Michigan cadets assist during annual U.S.-Canada River Event
Cadet Capt. Dannie Fountain and Cadet 2nd Lt. Mary Yaple pose with Canadian Girl Guides
MICHIGAN – Members of the Selfridge Cadet Squadron pitched in on an overcast early autumn day in Marine City as Girl Scouts from Michigan, Ohio and Indiana and their Canadian counterparts, the Girl Guides, converged on both sides of the St. Clair River for the annual International River Crossing. Civil Air Patrol was asked to help with the event for the first time. For 42 years, thousands of Girl Scouts and Girl Guides have joined together for a day of international friendship and swapping of small crafts they have made. Until last year the activities were held primarily in a park on the Sarnia, Canada, side of the border, but changes in immigration laws allowed organizers to change this year’s locations. Of the 10 Selfridge members who assisted, seven were or had been Girl Scouts. They helped guide participants to the activities on the waterfront, worked the car parking area and marshaled buses that brought the Scouts to the park. The cadets also worked with the Scouts and Guides in carrying out various environmental activities. The organizers were very pleased with the cadets’ assistance and look forward to CAP’s participation next year.
>> 1st Lt. Lisa Fountain