This is a bit of a shameless plug, but the cause is worthy. My son is an 11 year old Boy Scout with Troop 23 in Birmingham, Alabama. These young men actually manage themselves and decide where and how they should participate in their community and the latest decision has been made to be involved in the clean up and rebuilding of some of the harder hit areas in Alabama following the April 27, 2011 storms.
You all have probably seen the news about Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, but you might not have seen some of the footage from areas in northeast Alabama, like Pisgah and Flat Rock. They were actually hit with two tornadoes on the same day. It is a very rural area of Alabama and they were just about wiped off the map. If you have been here for the Chicken Rally, these areas are about 40 miles east of the park where the Chicken Rally is held.
Boy Scout Troop 23 has offered to help these small towns with clean up and rebuilding efforts. On Saturday, June 4th, the entire Troop will travel the few hours north from Birmingham to deliver $25 Wal-Mart gift cards to people that have been affected by the storms. The Troop will also spend Saturday helping with the clean up efforts, removing debris and identifying future rebuilding projects where they can be involved. The Troop could use your support with a donation of a $25 Wal-Mart gift card.
The gift cards collected between now and June 4th will all be distributed in Pisgah and the surrounding areas of Jackson County by the local Boy Scouts Troops. If you have the ability to help this team of young men, it would be greatly appreciated. You can order Wal-Mart gift cards online and have the cards shipped anywhere. Or pick up a $25 gift card during your next shopping trip and drop it in the mail. Any gift cards or donations can be mailed to:
BSA Troop 23
c/o Grayson Moyer
2539 John Hawkins Parkway
Suite 101-111
Birmingham, AL 35244
You can also send $25 via paypal to ted@motografixx.com and I will donate the processing fees paypal charges and buy the gift cards for the troop. I'll be glad to post an official count with first name and last initial of donors or provide a receipt from the BSA so that you know your money went to the right place.
Anything you do really can help. In the big scheme of things, the $25 is a couple of Rally t-shirts or a few Superstakes tickets and I promise you it can go a long way to helping some of these folks. Thank you for entertaining this post. I am very impressed with this group of young men and what the Boy Scouts can do when they put forth the effort. I am on my way to Wal-Mart to buy gift cards of my own for the Troop!
You all have probably seen the news about Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, but you might not have seen some of the footage from areas in northeast Alabama, like Pisgah and Flat Rock. They were actually hit with two tornadoes on the same day. It is a very rural area of Alabama and they were just about wiped off the map. If you have been here for the Chicken Rally, these areas are about 40 miles east of the park where the Chicken Rally is held.
Boy Scout Troop 23 has offered to help these small towns with clean up and rebuilding efforts. On Saturday, June 4th, the entire Troop will travel the few hours north from Birmingham to deliver $25 Wal-Mart gift cards to people that have been affected by the storms. The Troop will also spend Saturday helping with the clean up efforts, removing debris and identifying future rebuilding projects where they can be involved. The Troop could use your support with a donation of a $25 Wal-Mart gift card.
The gift cards collected between now and June 4th will all be distributed in Pisgah and the surrounding areas of Jackson County by the local Boy Scouts Troops. If you have the ability to help this team of young men, it would be greatly appreciated. You can order Wal-Mart gift cards online and have the cards shipped anywhere. Or pick up a $25 gift card during your next shopping trip and drop it in the mail. Any gift cards or donations can be mailed to:
BSA Troop 23
c/o Grayson Moyer
2539 John Hawkins Parkway
Suite 101-111
Birmingham, AL 35244
You can also send $25 via paypal to ted@motografixx.com and I will donate the processing fees paypal charges and buy the gift cards for the troop. I'll be glad to post an official count with first name and last initial of donors or provide a receipt from the BSA so that you know your money went to the right place.
Anything you do really can help. In the big scheme of things, the $25 is a couple of Rally t-shirts or a few Superstakes tickets and I promise you it can go a long way to helping some of these folks. Thank you for entertaining this post. I am very impressed with this group of young men and what the Boy Scouts can do when they put forth the effort. I am on my way to Wal-Mart to buy gift cards of my own for the Troop!
