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Parents in Denver are complaining after finding out their children attended a Cub Scout camp that was sponsored by Hooters.

KMGH-TV reported that one parent, Michelle Kettleborough, picked up her seven-year-old son from the Frontier District day camp and found him surrounded by people wearing Hooters visors.

Parents said, however, that it wasn’t the attire that irritated them – the women were wearing shorts and fitted T-shirts. It was more that Hooters does not fit the philosophy of the Scouts.

“It’s just the philosophies of the two organizations are polar opposites and I just don’t think they should be together,” Marsha Corn, another parent, told the TV station.

According to its own website, the Boy Scouts of America “is one of the nation’s largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations”, providing “a program for young people that builds character, trains them in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness”.



Hooters, an international restaurant chain, is known for its scantily clad waitresses and sports-bar atmosphere.

The Boy Scouts of America Denver area council said a local Hooters approached it about working with the scouts.

A spokesman told KMGH-TV: “A restaurant extended support to help make a local Cub Scout day camp possible and provided volunteers for the camp. The group of trained volunteers mistakenly wore the wrong attire and it was addressed by our Council leadership.

“The Boy Scouts of America relies on millions of dedicated volunteers and we are very appreciative of their commitment. We extend our apologies for this mistake and look forward to continuing our mission of serving youth in the Denver area.”

Hooters Colorado had posted on Facebook photos of boys holding their craft projects and posing with employees. It has since removed the images.