Hooters sponsors Boy Scouts camp

It is known for sport, deep-fried food and scantily clad wait staff.

Yet Hooters appeared to be the proud sponsor of a local Boy Scouts camp, according to the Boy Scouts of America Denver Area Council.

The council has since apologized for the women’s attire but not the sponsorship.

Michelle Kettleborough said she picked up her seven-year-old son from the Frontier District Day Camp and saw the Hooters girls, wearing shorts, t-shirts and visors with their employer logo.

“And I step back for a second and I take a look and I'm like, 'are they wearing Hooters visors? Wait a minute,” she said.

She is now questioning whether to keep her son in the Boy Scouts next year.

Hooters sent over three employees to help out at the camp each day for three days, and gave a financial contribution.

The Cub Scouts camp was not free - it cost $65 per person, as reported by Denver7 News.

The Facebook page of Hooters Colorado has since taken down the photo of the teenage boy scout.

A statement from the Boy Scouts of America said: “A restaurant extended support to help make a local Cub Scout Day Camp possible and provided volunteers for the camp. The group of trained volunteers mistakenly wore the wrong attire and it was addressed by our Council leadership.

“The Boy Scouts of America relies on millions of dedicated volunteers and we are very appreciative of their commitment. We extend our apologies for this mistake and look forward to continuing our mission of serving youth in the Denver area.”

Other parents said it was less the women’s dress and more the organization sponsoring the camp that bothered them.

“It’s just the philosophies of the two organizations are polar opposites and I just don’t think they should be together,” said parent Marsha Corn.

Hooters has opened casino hotels and its own airline.