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Help Local Youth During July 4 Parade
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Little League prepare a 4th of July pancake breakfast and hot dog lunch.
Continuing a more than 60-year tradition, the American Legion Post 313 is hosting a pancake breakfast this July 4, together with the Marin Del Centro Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts Troop 43 and the Larkspur/Corte Madera Little League.
The American Legion holds the event at their Larkspur location, 500 Magnolia St. There will be about 60 Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and parent volunteers cooking and serving food all day. The menu features traditional American fare: pancakes, sausages, coffee, O.J., hot dogs, soda and a special, American Legion recipe Gin Fizz.
Proceeds from the event benefit the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and the Larkspur/Corte Madera Little League, and help fund their community service efforts. For Boy Scout Troop 43, this event is crucial. “It’s the biggest fundraiser of the year for us,” said assistant scout master Marko Kosta.
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Arriving on the scene bright and early, several young Boy Scouts — ranging from the 5th to the 8th grade — start things off with a special flag raising ceremony at 8 a.m. The scouts raise and salute the American Legion’s 12x15 ft. long flag that was decommissioned from the U.S.S. Arizona.
After the flag ceremony, the scouts roll up their sleeves and head to the kitchen to flip pancakes and barbecue hot dogs for the parade-goers. This year’s parade begins at 10:30 a.m. at l, continue through downtown Larkspur and end at the .
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The Girl and Boy Scouts have a busy day cooking, running food and clearing tables in hopes they can use their funds for camping trips and other fun activities and outings.
On their last camping trip, the Girl Scouts taught their adult leaders a thing or two about how to pitch a tent. “The adults were all struggling,” reminisced troop leader Deloris Leiter with a smile, but the Girl Scouts earned their camping badges that day.
In addition to learning to pack a backpack and make a campfire, scouts also perform community service. “There is a real community service aspect. It makes them think of others,” said Leiter.
“In the fall we spent some funds at to donate to the food bank,” added Leiter.
The Boy Scouts are focused on giving back to the community as well. “We are raising the next generation of citizens,” said Kosta of his efforts with Troop 43.
