After 40 years, Mike Lovitt is now a Scout

[RememberSchiff]

Mike Lovitt is now officially a Boy Scout.

• Lovitt has been the owner of Chick-fil-A Bristow for the past 10 years and is retired Army Lt. Colonel, having served 30 years.
• Lovitt’s dream of becoming a Boy Scout manifested at a young age during the 1950s as a young boy in Hawaii.

Lovitt, who is African American, didn’t have to worry about prejudice in Hawaii because many had a different nationality.

• It was only until his family moved to North Carolina where suddenly he couldn’t fulfill his dream of becoming a Boy Scout.

When he wanted to join Boy Scouts, the leaders came to his home and told his father, who was a USMC Gunnery Sergeant, that he couldn’t join scouts because they didn’t allow African American boys.

• Despite his disappointment at a young age, Lovitt has supported the scouts by letting them hold fundraisers at his restaurant and helping out with scout functions.

Recently, his disappointment ...(rest of story at source)

https://potomaclocal.com/2019/10/25/40-years-ago-they-banned-him-because-of-his-skin-color-today-mike-lovitt-is-a-boy-scout/

Scout Salute!

[SSScout]

Yep.  NCAC< Camp Snyder, we know Stephanie Messenger.   Scout Salute indeed.    I always liked how  Camp Snyder got established,  the property was originally intended as a  Disney   attraction, the county thought better of that,  a worthy area developer worked some  water rights, wet lands swaps and voila, Camp William B. Snyder.... 

Note the full name, and the initials.... C double U B  S...….     we have lots of events there...…  y'all come by some time.