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What
did the troop affected by explosion in West, Texas, do with extra
money?
5
September 2013
The Scouts and Scouters in West, Texas, have taken “to help other people at all
times” to a new level of awesome.
First, let me recap. On April 17, 2013, a
deadly explosion at West Fertilizer Company left a tight-knit
community in pain. Fifteen people died and more than 150 buildings
were damaged.
A vital part of the West community is found
in the families of Troop 494. Shortly after the explosion, the
larger, national Scouting community came through with donations
of money and essential survival items like water, toothpaste
and baby formula. It was another fine example of the Scouting
Spirit in action.
Though, thankfully, no Scouts lost their lives
in the explosion, four troop families lost their homes. And so
the money donated helped relieve a little of that pain by funding
a trip to the National Scouting Museum in Irving, Texas, and
paying for the balance of the troop’s summer camp fees at Worth
Ranch in Palo Pinto, Texas.
Those of you who donated to Troop 494 played
a big part in the community’s healing process, and you deserve
infinite praise.
But last week I learned that not all the money
the Longhorn Council received on behalf of Troop 494 was spent.
Exactly $1,778.06 remained, Scout Executive John Coyle told me.
What happened to that money is a story I had to share.
Don Urbanovsky, Troop 494 committee chair,
could’ve easily used that money to buy some fancy new camping
gear for the troop. He could’ve upgraded the troop’s trailer.
Or he could’ve paid for part of a trip to, say, California or
Florida for next year’s summer camp. Few would have raised objections
if he had done any of those.
But that’s not the Scouting way, is it? Instead,
Urbanovsky and Troop 494 sent a check for $1,778.06 to Troop
17 in Moore, Okla.
If anyone can empathize with the loss of life
and property felt after the devastating tornado on May 20, 2013,
in Moore it’s the people of West.
“I contacted them via email and received a
reply from Debbie Wedin, committee treasurer,” Urbanovsky wrote
in an email to Coyle. “She said that their troop had two boys
who are brothers who completely lost their house and several
others who suffered damage. Our troop sent them the checked enclosed
in a card signed by everyone who was at that night’s meeting.”
Now that’s selfless service, and it’s what
Scouting’s all about.
(From a Scouting Magazine blog post sent out by Mr. Wicks. The blog
post)
Original email September
6, 2013 |
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