Boy Scouts celebrated at fundraiser

Al Burke named 2013 Good Scout Honoree

After receiving the 2013 Good Scout award during a Boy Scouts banquet at Statesboro Primitive Baptist Church Monday, Al Burke thanks guest speaker and WTOC-TV news anchor Sonny Dixon, left, for being involved and suggested that more professionals and local businesses should get involved in scouting to serve as mentors.

W 041513 GOOD SCOUT 01 — After receiving the 2013 Good Scout award during a Boy Scouts banquet at Statesboro Primitive Baptist Church Monday, Al Burke thanks guest speaker and WTOC-TV news anchor Sonny Dixon, left, for being involved and suggested that more professionals and local businesses should get involved in scouting to serve as mentors.

Boy Scouts and their supporters were commended Monday for service to the community and dedication to the group’s moral ideals. The local Friends of Scouting organization hosted its fourth annual Good Scout Banquet at Statesboro Primitive Baptist Church to support The Boy Scouts of America, Ogeechee District. More than 100 Scouts — representing Boy Scouts of America Troops 342 and 332 — parents and business owners gathered to celebrate and promote scouts and scouting programs.

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