Posted on 06/13/2008 8:34:09 AM PDT by Caleb1411
I received a gift in the mail today - an honorary certificate along with a citizenship card for Boys Town. I am now an official Honorary Citizen of the famous Nebraska village which was started by Father Flanagan over 90 years ago. Boys Town is one of the charitable organizations that my wife and I have donated to through the years. I first became aware of it, probably like most people, through the 1938 MGM movie starring Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney.
My citation reads as follows: "In appreciation of Assistance Rendered Father Flanagan's Boys' Home Presents Mr. Greg Crosby the Title of 2008 Honorary Citizen. This Certificate of Appointment has therefore been issued by the Officers and Governing Board of Boys Town under the authority vested in them by the Citizens." Signed Father Steven E. Boes, National Executive Director.
If you think this citation makes me proud, you're right. I feel great about it. Honorary Citizenship is a time honored tradition dating back to 1937. If you think I received it because I gave a ton of money to Boys Town, you're wrong. I only send in maybe 10 or 20 bucks a year - I wish I could afford to send more, but we give what we can afford to give and we do give to other charities as well. So you see, even though I'm not one of Boys Town's heavy-duty, rich patrons, they nevertheless saw fit to make me an Honorary Citizen. I like it. Makes me feel like Mickey Rooney or something.
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Oh, I thought this was about Nuevo Laredo. Never mind.
My Dad was there for a couple years in the early 30’s.
Oh, I thought this was about John DeKamp’s book, “The Franklin Coverup.”
The Father Flanagan’s Boy’s Town is history. It is now a rip off for the public and the boys at Boy’s Town. They charge over $350 a day to the state or insurance (whoever is in charge of paying). We had one in the small town we lived in. The boy’s always looked like they were unkept.
The people I knew that worked there said it was creepy and the boys were mistreated. People would donate their horses thinking the boys were going to ride them but Boys Town took the horses directly to the Horse Auction. It’s all about money now. They had more staff than boys at that place.
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