Kankakee County scouts receive 100 new American flags ahead of Veterans Day

A hundred new American flags were recently donated to Kankakee County.The flags are part of a new nationwide charity, Guardians of Old Glory. The flags were to be presented to local Boy Scout troops during the Veterans Day ceremonies at the Ray Olley Memorial Statue on Saturday.The troops, in turn, will walk the streets of Kankakee County. When the Scouts see a flag that is worn, tattered or has seen better days, they will give a new flag to the homeowner. Jay Gal, a U.S. Navy veteran, started Guardians of Old Glory in February, and his organization already has given away 400 flags. As he gets donations, he works to give the flags back to the communities that gave.People can donate through his website, GuardiansofOldGlory.org. The flags, he said, are always American-made. The flags cost about $25. Some recipients, he said, often want to pay. They do not need to. The flags are free. If people give any money to the Scouts, Gal said those funds stay with the local troop.Gal said he planne