These Christmas ornaments were handmade as part of a Good Turn Trip by the Scout Aye Aye Patrol.
By VIOLET CURTIS – Special to Circling the News
Five members of the Aye Aye Patrol of Palisades Scouting American Troop 223G met for a “Good Turn Trip.” In Scouting a Good Turn Trip is an event where Scouts host to help the community and to give back to the community.
Members chose to make ornaments for the nonprofit Operation Ornament. We learned about the nonprofit through a friend that lived in Altadena.
Operation Ornaments is dedicated to making Christmas just a little brighter for the survivors of natural disasters by sending them a package of handmade ornaments donated by people from across the USA and world.
The nonprofit’s goal is to let survivors know that they are remembered and loved. In 2025, Operation Ornaments collected 90,000 ornaments and distributed them to two areas across the United States.
The Patrol made ornaments and sent them to victims of the Central Texas floods that occurred in July 2025. In about two hours, we managed to make 36 ornaments from both recycled and store-bought supplies.
We considered making ornaments for Palisades Fire victims but were asked to send them to Texas. Operation Ornaments has identified Pacific Palisades as a distribution site for 2026.
(Editor’s note: The author lost her home and school in the Palisades Fire. Parents of fifth or sixth graders who want to learn more or visit a 223 Troop meeting, can contact Greg Frost [email protected] (Boys) or Scoutmaster Larry Kirven [email protected] (Girls).)