose or people looking for their pet. So having a microchip ensures that they will get back to their family when they are found.”

“You have to come up with a proposal and then you have to submit that to council and get it approved. And then once that’s done you have to get all the people and people work together to make it happen. And it’s more of a leadership project than a work project.”

D’Iberville Police Chief Shannon Nobles said, “I’m so excited that we have the opportunity. I’m so glad that she thought of D’Iberville to do this program. So many people don’t know that that’s important and don’t know to have their animals microchipped. We get so many calls about lost animals. And so, one of the most important things is to have your animal, if you care so much about your animal you don’t want to lose it, let’s get a microchip and she’s facilitated most of the work to do it, to secure the microchips, and to get it done.”

“Yes, we actually been working with a company called Fixin’ the Coast to, you know, fix the feral cat population. And that’s where this whole idea blossom, you know, and then we were fortunate enough to have a company reached out to us to donate free microchips for the project.”

“Everyone on that team was very excited. And it felt great to know that I was making a difference.”

“I’m looking forward to seeing how she progresses from here and it’s been an honor to be her leader and she’s just been phenomenal.”

“If I made Eagle Scout, I will be the youngest in South Mississippi. It feels really honoring to even get to this point to be able to do an Eagle project. And then it feels even better to get it.”

LeeAnna’s love for animals is evident in her Eagle Scout project. It’s such an inspiring story to hear about her desire to help and she has an event scheduled as part of her Eagle Scout project this Saturday at the Pass Christian Police Department where she will be passing out information about keeping pets safe. There will also be 100 free microchips available. Click here to register for this event.