BOY SCOUT PROJECT EVOLVES INTO FRIENDSHIP.Byline: DENNIS MCCARTHY Dennis McCarthy may refer to:
Christopher DeVries searched the sea of blue Cub Scout shirts in the 5K run/walk portion of Sunday's Los Angeles Marathon The Los Angeles Marathon is an annual marathon held in Los Angeles, California since 1986. It was inspired by the success of the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles. The race starts at about 8:15AM and runs through Downtown Los Angeles, Koreatown, the Crenshaw district, and , looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. his buddy Sam Bashe. The 12-year-old Boy Scout from Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. had promised the 10-year-old Cub Scout with cerebral palsy cerebral palsy (sərē`brəl pôl`zē), disability caused by brain damage before or during birth or in the first years, resulting in a loss of voluntary muscular control and coordination. that he would push him across the finish line in his wheelchair. But he was having trouble finding Sam in the crowd, and the finish line was only a mile away. A few months ago, the 14 Cub Scouts in Woodland Hills Pack 88 -- all physically disabled -- were only a project to Christopher -- a way for him to earn his Boy Scout merit badge in disability awareness. Two Saturdays a month, he met with them at the AbilityFirst/Paul Weston Center in Woodland Hills. Spend a few hours helping them with their Cub Scout projects and earn the credits he needed for his merit badge. At least that was the plan. "We knew something special was happening when Christopher kept coming home every Saturday telling us he was really having a great time with them," said his dad, Peter. "He wound up volunteering to be their den chief, their Boy Scout mentor Mentor, in Greek mythology Mentor (mĕn`tər, –tôr'), in Greek mythology, friend of Odysseus and tutor of Telemachus. , which is a big commitment. "He's also starting to bring Scouts from other troops to meet them. "It's gone well beyond trying to earn a merit badge." This is exactly what he was hoping would happen when he started Troop 88 in January, says Jeff Richards Jeff Richards can refer to different people:
It's all about inclusion, he says, getting able-bodied and disabled Scouts mingling and learning from each other. Knocking down some of those stupid stereotypes and fears. "We have 14 boys now, but next year I'm sure we'll have 30 or 40 as word spreads in the disabilities community that we're here waiting for them with open arms," Richards said. For more information on the Weston Centers programs, call Richards at (818) 884-6612, Ext. 102. Christopher found Sam with less than a mile to go Sunday, taking over pushing his wheelchair from Sam's mom, Jo. Her son had been up since 4:30 a.m., dressed and ready to go, she said. She hadn't seen him this excited since the day he got his Cub Scout shirt and cap a few months ago. "He wore them to bed, refusing to take them off," she said, laughing. "You just don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. how important something like this is, to be included. "Normal kids don't like being around Sam because he can't do what they can. He gets left out of everything. "Now he's so happy, and has something to look forward to -- his Cub Scout meetings and being with Chris, his best buddy." That was them a hundred yards ahead, smiling as they crossed the finish line and had a gold medal gold medal traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.] See : Prize placed around their necks. dennis.mccarthy@dailynews.com (818) 713-3749 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Boy Scout Christopher DeVries, 12, pushes 10-year-old Cub Scout Sam Bashe across the finish line of the 5K walk at the Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday. |
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