40 The Queens Courier • kids & education • february 27, 2014 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com Help Scouts have once-in-a-lifetime trip ▶kids & education PHOTO COURTESY HEDY DEBONET JOB 9-014C2 8.75 X 5.6875 QUEENS COURIER These New York City Boy Scouts need help funding a historic trip to Normandy. BY MELISA CHAN [email protected]/@MelissaCourier Four Boy Scouts from Queens and about a dozen more in the city need help funding a historic trip to Normandy. The Boy Scouts of America Greater New York Councils is hoping to give 15 young leaders a once-ina lifetime opportunity to tour Europe and visit France during the 70th Anniversary of D-Day. Nearly 160,000 American soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944 to march across Europe to defeat Hitler at the height of World War II. “The soldiers who stormed the beach that day are probably no older than the boys we’re taking on this trip,” said Hedy DeBonet, a trip leader from Fresh Meadows. “This is what we will be showing to the youth on this trip — a reminder of the sacrifices made a generation ago, acknowledgement that freedom is bought at a terrible price,” she added. Each teen must come up with $2,600 for airfare, hotels and admission fees for nearly a dozen tourist spots, including the Eiffel Tower and the Imperial War Museum. So far, each Scout has paid for half. But more is needed before the nine-day trip, beginning April 18, DeBonet said. “There’s so much history that the kids don’t really learn anymore,” she said. “It’s just a real hands-on learning experience.” Tax deductible checks can be made out to the Greater New York Councils, Boy Scouts of America, at 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 7820, New York, NY 10118. CENTER FOR GIFTED YOUTH SUMMER 2014 PROGRAM June 30 - July 25, 2014 • CELEBRATING 32 YEARS Are You the Parent of a Gifted Child? 19 day Summer Program Open to gifted children entering grades 2-8 in September 2014 Expands students’ knowledge and develops creative and critical thinking skills Offers children the opportunity to learn in an innovative and exciting environment New technology infusion For information, call (516) 299-2160 or email [email protected] Dr. Lynne Manouvrier, Director • Mr. Henry Mazer, Headmaster FIND OUT. College of Education, Information and Technology Inquire about Transportation Visit our website for program criteria: liu.edu/post/giftedyouth
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