PreludeRM said:

Did you hear anything about the rebel legion helping at the rose bowl parade. Hell No. And if you did it was in a negative remark most likly made by a 501st member.

Lol, I have actually never really heard anything about either group. I have heard people mention the 501st around here every now and then, and I kind of took them to be like the guys who do Civil War reenactments, only with Stormtroopers. This is the first I heard of them being a charity group.

It is kind of sad that these guys become proud about wearing around armor from a science fiction film. I guess some people find it fun to get with other fans and dress up, but I am not sure if it is anything that can really be bragged about, at least not any more than any other group raising funds for charity.