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  1. 21st August 07, 10:22 AM #1
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    Community Help in a Kilt

    Last week I had a neat opportunity to help others in my community. The company I work for has an annual event to donate school supplies to needy kids, teachers & schools in the Phoenix area. This year our local offices collected over 200,000 school supply items, which was way more than was needed at the 2 schools we had selected to help, so the excess was distributed through other agencies. I got to help distribute backpacks filled (& they were really full) with all kinds of school stuff to about 60 kids at a local Boys & Girls Club. And since, as usual, I was in a kilt, this was probably the first time these boys & girls (& a few parents) had seen a man, in person, in a kilt. It was kinda like being Santa's Helper in August. It was a very happy occasion all around.

    I thought I'd share a phew photos with you...






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  2. 21st August 07, 10:39 AM #2
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    Very cool, thanks for sharing the pictures, sounds like a very worthwhile cause.
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    Kilties giving things away. Well, there goes that stereotype.

    Good on you.
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    Great pics and a great cause! You do the kilt justice!
  5. 21st August 07, 12:15 PM #5
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    Excellent; it feels good to do a good deed but doubly so to do it kilted.
    Please visit my Flickr albums of kilted guided tours of Scottish Borders Castles, also classic aeroplanes, steam trains, and vintage buses!
  6. 21st August 07, 12:20 PM #6
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    Great Job I love doing community service!!! and I also am akways Kilted! Keep up the good works RED!!!
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    A good Ambassador job for the kilt!
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    Look at you lad - what a great kilted kommunity service you have performed!
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    The KIDS Win! YAYYYY!
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    Very cool indeed, community service, and kilted at that! Right on!
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