Eagle Scout Breakfast Fundraiser - 01/22/2013

Posted by Janet Rodgers

on Jan 22, 2013

Alpharetta Rotarians Support Eagle Scout Fundraiser

Alpharetta, Ga. – January 22, 2013 – On Friday, January 18^th, Friends of Scouting hosted its annual fundraiser at the Metropolitan Club on Windward Parkway. The Milton District Golden Eagle Breakfast raises funds to pay for Scouting programs, training, facilities, summer camp and equipment and supports Scouting throughout the Milton District. The Milton District includes Alpharetta, Milton, most of Roswell and the western half of Johns Creek with more than 3,000 youth participants.

From Left: Tracy Techau, Scout Executive/CEO, Tom Dalluge, Golden Eagle Chair, Heather Demis and Paul Ray, Alpharetta Rotary, David Belle Isle, Mayor of City of Alpharetta, and Ryan Avery, Eagle Scout, Troop 69

During the breakfast, The Rotary Club of Alpharetta presented a check to Friends of Scouting for $1,000 to assist with their fundraising efforts. With a goal of $25,000 and more than $30,000 raised, this year’s Golden Eagle Committee chairman, Tom Dalluge, was very pleased with the event. All donations for the Golden Eagle Breakfast come from private sources, either individuals or companies.

Atlanta Area Council Scout Executive/CEO Tracey Techau attended the event and provided a message of encouragement for the next 100 years of Scouting, reaffirming the Atlanta Area Council’s commitment to the youth of the Atlanta area. Eagle Scout Ryan Avery, a 15-year-old sophomore at Mt. Pisgah, also spoke, sharing how Scouting has shown him all he can accomplish. Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle, whose son is in Cub Scouts, delivered the Key Note speech focused on the opportunity and need for mentoring the next generation.

The Boy Scouts of America is one of the nation’s largest and most prominent values-based youth development organizations, providing programs for young people that build character, train them in the responsibilities of citizenship and develop personal fitness. It is the mission of the Boy Scouts of America to serve others by helping to instill values in young people and, in other ways, to prepare them to make ethical choices during their lifetime in achieving their full potential.

“We are proud to support an organization which impacts so many of our youth in such a positive way. The values learned in Scouting will provide them a strong foundation as well as guidance throughout their lives,” said Bill Weeks, President of Rotary Club of Alpharetta.