Cub scout recap......
Duke took kazu along with him to his first cub scout meeting. Kazu had so much fun. They had a short meeting then headed over to the fire station. Kazu was so excited and asked so many questions. He was the only one paying attention. He has already been to a fire station and had a private tour by a fire chief, ate dinner with the fire fighers, and got to see their trucks, the police truck, and the media truck so this wasn't anything new. I guess being a little boy and being inside a fire station is exciting no matter how many times you go.
Duke was happy when he came home. He said about 9 boys showed up to their meeting but that none of them had uniforms because they couldn't afford it. There was talk among the troop of passing uniforms down that had been outgrown. It was so sad to hear that not one of those 9 boys parents could afford a uniform. We by no means live in an affulent ward. And this meeting really drove it home.
My wheels have been spinning on how to raise money to get these boys a uniform. Does anyone have any ideas? I want to call next week to see how much a complete uniform costs. I asked Duke if he could ask his company if they were willing to sponser some uniforms for these boys. Or if he could ask any of his former business clients if they could donate anything.
Feel free to email me if you have any ideas at the dukemelody account. I'd love to hear some of your ideas.
Aloha,
Melody
Duke was happy when he came home. He said about 9 boys showed up to their meeting but that none of them had uniforms because they couldn't afford it. There was talk among the troop of passing uniforms down that had been outgrown. It was so sad to hear that not one of those 9 boys parents could afford a uniform. We by no means live in an affulent ward. And this meeting really drove it home.
My wheels have been spinning on how to raise money to get these boys a uniform. Does anyone have any ideas? I want to call next week to see how much a complete uniform costs. I asked Duke if he could ask his company if they were willing to sponser some uniforms for these boys. Or if he could ask any of his former business clients if they could donate anything.
Feel free to email me if you have any ideas at the dukemelody account. I'd love to hear some of your ideas.
Aloha,
Melody
posted by Melody at Saturday, May 31, 2008
1 Comments:
I got one on ebay (Abt $15 for the shirt, a hat, & scarf), but I know shipping to Hawaii can be awful. I also got one at our Scoutorama a couple of weeks ago, where the label that says "Boy Scouts of America" was sewed on upside down. Got the shirt for $5, and took it home. Took 5 minutes to unpick the little logo and re-sew it on correctly, plus I had the sewing machine out and ready to add earned patches.
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