Occoneechee Council, Boy Scouts Of America Announce 2007 Campaign

March 19, 2007 - PRLog -- RALEIGH, N.C. – The Occoneechee Council, Boy Scouts of America have announced that their 2007 Friends of Scouting campaign will kick off on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 with a breakfast event at Prestonwood Country Club at 300 Prestonwood Parkway in Cary at 7:15 a.m.  Ernie McAlister, Mayor of Cary, will be the honorary breakfast chairman and Peter Laviolette, head coach of the Stanley Cup Champions Carolina Hurricanes will be the event’s keynote speaker.
For more information, call (919) 577-0694 or visit http://www.ocscouts.org.

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News Facts:

·   The Occoneechee Council, Boy Scouts of America have announced that their 2007 Friends of Scouting campaign will kick off on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 with a breakfast event at Prestonwood Country Club at 300 Prestonwood Parkway in Cary at 7:15 a.m.
·   Cary Mayor, Ernie McAlister will be the honorary breakfast chairman.
·   Peter Laviolette, head coach of the Stanley Cup Champions Carolina Hurricanes will be the event’s keynote speaker.

About the Occoneechee Council, Boy Scouts of America:
The Boy Scouts of America was incorporated in 1910 to provide a program for community organizations that offers effective character, citizenship, and personal fitness training for youth.
Specifically, the BSA endeavors to develop American citizens who are physically, mentally, and emotionally fit; have a high degree of self-reliance as evidenced in such qualities as initiative, courage, and resourcefulness; have personal values based on religious concepts; have the desire and skills to help others; understand the principles of the American social, economic, and governmental systems; are knowledgeable about and take pride in their American heritage and understand our nation's role in the world; have a keen respect for the basic rights of all people; and are prepared to participate in and give leadership to American society.  The Scouting program has three specific objectives, commonly referred to as the "Aims of Scouting." They are character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness.  For more information, call (919) 577-0694 or visit http://www.ocscouts.org.

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