Difference From 1B tions and volunteers to assemble several chests full of school supplies, enough in each chest for 40 children, to be sent to Afghani¬stan by the American Red Cross. But after an hour, it was still just her and her two volunteers. They'd made some craft bookmarks and key chains and eaten a dent in the plate of cookies, but that was it. Grogan smiled. "Actually we're going to continue this the next two weeks," she said, and even longer if that's what it takes. "I read an article back in March, and it just grabbed me," about the plight of schools in Afghanistan and, especially, of women who were forbidden to attend those schools during the reign of the Taliban in that country. "It's the fact that the girls are just now be¬ing allowed back in school, and the schools are bombed out and they have half the supplies they need, but they're sitting on the floors ready to learn," she said. They need basic supplies, she said: pencils, paper, notebooks, chalk - all the usual. Each supply chest also is supposed to have a soc¬cer ball, a pump and 20 jump ropes because Afghan children, too, get recess. Grogan does this every year, partially be¬cause she thinks Make a Difference Day is such a good idea, but also to show the com¬munity that Girl Scouts are more than cookie sellers. Grogan has been in Scouting since her daughter joined in the third grade. That was 15 years ago and her daughter adult Girl Scout. So is her husband. So's the rest of her family, but she admits her fami¬ly's the exception. "Between you and me, I don't think we (the GSA) get enough notice in Utah," she said. "We are very overshadowed." By who? The Boy Scouts, of course, who have major sponsors from large religions and various businesses, while the Girl Scouts op¬erate entirely on their own. They have to hunt and beg just for a place to meet, while Boy Scout troops have automatic use of their sponsors' buildings. So they get lots of notice, while the Girl Scouts only hit the news when it's cookie sale time. "Unfortunately people think of us as cook¬ies, and we're way much more than cookies," she said. "I think there's an ignorance on the part of the community as to what the Girl Scouts are, and if I had the time I would be a spokesman, I would go anywhere." She doesn't have the time, though, so she works to organize community service proj¬ects such as the school supply drive, hoping people will notice and even take part. As of 3 p.m., she'd had about a dozen peo¬ple come by. Her collection box was about half full, but she said she was not deterred in the least. "We'll get more, I'll just keep doing it," she said. Grogan is still collecting school supplies. She can be reached at 985-2881, or e-mail gro-gansheros@aol.com. You can reach reporter Charles Trentelman at 625-4232, or by e-mailing ctrentel-