The half-century anniversary of Hungarian scouts in Washington was celebrated at the Hungarian Embassy in the US capital with the participation of scout leaders from the local area and other parts of the United States.
The anniversary event of the 4th József Bátori Scout Troop was attended by former troop leaders and the first members who joined the movement as children in 1975.
At the event, held on Saturday evening local time, troop commander Éva Dömötörffy said that the community has 66 active members and thanked the parents and former troop members for their help. She recalled that the Washington scouting movement began in the home of one of the families at the initiative of a few parents, and now has its own scout house and campground in nearby West Virginia.
Dömötörffy mentioned assimilation, changes in family life, and the expectations of the modern world as challenges facing scouting organizations in the diaspora. At the same time, she highlighted community building as an opportunity for young people to “become responsible, thoughtful, interconnected individuals, true to their roots but prepared for the future.”
Alpár Oriold, a Hungarian scout leader from California, recalled that
the Hungarian Scout Association in Washington took the name of József Bátori, a Piarist teacher and one of the founders of Hungarian scouting before World War II, in 1975, the year of his death.
The ceremony was hosted by the Hungarian Embassy, and in his welcome speech, Ambassador Szabolcs Takács emphasized that it is the responsibility of parents to decide what kind of children they bring into the world, and that the values imparted by scouting play an important role in this process.
The diplomat pointed out the close cooperation between the Hungarian diplomatic mission and the scout organizations. He emphasized that “the essence of Hungary’s sovereignty is the well-being, security, and prosperity of the Hungarian people, wherever they live in the world,” and recalled the commitment enshrined in the Fundametal Law (Hungary’s constitution) that “Hungary bears responsibility for all Hungarians.”
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