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Help Young America winners
Troop 76, Ringwood, N.J., has been
awarded $1,000 as a first-place winner in
the 1982 Colgate-Palmolive Help Young
America campaign. Two other BSA units
also won awards in the contest that recog-
nizes outstanding community service
projects organized by youth.
The $1,000 first prize was awarded to
Troop 76 for a firesafety program that
included painting, numbering, and map-
ping out the town's fire hydrant system.
The boys established the system through
research with the water department,
cross-referencing all hydrants with a map
that was presented to the Ringwood Fire
Department. Troop 76 is chartered to the
Peter Cooper School PTO.
Explorer Post 95, chartered to the Union
Methodist Church in Columbia, S.C.,
received a $500 check as a second-prize
winner. Troop 71, chartered to the Lions
Club of Union, N.J., was awarded a
third-prize amount of $300.
Since the first Help Young America
campaign in 1972, Colgate-Palmolive Co.,
has contributed more than $3 million to
U.S. youth through this award-winning
program.
BSA unit money-earning
guidelines
Nearly every Scouting unit finds it neces-
sary to conduct a money-earning effort at
some time or another, whether it's to
purchase new camping equipment or fi-
nance a high adventure superactivity. It's
important to remember that the BSA has
strict guidelines in regard to unit money
earning. A few to consider are:
• The BSA name, logo, uniforms, and
photographs may be used only for Scout-
ing functions.
• Products must be sold on their merits
alone and not by members wearing uni-
forms.
• All projects must be approved by the
local council. The unit submits a Unit
Money-Earning Application, Supply No.
4427, well in advance.
• Whatever product or service a unit
decides to sell must be in keeping with the
values of the BSA. The traditional princi-
ples of Scouting have been carefully pre-
served over the years, and they must be
safeguarded now and in the future.
For suggested money-earning projects
contact your local council service center.
Cub Scout ceremonies
The Cub Scout Division at the BSA Na-
tional Office would like to hear about your
favorite advancement and recognition
ceremonies so that it might share them
with Cub Scouters nationwide in Cub
Scouting literature and training courses.
Send scripts, photocopied illustrations,
and lists of materials to: Cub Scout Divi-
sion, BSA, 1325 Walnut Hill Ln., Irving,
Tex. 75062-1296. Please indicate if the
materials sent must be returned.
An ounce of prevention ...
September is back-to-school month and
that means children will soon be heavily
involved in sports and fitness programs.
Ideally, athletic programs should be
enjoyable, giving young people an oppor-
tunity to keep fit while developing social
and emotional maturity. Too often, how-
ever, unnecessary sports-related injuries
can sideline youthful competitors and in
some cases cause permanent disabilities.
In order to broaden awareness of sports
safety and injury prevention, Hoffmann-
La Roche, Inc., has prepared a booklet
titled Sports Injuries in Children. The
booklet discusses injuries prevalent among
youngsters such as muscle pulls and shin
splints, as well as advice on conditioning
programs and sports discipline.
Copies of the booklet are available free
of charge by writing: Public Relations
Department, Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.,
340 Kingsland St., Nutley, N.J. 07110.
A patron of natural resources
Troop 1 of Princeton, W. Va., has under-
taken the responsibility of "patron" for the
Greenville Saltpeter Cave National Nat-
ural Landmark, one of 537 natural land-
marks in the country designated by the
Secretary of the Interior.
The patron program requires the Scouts
to visit the cave once or twice a year,
monitor its ecological and geological fea-
tures, and make a report to the National
Park Service on the condition of the site.
The cave, near Greenville, W. Va., was
used during the Civil War for the excava-
tion of saltpeter, used in the manufacture
of gunpowder.
During their speelunking visits, the
Scouts have explored about 80 percent of
the 13,000 feet of mapped underground
passages. They have also counted at least
200 bats that live in the cave and examined
different types of subterranean fish and
insects.
If successful, the patron program will be
expanded to other Scout units and natural
landmarks in an effort to save the National
Park Service the expense of staff time and
travel to visit the areas.
Eagle times three
There's nothing much unusual about three
brothers receiving their Eagle Scout
award, but when the three boys are iden-
tical triplets it makes for an interesting
story.
Chris, Collin, and Craig Gregory are 17
years old and belong to Troop 53 char-
tered to the St. Barnabas Episcopal
Church near Wilmington, Del.
The Gregory brothers started in Boy
Scouting with Troop 53 in 1976 after
spending three years in the Cub Scout
program where each earned the Arrow of
Light. While members of Troop 53, the
boys served in various leadership positions
including assistant patrol leader, patrol
leader, assistant senior patrol leader,
quartermaster, scribe, and librarian. They
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