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thedrifter
03-12-03, 06:13 AM
March 11, 2003

Conn. Girl Scouts want to send cookies to troops

Associated Press


MILFORD, Connecticut — Boxes of thin mints will soon be on their way to the far corners of the globe.
Girl Scouts in seven Connecticut cities have begun a drive to get the public to donate $3 so that a box of their cookies can be sent to U.S. troops in Kuwait, Guam and South Korea.

“Because of the state of affairs, we want to remind the soldiers that we care for them,” said Kate Cosgrove, a spokeswoman for the Girl Scouts Housatonic Council. “This brings them a little bit of home.”

With a week to go in the campaign, scouts from Milford, Stratford, Bridgeport, Trumbull, Easton, Fairfield and Monroe have raised money for nearly 5,000 boxes.

Master Chief Petty Officer Richard Iannucci, a senior enlisted adviser of the Navy’s First Naval Construction Division, said little things can make a soldier’s day.

“Any time you get something from home, it just helps you think about family and friends,” he said Tuesday.


Sempers,

Roger

MOUNTAINWILLIAM
11-17-07, 01:21 PM
It's great that the Conn. Girl Scouts are doing a good deed, however the Boy Scouts of Cambridge, Mass. are being denied the same freedom by the politically correct crowd there. Indeed, it is the opinion of those in the catbird seat that by sending "stuff" to the troops that the Scouts are endorsing the war (and by default, the current administration). In doing so they are in violation of some obscure regulation (which violates the US Constitution).

Ahh! The ignorance and stupidity continues to flourish. To view a video of this "legal" nonsense go to the link below.

Let It Rip: Local Boy Scouts Accused of Being 'Pro War'

A troop of Boy Scouts placed donation boxes meant for troops in polling stations around Cambridge last week, but Election officials ordered the removal of those donation boxes. Watch the FOX25 Morning News Let It Rip and then share your thoughts with us on our Blogs.

http://www.myfoxboston.com/myfox/pages/ContentDetail?contentId=4940326

jrhd97
11-17-07, 09:18 PM
I'm glad you brought that up Mountain. The Boy Scouts getting shut down is the first thing that came to mind. I'm glad to see the Girl Scouts are able to proceed...... so far.