Community Building Begins
with the Boy Scouts of America

September 14,1982, President Ronald Reagan, who was the Honorary President of the Boy Scouts of America, telephoned a young man, Alexander Holsinger, to congratulate him on becoming the 1 millionth Eagle Scout. A small article about this event appeared in Time Magazine, which Billy read.

​Inspired by Alex's accomplishment, BJ immediately called our local Boy Scout office, and made arrangements to meet a Council leader at Dunkin' Donuts (when the donuts were still made in-store). Later that evening, BJ arrived home as Scoutmaster of Troop 30, a defunct troop based out of Ridgeville United Church of Christ. He started the troop with 5 boys, and within 5 years he had 20 scouts.

First Camporee - Spring 1983

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CLICK HERE to read the transcript of Alex and Ronald's conversation.

This event was the beginning of our COMMUNITY BUILDING, working within our new community to make it a better place to live for ALL.

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​Activism
Let Our Voices be Heard

Billy and I both grew up during the Vietnam War era, listening to the daily body count reported by Walter Cronkite, and news of the four massacred students at Kent State on May 4th, 1970. These two events had a profound affect on both of us. Billy had protested against the war in Washington DC, and was lucky enought to escape the draft. I did my part by wearing my POW/MIA bracelet, and writing a school report about Kent State.

So, in 1982, at the height of the Cold War, we became concerned about the increasing number of nuclear weapons that the US and Russia had accumulated and pointed at each other.  Billy and I decided to get more involved with ACTIVISM, particularly Nuclear Disarmament.

Our first "march" together, Stop the Arms Race, was on June 12, 1982, in New York City, where one million protesters marched from Central Park to the United Nations. We are proud to have been part of this landmark day in the fight for Nuclear Disarmament.

CLICK HERE to learn more about the June 12, 1982 protest

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