29 September 2008
Those Swinging Salvage Scouts
Posted by admin under: community service .
Hearkening back to the days that built the reputations of the Scouts, Girl Scouts of Central Indiana will be doing a massive salvage drive and an event called Victory Days. Deb Kelly at the TribStar says,
Victory Days is a weekend-long living history museum featuring the vehicles, entertainment, military mementos and lifestyles of the days of World War II. Connie Hinsenkamp, a volunteer with the Girl Scout effort, said the salvage drive is a reminder of what Girl Scouts did during the 1940s.
“In the 1940s, the Girl Scouts were real involved with collecting for the war effort,” Hinsenkamp said Sunday. “They collected rubber, nylon and rags, and they collected metal of all sorts. The rubber was for tires, the nylon and rags were for making parachutes, and the metal was for the helmets.”Each Scout service unit participating through the weekend will take the money raised through recycling back to their groups to help pay for programming all year long, Hinsenkamp said.
Scouts of all ages will be working in two-hour shifts each day of Victory Days. They will be in uniform, pulling wagons and helping clean up while collecting recyclable material. Adult volunteers will be on hand to supervise.
Hear that? Uniforms? Oh, yeah. It’s a big deal with me because GSUSA is not just a social group although it serves that purpose as well as anything else your kids could be involved in. It also teaches that there are standards and being part of a group with similar values. Uniforms also build pride in yourself and your organization. Victory Days for the win!
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