Liên Đoàn Chí Linh was founded in 2001 on the grass at Tony Lam Park — and every Sunday since, more than a hundred families have come back.
Every great tradition begins with a small decision — by a few parents, a patch of grass, and one Sunday morning.
In September 2001, a group of Vietnamese parents in Orange County decided their children would not grow up without Hướng Đạo. They chose Tony Lam Park — on McFadden, between Newland and Beach — as the weekly meeting ground. That first Sunday morning, twelve kids showed up.
Twenty-five years later, the Liên Đoàn is still there. Five units — Sói Con, Chim Non, Lê Lợi, Trưng Nhị, and Lê Lai — serve children from age seven to twenty-one. Eighty-seven issues of the Cờ Lau newsletter have gone to press. Three generations of scouts have come through basic training. And every Sunday, from 9 AM to noon, more than a hundred families still pitch tents, open camp, and gather the way they did on day one.
To preserve and grow Vietnamese cultural tradition, while helping our children integrate into American culture, through the Scouting program.
Every week we meet, sing, and recite the Scout Promise in Vietnamese.
The Scout Promise — be prepared, a good turn daily, leave no trace.
Families help families. Older scouts help the young. Liên Đoàn helps Liên Đoàn.
Camp, hike, take care of yourself, leave the campsite cleaner than you found it.
