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FWB Cub Scouts fundraising to display an American flag at homes in NWFL

Cub Scout Pack 527 (Fort Walton Beach) wants to ensure that every resident in Northwest Florida has an American flag displayed at their home during patriotic holidays. This is part of a unique fundraiser for the Pack and will allow the Scouts to enhance their education of the flag while they are serving the community. The flag […]

Cub Scout Pack 527 (Fort Walton Beach) wants to ensure that every resident in Northwest Florida has an American flag displayed at their home during patriotic holidays.

  • This is part of a unique fundraiser for the Pack and will allow the Scouts to enhance their education of the flag while they are serving the community.

The flag subscription is $50 per householdper year. Scouts will install the flag for each of the holidays throughout the year and remove them once the holiday is over. The flags will be all-weather fabric and will be lit at night by a solar-powered light.

  • The flags will be a 3’x5′ flag displayed on a white pole.

“Pack 527 Scouts are committed to being an active member of the community and strive to live by the Scout Oath and Scout Law,” wrote the Pack in a press release.

Flags will be flown at subscriber’s homes on the following holidays:

  • President’s Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Flag Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Veteran’s Day
  • Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Want to support these local Scouts with their goal? Contact ljpscubs527@gmail.com for more information.

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