Nick Fioravanti, 17, is going places as he winds up his final year at Cranston High School West. He has also just completed his project for his Eagle Scout rank, as he is a part of Troop 6 Cranston.

His Court of Honor will be this spring, at which point he will officially be elevated to Scouting’s highest rank. Yet what he has done for the pet population in the city has been truly amazing.

For his Eagle Scout project, Fioravanti’s goal was to collect pet supplies and pet food for the Cranston Animal Shelter. His approved goal was 300 to 500 pounds of food and supplies. Then the project took on a life of its own, and he exceeded his target donation goal threefold.

“My project was to collect food and supplies that were on the shelter’s wish list,” Fioravanti said. “I only collected the items that I thought were most crucial such as dry dog, puppy, and cat food, rabbit hay, and cat litter. In total, I received 1,319 pounds of donated food and supplies. My original goal was anywhere between 300 to 500 pounds, so I just about tripled my goal.

“I decide to do this food and supply drive as my project because I am an animal lover and I wanted I make sure that the animals residing at the shelter were covered in terms of the essential items that they need to live their daily lives,” he continued. “By doing this project, it has also raised awareness for the animals at the shelter and how they need as much help as possible.”

Fioravanti’s team consisted of fellow Troop 6 scouts Luis Fidas, Michael Albright, and his younger brother Anthony Fioravanti. They helped with the donations from the PETCO in the Chapel View Plaza.

The donations also came from the students and staff at Cranston High School West, as well as the general public and family, friends, and fellow scouts.

Fioravanti became a Cub Scout in 2005 at the age of seven. He crossed over into Troop 6 in 2009 at the age of 11.

His future plans are to attend CCRI for two years to get his general courses out of the way. Once that’s done, he plans on finding a fine arts college that he can transfer into for creative writing, music, or art.

“Nick has completed all of the badge and rank requirements, he’s completed his Eagle Scout service project by making an enormous impact on the Cranston Animal Shelter by raising product and in-kind donations totaling more than 1,300 pounds of food and supplies, far exceeding his approved goal. Caring for animals which, through no fault of their own, received a bad break and found themselves needing the embrace of community to sustain them, was a priority for Nick, and he created a project to speak to that need,” said Paul Fioravanti, his father.