Categorized | General



Deaf Scouts take on camp competition

Posted on 01 May 2006 by Editor

The Miami Herald had a nice write up about Troop 726, the only deaf Troop in South Florida, yesterday:

The Boy and Cub Scouts campsites at Carlos Arboleya Park were crowded and noisy Saturday, with packs of gabbing boys cooking and tying logs together with rope.

But it’s a different story for the boys of Troop 726. These four guys gab with their hands.

They are the smallest and quietest troop at this year’s Spring Camporee, a weekendlong Scouts competition, at 7025 W. Flagler St. They can do nearly everything the other boys do. But they can’t hear or speak.

Read the whole article at the Miami Herald Website.

Popularity: 5% [?]

Leave a Reply



Advertise Here