So.... what are your children doing this weekend?

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You're very welcome! (ditto the other thanks above)

 

I should say though that most of the organising was done by GSUSA at RAF Alconbury. We just turned up and provided some labour! I have a feeling that with Alconbury due to close in the next few years we may be being lined up to take over from them on this as it's a regular slot that they have each year.

This kind of thing is an excellent project for a scout (probably one of your Explorers) to coordinate. It's a matter of talking to the cemetery CEO to confirm dates/times, determine supplies/ tools, contacting every potential unit in the vicinity, getting an advance head-count, communicating back to the CEO, identifying youth to lead a service, and maybe inviting local veterans to join you.

 

I'm trying to sort out how to, in the next year, provide a clearing house for the different Memorial Day projects in our district. So, if for example, ours isn't convenient, a scouter could team up with troop X, Y, or Z. My personal challenge: assure that each project has a youth coordinator.