A room was filled to capacity Thursday evening with people gathered to show their continued support of the Boy Scout organization and to honor two distinguished men of the community. This year's kick-off fundraiser for the Boy Scout Association's Twin Rivers District of the Coastal Georgia Council, the Golden Eagle Dinner hosted at The Hall by 40 East Grill in downtown Statesboro, raised more than $12,000 in pledges and donations toward the group's $25,000 goal. Keynote speaker Paul Grassey, a former U.S. bomber pilot who was assigned to the 446th Bomber Group, was part of the "Mighty Eighth" Air Force and flew 13 combat missions over Europe during World War II, spoke to those in attendance of the six pillars of character as he wrote about in his book, "It's Character That Counts": trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship.