[Roundtable] Scouts ACLU Popcorn Sale Hits Jackpot

Fri, 17 Dec 2004 18:24:48 -0600

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We missed the boat on this one.  Perhaps next year we should find the =
local
ACLU and do a Show and Sell.

Scouts ACLU Popcorn Sale Hits Jackpot

POSTED: 11:17 am EST December 17, 2004
UPDATED: 11:48 am EST December 17, 2004

RICHMOND, Va. -- Some Boy Scouts in Virginia decided to take a jab at =
the
American Civil Liberties Union -- and found it more than worth their =
while.=20

Troop 828 set up a booth in downtown Richmond Wednesday to sell popcorn
outside the state ACLU headquarters.=20

The ACLU has raised legal questions about government sponsorship of the =
Boy
Scouts of America, because the group requires its members to believe in =
God.

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The scouts got an unexpected boost from nationally syndicated talk show =
host
Glenn Beck. The scouts were swamped with buyers and a Web site was =
flooded
with orders from buyers in 39 states.=20

At last count, popcorn sales had topped $28,000.=20

Last year, the Chesterfield County troop only sold $300 worth.=20

Copyright 2004 by The Associated
<http://www.nbc4.tv/news/2455821/detail.html> Press

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</B>Some Boy Scouts in Virginia decided to take a jab at the American =
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Liberties Union -- and found it more than worth their while.=20
<P></P>Troop 828 set up a booth in downtown Richmond Wednesday to sell =
popcorn=20
outside the state ACLU headquarters.=20
<P></P>The ACLU has raised legal questions about government sponsorship =
of the=20
Boy Scouts of America, because the group requires its members to believe =
in God.=20

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<P></P>The scouts got an unexpected boost from nationally syndicated =
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<P></P>At last count, popcorn sales had topped $28,000.=20
<P></P>Last year, the Chesterfield County troop only sold $300 worth. =
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