National Family Week: Nov 18-24

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National Family Week: Nov 18-24

 

 

 

Sam Wiley, an Indianapolis teacher and school administrator, started National Family week in 1968 as a means to provide Americans with an opportunity to promote strong families. Legislation was passed to have the week of Thanksgiving recognized nationwide as National Family Week.

 

Please note that the Boy Scouts of America is listed as an official "National Partner" of NFW:

 

 

 

Here is a link to BSA's 2006 press release re: NFW:

 

 

 

This November 19 through 25 [those were the 2006 dates; for 2007, the week is Nov 18-24], the Boy Scouts of America will recognize National Family Week by encouraging Scouts and their families to get active in giving back to their community together - as a family. Boy Scout units across the country will incorporate family bonding and community service in the weeks preceding the Thanksgiving holiday. For example, seven councils in southern California have coordinated their annual "Scouting for Food" food drive, collecting canned goods throughout the community to donate to food banks throughout California during a time of critical need. Committed to "helping people at all times," the BSA has provided more than 3.8 million service hours through projects such as Scouting for Food since 2004.