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Voluptuous Volunteerism

“A restaurant extended support to help make a local Cub Scout Day Camp possible and provided volunteers for the camp,” the Boy Scouts of America said in a statement. Parents, however, were not happy about this particular restaurant sponsoring a Frontier District Day Camp in Denver, Colo. Michelle Kettleborough discovered the sponsorship when she picked up her 7-year-old son from the camp. “I step back for a second,” she said, “and I take a look and I’m like, ‘are they wearing Hooters visors?’” After parents complained, Hooters Colorado took down photos from their Facebook page showing volunteers wearing “traditional” Hooters-style attire. “It’s just the philosophies of the two organizations are polar opposites and I just don’t think they should be together,” said Marsha Corn, who also sent her concerns to the local Boy Scouts chapter. “The restaurant assisted with the costs of putting on the camp, and through their community volunteering several of their waitresses donated their time to help staff the camp,” a district executive replied. “Glad to hear your son had such a good time.” (MS/KMGH Denver) ...Hooters is also sponsoring the new Owl Spotting merit badge.