A pancake breakfast at the local community center is the tastiest way to start off a Saturday morning. But one Saturday was a little different; my Boy Scout troop cooked a pancake breakfast with all of the proceeds going to the Trevor Fund, a local charity promoting suicide awareness in the LGBT community. I could see it bring our small town together through in depth conversation while I was serving pancakes and refilling orange juices.
Not only did it help our small town come together, but it also made a statement to stand up for the rights of other people. Recently the Boy Scouts have come under fire for refusing to allow gay men and boys to participate in scouting; but by participating in the breakfast my troop welcomed everyone to join Boy Scouts. Hopefully in years to come, our small pancake breakfast will give someone the courage to join scouting and feel included.
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